Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

New Orleans Mardi Gras Weather History - 1874 to present

YEAR	DATE	MAX	MIN	MEAN	PCPN	SNOW	WEATHER	REMARKS
1874	17 Feb	75	64	69.5	Trace
1875	09 Feb	57	42	49.5	0.44"
1876	29 Feb	70	54	62.0	0.00"
1877	13 Feb	62	53	57.5	0.37"
1878	05 Mar	68	46	57.0	0.00"
1879	25 Feb	74	51	62.5	0.00"			Cancelled due to yellow fever epidemic
1880	10 Feb	64	51	57.5	0.00"
1881	01 Mar	66	50	58.0	0.00"
1882	21 Feb	73	55	64.0	0.02"
1883	06 Feb	73	54	63.5	0.00"
1884	26 Feb	70	53	61.5	0.00"
1885	17 Feb	66	43	54.5	0.00"
1886	09 Mar	69	49	59.0	0.07"
1887	22 Feb	81	63	72.0	0.09"
1888	14 Feb	79	47	63.0	0.00"
1889	05 Mar	62	50	56.0	Trace
1890	18 Feb	79	54	66.5	0.00"
1891	10 Feb	52	44	48.0	0.02"
1892	01 Mar	56	43	49.5	0.00"
1893	14 Feb	76	50	63.0	0.14"
1894	06 Feb	64	43	53.5	0.00"
1895	26 Feb	69	49	59.0	0.00"
1896	18 Feb	62	37	49.5	0.00"
1897	02 Mar	76	57	66.5	Trace
1898	22 Feb	59	39	49.0	0.00"
1899	14 Feb	38	22	30.0	0.00"	*		3" of snow and ice on the ground; Coldest Minimum Temp on record.
1900	27 Feb	70	54	62.0	Trace
1901	19 Feb	68	50	59	0.00"
1902	11 Feb	54	34	44	0.00"
1903	24 Feb	66	46	56	0.00"
1904	16 Feb	62	49	55.5	0.00"
1905	07 Mar	75	60	67.5	Trace
1906	27 Feb	60	44	52.0	0.00"
1907	12 Feb	73	48	60.5	0.00"
1908	03 Mar	79	59	69	0.01"
1909	23 Feb	79	55	67.0	0.45"
1910	08 Feb	66	50	58.0	0.13"
1911	28 Feb	76	56	66.0	0.00"
1912	20 Feb	75	62	68.5	0.20"
1913	04 Feb	57	43	50.0	0.00"
1914	24 Feb	45	32	38.5	0.29"
1915	16 Feb	61	48	54.5	0.00"
1916	07 Mar	79	64	71.5	Trace
1917	20 Feb	83	68	75.5	0.10"			Warmest Mardi Gras on record; Tied for Highest Maximum Temp on record (1932, 2023)
1918	12 Feb	76	60	68.0	0.67"
1919	04 Mar	79	55	67.0	Trace
1920	17 Feb	52	42	47.0	0.51"
1921	08 Feb	77	69	73.0	0.03"
1922	28 Feb	70	60	65	Trace
1923	13 Feb	82	68	75.0	Trace
1924	04 Mar	64	55	59.5	Trace
1925	24 Feb	69	55	62.0	0.00"
1926	16 Feb	62	47	54.5	0.00"
1927	01 Mar	66	41	53.5	2.12"			Wettest Mardi Gras on Record
1928	21 Feb	61	46	53.5	Trace
1929	12 Feb	51	32	41.5	0.00"
1930	04 Mar	56	40	48.0	0.00"
1931	17 Feb	78	54	66.0	0.00"
1932	09 Feb	83	67	75	0.00"			Tied for Highest Maximum Temperature on record (1917, 2023)
1933	28 Feb	59	50	54.5	0.48"
1934	13 Feb	63	46	54.5	0.00"
1935	05 Mar	76	66	71.0	0.08"
1936	25 Feb	78	62	70.0	Trace
1937	09 Feb	71	48	59.5	0.43"
1938	01 Mar	64	45	54.5	0.00"
1939	21 Feb	69	40	54.5	1.69"
1940	06 Feb	59	46	52.5	0.16"
1941	25 Feb	55	47	51.0	Trace
1942	17 Feb	64	54	59.0	0.40"
1943	09 Mar	65	44	54.5	Trace
1944	22 Feb	79	64	71.5	0.00"
1945	13 Feb	72	58	65.0	0.00"
1946	05 Mar	76	63	69.5	0.00"
1947	18 Feb	74	53	63.5	0.00"
1948	10 Feb	51	34	42.5	0.00"
1949	01 Mar	52	41	46.5	0.01"
1950	21 Feb	75	49	62.0	Trace
1951	06 Feb	69	50	59.5	0.76"
1952	26 Feb	53	44	48.5	0.04"
1953	17 Feb	60	46	53.0	0.17"
1954	02 Mar	67	50	58.5	0.05"
1955	22 Feb	46	43	44.5	0.73"
1956	14 Feb	73	60	66.5	0.05"
1957	05 Mar	70	55	62.5	0.30"
1958	18 Feb	48	29	38.5	0.00"
1959	10 Feb	79	63	71.0	0.36"
1960	01 Mar	51	45	48.0	Trace
1961	14 Feb	77	54	65.5	0.00"
1962	06 Mar	55	37	46.0	0.00"
1963	26 Feb	55	44	49.5	0.00"
1964	11 Feb	55	41	48.0	0.00"
1965	02 Mar	62	49	55.5	0.08"
1966	22 Feb	63	47	55.0	0.00"
1967	07 Feb	43	32	37.5	0.00"
1968	27 Feb	60	41	50.5	0.00"
1969	18 Feb	56	40	48.0	0.00"
1970	10 Feb	60	38	49.0	0.00"
1971	23 Feb	62	41	51.5	0.00"
1972	15 Feb	70	52	61.0	0.36"
1973	06 Mar	74	61	67.5	0.06"
1974	26 Feb	54	31	42.5	0.00"
1975	11 Feb	78	52	65.0	0.07"
1976	02 Mar	80	64	72.0	Trace
1977	22 Feb	76	42	59.0	0.04"
1978	07 Feb	39	31	35.0	Trace
1979	27 Feb	65	35	50.0	0.00"		Haze
1980	19 Feb	74	50	62.0	0.00"
1981	03 Mar	70	52	61.0	0.00"
1982	23 Feb	81	49	65.0	0.00"		Haze
1983	15 Feb	67	40	53.5	0.39"		Dense Fog, Tstms
1984	06 Mar	50	42	46.0	0.07"		Dense Fog, Tstms
1985	19 Feb	62	49	55.5	0.00"		Dense fog, haze
1986	11 Feb	40	32	36.0	0.00"
1987	03 Mar	70	46	58.0	0.00"
1988	16 Feb	59	33	46.0	0.00"
1989	07 Feb	44	36	40.0	Trace		Light fog
1990	27 Feb	72	52	62.0	0.00"		Light fog, haze
1991	12 Feb	68	46	57.0	0.00"		Light fog
1992	03 Mar	72	53	62.5	0.00"
1993	23 Feb	66	44	55.0	0.00"
1994	15 Feb	63	33	48.0	0.18"		Light fog
1995	28 Feb	69	55	62.0	1.71"		Tstms and fog
1996	20 Feb	76	55	65.5	0.00"		Dense fog
1997	11 Feb	52	36	44.0	0.00"
1998	24 Feb	69	45	57.0	0.00"		Light fog, haze
1999	16 Feb	76	50	63.0	0.00"
2000	07 Mar	77	54	65.5	0.00"		Light fog
2001	27 Feb	80	62	71.0	0.00"		Dense fog
2002	12 Feb	59	36	47.5	0.00"
2003	04 Mar	60	50	55.0	Trace		Dense fog, drizzle
2004	24 Feb	62	55	58.5	0.35"
2005	08 Feb	74	60	67.0	0.16"
2006	28 Feb	75	47	61.0	0.00"
2007	20 Feb	72	54	63.0	Trace
2008	05 Feb	79	69	74.0	Trace
2009	24 Feb	68	38	53.0	0.00"
2010	16 Feb	51	31	41.0	0.00"
2011	08 Mar	74	60	67.0	0.05"
2012	21 Feb	75	43	59.0	0.00"		Light Fog
2013	12 Feb	75	58	66.5	0.05"		Light fog, drizzle
2014	04 Mar	42	35	38.5	0.46"		Light fog	Coldest Mardi Gras in March
2015	17 Feb	47	34	40.5	0.02"		Light Fog; light rain
2016	09 Feb	59	40	49.5	0.00"
2017	28 Feb	79	71	75.0	0.00"			Warmest Minimum Temperature
2018	13 Feb	74	50	62.0	0.00"
2019	5 Mar	52	36	44.0	0.00"
2020	25 Feb	68	56	62.0	0.00"
2021	16 Feb	33	25	29.0	0.00"			Coldest Mardi Gras on record; Coldest Maximum Temp on record; Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	1 Mar	69	44	57.0	0.00"
2023	21 Feb	83	67	75.0	0.00"			Tied for Highest Maximum Temperature on record (1917, 1932)
2024	13 Feb	61	47	54.0	0.00"
2025	04 Mar	76	57	67.0	0.54"
Avg		65.9	48.5	57.2	0.12"

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