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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists

November (1871 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
68.6
1931
2
67.3
1985
2
67.3
1927
2
67.3
1909
5
67.1
1978
6
67.0
2015
7
66.6
1973
7
66.6
1921
9
66.5
1922
10
66.4
1919
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
52.7
1976
2
55.4
1970
2
55.4
1968
4
55.9
1991
5
56.2
1932
5
56.2
1880
7
56.6
1972
8
56.8
1951
9
57.1
1950
10
57.4
1992
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
19.81
1989
2
15.27
1992
3
14.58
1947
4
13.72
1948
5
12.00
1944
6
11.72
2000
7
10.39
1953
8
8.77
1977
9
8.66
1961
10
8.45
1972
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.06
2017
2
0.18
1903
3
0.21
1949
4
0.23
1924
5
0.28
1999
6
0.34
1917
7
0.42
1890
8
0.45
1967
9
0.52
1887
10
0.58
2007

 

~ 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 12/01/2017 rjr