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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

February (1947 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
68.1
2018
2
64.4
2017
3
63.9
1962
4
63.7
1957
5
61.8
1949
6
61.3
1990
7
61.1
1999
7
61.1
1956
9
61.0
2012
10
60.8
1950
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
45.0
1978
2
47.1
1968
3
48.1
1963
4
48.3
2010
5
48.4
1958
6
49.4
1947
7
49.6
1960
8
49.8
1964
9
51.6
1970
10
51.9
2002*
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
12.59
1983
2
12.49
1979
3
11.45
1990
4
11.31
1988
5
10.56
1959
6
10.11
1966
7
9.28
1985
8
9.00
1961
9
8.73
1992
10
8.41
2004
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.15
1989
2
0.54
1994
3
0.92
1999
4
1.02
1962
5
1.34
1954
6
1.56
1996
7
1.59
2001
8
1.65
2011
9
1.81
2000
10
1.96
1948

*more than one occurrence with most recent listed

updated 3/7/2018 rjr