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Inclement Weather in the Northwest; Elevated Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

In the Pacific Northwest into northern California, areas of heavy rain for the coastal ranges and heavy snowfall over the higher elevations of the Cascades are expected into Friday. Dry and windy conditions may produce elevated fire weather conditions in the central and southern High Plains and the Upper Midwest. Windy conditions and scattered rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast. 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