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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

June (1946 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
85.0
2011
2
84.2
2016~
3
84.1
2019
4
84.0
2010
5
83.8
2006
6
83.7
1998
6
83.7
1981
8
83.5
1953
9
83.3
2009
9
83.3
1980
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
77.1
1966
2
77.3
1961
3
77.4
1984
4
77.6
1983
5
78.1
1974
6
78.2
1976
7
78.4
1965
7
78.4
1946
9
78.5
1988
10
78.7
1956
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
17.62
2001
2
17.37
2003
3
15.01
1987
4
13.58
2004
5
12.28
1975
6
12.20
1999
7
11.29
1946
8
11.28
1988
9
10.71
1991
10
10.64
1983
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.23
1979
2
1.01
1990
3
1.12
1952
4
1.28
1948
5
1.68
1960
6
1.74
1977
7
2.10
1966
8
2.13
2009
9
2.21
1965
10
2.40
1967

*more than one occurrence with most recent listed

~ 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 7/17/2019 rjr