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New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

January (1947 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
64.6
2015
2
63.3
1971
3
62.3
1984
4
61.1
1956
5
60.3
2007
6
59.8
1948
7
59.7
1951
8
59.4
1982
9
59.3
2008
10
59.1
1998
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
46.1
1963
2
46.9
1989
3
49.5
2000
3
49.5
1983
5
50.6
1976
6
50.8
1968
7
50.9
1985
8
51.0
1962
9
51.6
2010
10
51.9
1975
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
25.92
2009
2
10.77
1967
3
10.26
1982
4
10.03
2006
5
9.67
1990
6
9.59
1947
7
9.15
1983
8
8.93
1953
9
8.81
1976
10
8.65
1972
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
1.30
2011
2
1.46
1958
3
1.54
1980
4
1.94
2003
5
2.17
2010
6
2.21
2008
7
2.25
1998
8
2.53
1984
9
2.55
1997
10
2.58
1959

updated 9/27/2016 aa