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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 >

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

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