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Heavy Rainfall Across the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northwest and Alaska

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia today. Recently burned areas will be particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. Gusty winds and low humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Northwest U.S. and central Alaska today. 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