Severe Weather Possible from the Central Plains to the Northeast; Building Heat in the West; Fire Weather Concerns for the Southwest

Severe thunderstorms will be possible from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for Interior Alaska and the Four Corners region through Monday. Read More >

New Orleans Area Annual Top 10 Extremes
Period of Record: 1871 - Present

Rank	Warmest	Year
1	73.0	2016
2	71.9	2015
2	71.9	2012
2	71.9	1927
2	71.9	1921
6	71.7	2018
6	71.7	1922
8	71.4	2017
8	71.4	1911
10	71.2	2011

Rank	Coldest	Year
1	65.9	1968
2	66.4	1983
3	66.7	1976
4	66.9	1966
5	67.0	1960
6	67.1	1886
7	67.2	1964
7	67.2	1963
9	67.3	1984
9	67.3	1961

Rank	Wettest	Year
1	102.37	1991
2	85.73	1875
3	85.30	1983
4	85.06	1929
5	83.54	1961
6	83.13	1888
7	81.87	1992
8	81.50	1912
9	81.31	1947
10	79.31	2009

Rank	Driest	Year
1	31.09	1899
2	38.62	1891
3	38.88	2000
4	39.00	1962
5	40.02	1917
6	41.59	1906
7	41.61	1902
8	41.78	1924
9	42.17	1890
10	43.15	1968

*latest of several occurrences
Note: 1938 reported 40.17 with 1 day missing

~ 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 8/04/2019 rjr

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Severe Weather Possible from the Central Plains to the Northeast; Building Heat in the West; Fire Weather Concerns for the Southwest

NWS LIX - New Orleans Area Annual Top 10 Climate Lists

New Orleans Area Annual Top 10 Extremes Period of Record: 1871 - Present

New Orleans Area Annual Top 10 Extremes
Period of Record: 1871 - Present