Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. 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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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

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