Complex sentence: Owing to its elevation of 2,000 feet, Las Vegas experiences markedly cooler evenings than other areas of the Mojave Desert that are closer to sea level, and the city records freezing temperatures an average of 16 nights per winter.
Split into simpler sentences: Owing to its elevation of 2,000 feet, Las Vegas experiences markedly cooler evenings than other areas of the Mojave Desert that are closer to sea level. Consequently the city records freezing temperatures an average of 16 nights per winter.