New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists
October (1947 - Present)
Warmest
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
1
|
77.7
|
2016~
|
2
|
76.6
|
2004
|
3
|
75.3
|
1947
|
4
|
74.6
|
1949
|
5
|
74.0
|
2002
|
6
|
73.5
|
1984
|
7
|
73.4
|
1973
|
8
|
73.3
|
2015
|
8
|
73.3
|
1998
|
10
|
73.1
|
1959
|
|
Coldest
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
1
|
63.7
|
1952
|
2
|
63.9
|
1976
|
3
|
64.4
|
1987
|
4
|
64.8
|
1964
|
5
|
65.6
|
1967
|
6
|
66.7
|
1965
|
7
|
66.8
|
1957
|
8
|
66.9
|
1974
|
9
|
67.5
|
1989
|
10
|
68.0
|
1988
|
|
Wettest
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
1
|
13.20
|
1985
|
2
|
10.09
|
2002
|
3
|
9.54
|
2015
|
4
|
9.44
|
2007
|
5
|
8.53
|
2004
|
6
|
6.45
|
1959
|
7
|
5.97
|
2009
|
8
|
5.87
|
1980
|
9
|
5.46
|
1999
|
9
|
5.46
|
1954
|
|
Driest
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
1
|
0.00
|
1978
|
1
|
0.00
|
1963
|
1
|
0.00
|
1952
|
4
|
0.04
|
2005
|
5
|
0.05
|
2016
|
6
|
0.22
|
2011
|
7
|
0.31
|
1946
|
8
|
0.40
|
2012
|
9
|
0.51
|
1989
|
9
|
0.51
|
1969
|
|
*more than one occurrence with most recent listed
~ Temperature records for the summer of 2016 through November 2016 are preliminary and subject to quality control due
to construction in close proximity to the New Orleans International Airport's instrumentation.
updated 11/18/2016 aa