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I agree.1938 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month.
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hln000893. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19z93c0w
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Water Consumption in Las Vegas - 1938: Jan. (Daily) 48,507,200 gals. 1,600,000 gals Feb. 56,771,700 1,900,000 Mar. 48,986,000 1,600,000 Apr. 88,704,400 2,900,000 May 86,476,300 2,800,000 June 122,024,700 4,000,000 July 129,734,000 4,300,000 Aug. 125,634,800 4,300,000 Sept. 120,363,500 4,000,000 Oct. 93,163,300 3,100,000 Nov. 59,120,100 2,000,000 Dec 56,657,000 1,900,000 Total 1,036,143,300 (Avg) 2,838,750 Total Production: From all sources . . . . 4,859,965 gals per day. (From actual weir measurements taken 4:30AM May 18, 1938.)