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

Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

October (1947 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	77.7	2016~
2	76.6	2004
3	75.3	1947
4	74.6	1949
5	74.0	2002
6	73.5	1984
7	73.4	1973
8	73.3	2015
8	73.3	1998
10	73.1	1959

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	63.7	1952
2	63.9	1976
3	64.4	1987
4	64.8	1964
5	65.6	1967
6	66.7	1965
7	66.8	1957
8	66.9	1974
9	67.5	1989
10	68.0	1988

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	13.20	1985
2	10.09	2002
3	9.54	2015
4	9.44	2007
5	8.53	2004
6	6.45	1959
7	5.97	2009
8	5.87	1980
9	5.46	1999
9	5.46	1954

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.00	1978
1	0.00	1963
1	0.00	1952
4	0.04	2005
5	0.05	2016
6	0.22	2011
7	0.31	1946
8	0.40	2012
9	0.51	1989
9	0.51	1969

*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 11/18/2016 aa

Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

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

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

October (1947 - Present)