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2025 Mardi Gras Climatology
30YR Normals 02/26 02/27 02/28 03/01 03/02 03/03 03/04
Normal Highs 69 69 69 69 70 70 70
Record High 85 83 84 84 83 83 83
Year 1972 2023 2023 2023 2023 1955 1955
Lowest High 47 44 44 45 42 49 42
Year 1947 2002 1984 1962 1980 2002 2014
Normal Lows 52 52 52 53 53 53 53
Record Low 29 24 32 26 25 25 30
Year 1965 1974 2002 1968 1980 1980 2002
Highest Low 71 71 71 72 72 70 68
Year 1962 2023 2017 1997 2023 1953 1976
Average Daily 60 61 61 61 61 61 62
Normal Precip 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.15
Record Precip 2.35 2.09 1.71 2.67 1.81 3.39 1.93
Year 1966 2019 1995 1994 1991 2001 2024
Snow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year              
                         2024
High  80 80 80 62 66 79 75
Low 52 65 59 52 58 63 66
Precip 0.00" 0.00"  0.00" 1.07" 0.04" T 1.93"

Note: Record rainfall is the maximum of New Orleans Airport, New Orleans City or New Orleans Audubon Park.

Period of Record: 1874-2024 (151 Years)

Coldest Temperature: 22F on February 14, 1899
Coldest Average Temperature: 29F on February 16, 2021
Lowest High Temperature: 33F on February 16, 2021
10 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days have had temperatures 32F or less.
Approximately 6.6 percent of all Mardi Gras Days had freezing temperatures.
Warmest Temperature: 83F on February 20, 1917, February 9, 1932, Feb 21, 2023
Warmest Average Temperature: 75.5F on February 20, 1917
Highest Minimum Temperature: 71F on February 28, 2017
8 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days had temperatures 80F or higher.
Approximately 5.3 percent of all Mardi Gras Days had 80F or warmer.
The wettest Mardi Gras was 2.12 inches on March 1, 1927.
47 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days received measurable rainfall.
Rain has occurred on 31.1 percent of all Mardi Gras Days.
Five previous Mardi Gras' fell on March, 4th
Year High Low Average Rainfall
1919
79 55 67.0 T
1924
64 55 59.5 T
1930 56 40 48.0 0.00"
2003 60 50 55.0 T
2014 42 35 38.5 0.46"
Averages 60.2 47.0 53.6 0.09"