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Heavy Rainfall in the Southwest and Southeast This Weekend; Monitoring Tropical Cyclone Formation Which Could Impact the Southeast U.S.

Heavy rainfall from monsoon thunderstorms may bring isolated flash and urban flooding to the Desert Southwest. A near-stationary front will bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to much of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Tropical wave (AL94) is likely to become a depression. Significant uncertainty remains in the track and intensity, but chances for impacts to the Southeast are increasing. Read More >

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

November (1946 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
67.3
1985
2
67.1
1978
3
67.0
2015
4
66.6
1973
5
66.3
2016~
5
66.3
2003
5
66.3
1986
8
65.6
1988
9
65.4
2004
9
65.4
1998
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
52.7
1976
2
55.4
1970
2
55.4
1968
4
55.9
1991
5
56.6
1972
6
56.8
1951
7
57.1
1950
8
57.4
1992
9
57.8
1962
10
58.0
2014*
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
19.81
1989
2
15.27
1992
3
14.58
1947
4
13.72
1948
5
11.72
2000
6
10.39
1953
7
8.77
1977
8
8.66
1961
9
8.45
1972
10
8.09
1997
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.06
2017
2
0.21
1949
3
0.28
1999
4
0.45
1967
5
0.58
2007
6
0.60
1960
7
0.72
1966
8
0.75
2005
9
0.85
1970
10
0.91
1950

*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 12/01/2017 rjr