New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists
April (1871 - Present)
Warmest
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
1
|
74.0
|
2011
|
2
|
73.6
|
2015
|
3
|
73.4
|
2006
|
4
|
73.3
|
1929
|
4
|
73.3
|
1922
|
6
|
73.1
|
1999
|
7
|
72.9
|
2012
|
7
|
72.9
|
1927
|
9
|
72.7
|
2020
|
10
|
72.6
|
1963
|
|
Coldest
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
1
|
64.0
|
1993
|
2
|
64.2
|
1973
|
3
|
64.3
|
1983
|
4
|
64.7
|
1961
|
5
|
64.8
|
1950
|
6
|
65.1
|
1898
|
7
|
65.4
|
1997
|
7
|
65.4
|
1874
|
9
|
65.6
|
1928
|
9
|
65.6
|
1952
|
|
Wettest
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
1
|
16.12
|
1980
|
2
|
15.29
|
1991
|
3
|
14.94
|
1927
|
4
|
14.86
|
1983
|
5
|
14.81
|
2004
|
6
|
14.21
|
1883
|
7
|
13.76
|
1911
|
8
|
13.62
|
1874
|
9
|
13.18
|
1907
|
10
|
11.97
|
2015
|
|
Driest
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
1
|
0.04
|
1915
|
2
|
0.26
|
1891
|
3
|
0.28
|
1976
|
4
|
0.30
|
1999
|
5
|
0.33
|
1965
|
6
|
0.35
|
2011
|
7
|
0.43
|
1970
|
8
|
0.70
|
1925
|
9
|
0.90
|
1910
|
10
|
0.97
|
1903
|
|
* latest of several occurences
updated 5/1/2020 rsw