Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. 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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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

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