NWS LIX - New Orleans International Airport May Top 10 Climate Lists

Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periodic waves of showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest the next few days. Swells, high surf, dangerous rip currents and areas of coastal flooding continue along much of the East Coast from both Humberto and Imelda. Unseasonably hot temperatures continue for much of the Plains and Midwest through the remainder of the week. Read More >

May (1946 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	80.1	2000
2	79.9	2010
3	79.7	2003
4	79.3	2012
5	78.8	1998
6	78.3	1955
7	78.2	2015
7	78.2	2009
9	78.0	1996
10	77.9	1980*

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	71.1	1954
2	71.4	1960
3	71.9	1993
4	72.3	1976
5	72.5	1973
6	72.7	1961
7	72.8	1992
8	72.9	1971
9	73.2	1988
10	73.3	1969

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	21.18	1995
2	14.33	1959
3	14.28	1991
4	13.53	1946
5	10.04	2004
6	9.84	1974
7	9.72	1978
8	9.65	1980
9	9.31	1966
10	9.14	2015

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.07	2000
2	0.28	2006
3	0.43	1998^
4	0.78	2011
5	0.95	1992
6	0.99	1949
7	1.16	1985
8	1.19	1982
9	1.24	1957
10	1.31	1962

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value
* more than one occurrence with most recent listed

1998 reported 0.43 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa

Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

NWS LIX - New Orleans International Airport May Top 10 Climate Lists

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

May (1946 - Present)