New Orleans Area - Top Ten Lists
May (1871 - Present)
Warmest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
80.1
|
2000
|
|
2
|
79.8
|
1933
|
|
3
|
79.7
|
2003
|
|
4
|
79.5
|
1943
|
|
5
|
78.8
|
1899
|
|
5
|
78.8
|
1998
|
|
7
|
78.6
|
1905
|
|
8
|
78.5
|
1902
|
|
9
|
78.3
|
1955
|
|
10
|
78.0
|
1996
|
|
Coldest
|
Rank
|
Avg Temp (F)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
71.1
|
1954
|
|
2
|
71.4
|
1960
|
|
3
|
71.9
|
1993
|
|
4
|
72.1
|
1917
|
|
5
|
72.3
|
1976
|
|
6
|
72.5
|
1973
|
|
7
|
72.7
|
1961
|
|
8
|
72.8
|
1992
|
|
9
|
72.9
|
1877
|
|
9
|
72.9
|
1971
|
|
Wettest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
21.18
|
1995
|
|
2
|
18.68
|
1873
|
|
3
|
16.80
|
1912
|
|
4
|
15.06
|
1932
|
|
5
|
14.74
|
1907
|
|
6
|
14.33
|
1959
|
|
7
|
14.28
|
1991
|
|
8
|
13.66
|
1926
|
|
9
|
12.72
|
1939
|
|
10
|
10.39
|
1934
|
|
Driest
|
Rank
|
Rainfall (inches)
|
Year
|
|
1
|
0.02
|
1898
|
|
2
|
0.07
|
2000
|
|
3
|
0.14
|
1899
|
|
4
|
0.19
|
1914
|
|
5
|
0.22
|
1874
|
|
6
|
0.25
|
1897
|
|
7
|
0.28
|
2006
|
|
8
|
0.70
|
1906
|
|
9
|
0.76
|
1891
|
|
10
|
0.78
|
2011*
|
|
updated 1/29/2012 RJR *latest of several occurrences
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