New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists
May (1946 - Present)
Warmest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
80.1
|
2000
|
|
2
|
79.9
|
2010
|
|
3
|
79.7
|
2003
|
|
4
|
79.3
|
2012
|
|
5
|
78.8
|
1998
|
|
6
|
78.3
|
1955
|
|
7
|
78.2
|
2015
|
|
7
|
78.2
|
2009
|
|
9
|
78.0
|
1996
|
|
10
|
77.9
|
1980*
|
|
Coldest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
71.1
|
1954
|
|
2
|
71.4
|
1960
|
|
3
|
71.9
|
1993
|
|
4
|
72.3
|
1976
|
|
5
|
72.5
|
1973
|
|
6
|
72.7
|
1961
|
|
7
|
72.8
|
1992
|
|
8
|
72.9
|
1971
|
|
9
|
73.2
|
1988
|
|
10
|
73.3
|
1969
|
|
Wettest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
21.18
|
1995
|
|
2
|
14.33
|
1959
|
|
3
|
14.28
|
1991
|
|
4
|
13.53
|
1946
|
|
5
|
10.04
|
2004
|
|
6
|
9.84
|
1974
|
|
7
|
9.72
|
1978
|
|
8
|
9.65
|
1980
|
|
9
|
9.31
|
1966
|
|
10
|
9.14
|
2015
|
|
Driest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
0.07
|
2000
|
|
2
|
0.28
|
2006
|
|
3
|
0.43
|
1998^
|
|
4
|
0.78
|
2011
|
|
5
|
0.95
|
1992
|
|
6
|
0.99
|
1949
|
|
7
|
1.16
|
1985
|
|
8
|
1.19
|
1982
|
|
9
|
1.24
|
1957
|
|
10
|
1.31
|
1962
|
|
^ indicates a year with at least one missing value
* more than one occurrence with most recent listed
1998 reported 0.43 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing
updated 9/27/2016 aa
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