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New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

February (1947 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
68.1
2018
2
64.4
2017
3
63.9
1962
4
63.7
1957
5
61.8
1949
6
61.3
1990
7
61.1
1999
7
61.1
1956
9
61.0
2012
10
60.8
1950
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
45.0
1978
2
47.1
1968
3
48.1
1963
4
48.3
2010
5
48.4
1958
6
49.4
1947
7
49.6
1960
8
49.8
1964
9
51.6
1970
10
51.9
2002*
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
12.59
1983
2
12.49
1979
3
11.45
1990
4
11.31
1988
5
10.56
1959
6
10.11
1966
7
9.28
1985
8
9.00
1961
9
8.73
1992
10
8.41
2004
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.15
1989
2
0.54
1994
3
0.92
1999
4
1.02
1962
5
1.34
1954
6
1.56
1996
7
1.59
2001
8
1.65
2011
9
1.81
2000
10
1.96
1948

*more than one occurrence with most recent listed

updated 3/7/2018 rjr