New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists
All Time (1871 - Present)
Warmest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Mon/Year
|
|
1
|
87.3
|
Aug 2011
|
|
2
|
86.7
|
Jul 2016~
|
|
3
|
86.0
|
Aug 2016~
|
|
4
|
85.8
|
Jul 1980
|
|
4
|
85.8
|
Aug 1924
|
|
6
|
85.7
|
Aug 1951
|
|
7
|
85.6
|
Jul 2015
|
|
8
|
85.5
|
Aug 1999
|
|
8
|
85.5
|
Aug 1980
|
|
10
|
85.2
|
Sep 2016~
|
|
Coldest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Mon/Year
|
|
1
|
43.4
|
Jan 1977
|
|
2
|
43.6
|
Jan 1940
|
|
3
|
44.1
|
Jan 1978
|
|
4
|
45.0
|
Feb 1895
|
|
4
|
45.0
|
Feb 1978
|
|
6
|
45.2
|
Jan 1985
|
|
7
|
45.8
|
Jan 1979
|
|
7
|
45.8
|
Jan 1948
|
|
9
|
45.9
|
Jan 1886
|
|
10
|
46.1
|
Dec 1963
|
|
Wettest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Mon/Year
|
|
1
|
25.92
|
Dec 2009
|
|
2
|
25.11
|
Oct 1937
|
|
3
|
22.74
|
Aug 1888
|
|
4
|
21.18
|
May 1995
|
|
5
|
19.81
|
Nov 1989
|
|
6
|
19.28
|
Jan 1998
|
|
7
|
19.25
|
Jan 1991
|
|
8
|
19.09
|
Mar 1948
|
|
9
|
18.98
|
Sep 1998
|
|
10
|
18.68
|
May 1873
|
|
Driest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Mon/Year
|
|
1
|
0.00
|
Oct 1978
|
|
1
|
0.00
|
Oct 1963
|
|
1
|
0.00
|
Oct 1952
|
|
1
|
0.00
|
Oct 1924
|
|
1
|
0.00
|
Oct 1874
|
|
6
|
0.02
|
May 1898
|
|
7
|
0.04
|
Oct 2005
|
|
7
|
0.04
|
Apr 1915
|
|
7
|
0.04
|
Feb 1892
|
|
10
|
0.05
|
Oct 2016
|
|
~ 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
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