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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

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 - Top Ten Lists

April (1871 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
74.0
2011
2
73.6
2015
3
73.4
2006
4
73.3
1929
4
73.3
1922
6
73.1
1999
7
72.9
2012
7
72.9
1927
9
72.7
2020
10
72.6
1963
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
64.0
1993
2
64.2
1973
3
64.3
1983
4
64.7
1961
5
64.8
1950
6
65.1
1898
7
65.4
1997
7
65.4
1874
9
65.6
1928
9
65.6
1952
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
16.12
1980
2
15.29
1991
3
14.94
1927
4
14.86
1983
5
14.81
2004
6
14.21
1883
7
13.76
1911
8
13.62
1874
9
13.18
1907
10
11.97
2015
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.04
1915
2
0.26
1891
3
0.28
1976
4
0.30
1999
5
0.33
1965
6
0.35
2011
7
0.43
1970
8
0.70
1925
9
0.90
1910
10
0.97
1903

* latest of several occurences

updated 5/1/2020 rsw