New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists
August (1871 - Present)
Warmest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
87.3
|
2011
|
|
2
|
86.0
|
2016~
|
|
3
|
85.8
|
1924
|
|
4
|
85.7
|
1951
|
|
5
|
85.5
|
2019
|
|
5
|
85.5
|
1999
|
|
5
|
85.5
|
1980
|
|
8
|
85.1
|
2007
|
|
9
|
85.0
|
2010
|
|
9
|
84.9
|
2015*
|
|
Coldest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
77.6
|
1965
|
|
2
|
79.2
|
1984
|
|
3
|
79.3
|
1879
|
|
4
|
79.5
|
1992
|
|
5
|
79.6
|
1961
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1969
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1967
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1875
|
|
9
|
80.4
|
1985
|
|
9
|
80.4
|
1966
|
|
Wettest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
22.74
|
1888
|
|
2
|
18.61
|
2012
|
|
3
|
16.12
|
1977
|
|
4
|
14.68
|
1978
|
|
5
|
11.77
|
1955
|
|
6
|
11.73
|
2010
|
|
7
|
11.46
|
1934
|
|
8
|
11.10
|
1981
|
|
9
|
10.87
|
1942
|
|
10
|
10.58
|
1940
|
|
Driest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
0.87
|
1884
|
|
2
|
1.61
|
2011
|
|
3
|
1.68
|
1980
|
|
4
|
1.69
|
1976
|
|
4
|
1.69
|
1891
|
|
6
|
1.92
|
1982
|
|
7
|
2.00
|
1952
|
|
8
|
2.12
|
1963
|
|
9
|
2.25
|
1997
|
|
10
|
2.26
|
1993
|
|
*latest of several occurrences
~ 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 9/02/2019 rjr
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