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

Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible Monday across parts of the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast Monday over much of the northern Great Plains. Above normal temperatures in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. will bring moderate to isolated major HeatRisk Monday. Read More >

September (1946 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	85.2	2016~
2	83.5	1980
3	83.3	2018
4	83.2	2005
5	82.1	2010
6	81.7	2013
6	81.7	2007
8	81.6	2014
9	81.1	1998
9	81.1	1997*

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	75.0	1975
2	75.1	1967
3	75.2	1983
4	75.4	1968
5	75.8	1948
6	76.2	1965
7	76.3	1984
8	76.7	1969
8	76.7	1957
10	76.8	1982

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	18.98	1998
2	16.74	1971
3	14.23	2002
4	13.53	1948
5	13.48	1977
6	13.27	2011
7	11.17	2008
8	11.07	1973
9	10.21	1957
10	10.03	1965

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.24	1953
2	0.33	2010
3	0.69	1995
4	0.81	1997
5	0.98	1950
6	1.08	1969
7	1.29	2004
7	1.29	1987
9	1.42	1986
10	1.57	1976

*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 10/04/2018 rjr

Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

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

New Orleans Airport - Top Ten Lists

September (1946 - Present)