New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists
August (1871 - Present)
Warmest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
87.3
|
2011
|
|
2
|
85.8
|
1924
|
|
3
|
85.7
|
1951
|
|
4
|
85.5
|
1980
|
|
4
|
85.5
|
1999
|
|
6
|
85.1
|
2007
|
|
7
|
85.0
|
2010
|
|
8
|
84.9
|
1941
|
|
8
|
84.9
|
1943
|
|
10
|
84.7
|
2005*
|
|
Coldest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
77.6
|
1965
|
|
2
|
79.2
|
1984
|
|
3
|
79.3
|
1879
|
|
4
|
79.5
|
1992
|
|
5
|
79.6
|
1961
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1875
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1967
|
|
6
|
80.0
|
1969
|
|
9
|
80.4
|
1966
|
|
9
|
80.4
|
1974
|
|
Wettest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
22.74
|
1888
|
|
2
|
18.61
|
2012
|
|
3
|
16.12
|
1977
|
|
4
|
14.68
|
1978
|
|
5
|
11.77
|
1955
|
|
6
|
11.73
|
2010
|
|
7
|
11.46
|
1934
|
|
8
|
11.10
|
1981
|
|
9
|
10.87
|
1942
|
|
10
|
10.58
|
1940
|
|
Driest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
0.87
|
1884
|
|
2
|
1.61
|
2011
|
|
3
|
1.68
|
1980
|
|
4
|
1.69
|
1976
|
|
4
|
1.69
|
1891
|
|
6
|
1.92
|
1982
|
|
7
|
2.00
|
1952
|
|
8
|
2.12
|
1963
|
|
9
|
2.25
|
1997
|
|
10
|
2.26
|
1993*
|
|
updated 9/05/2012 *latest of several occurrences
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