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