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New Orleans Area Seasonal Statistics
Period of Record: 1871 - Present

WINTER (DEC-JAN-FEB)

SPRING (MAR-APR-MAY)

Warmest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	64.5	1890
2	62.3	1950
3	61.6	1927
4	61.5	1957
5	61.4	1882

Coldest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	47.9	1978
2	48.6	1964
3	48.9	1963
4	49.1	1977
5	50.0	1984

Wettest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	34.76	2010
2	34.34	1991
3	30.08	1966
4	26.16	1983
5	26.11	1998

Driest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	3.60	1890
2	6.37	1999
3	6.56	1989
4	6.69	1994
5	7.11	1911

Warmest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	72.7	2011
1	72.7	1908
3	72.1	1935
4	72.0	2006
4	72.0	1945

Coldest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	64.9	1993
2	65.0	1960
3	65.2	1969
4	65.5	1983
5	65.6	1931

Wettest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	36.23	1912
2	36.00	1926
3	35.85	1980
4	35.84	1991
5	32.88	1995

Driest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	3.61	2000
2	3.62	1898
3	3.69	1891
4	4.41	1899
5	4.69	2006

SUMMER (JUN-JUL-AUG)

AUTUMN (SEP-OCT-NOV)

Warmest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	85.5	2011
2	84.9	1980
3	84.6	2010
4	84.5	1998
4	84.4	1944*

Coldest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	78.5	1984
2	78.9	1961
3	79.0	1965
4	79.3	1894
5	79.6	1974

Wettest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	35.58	1942
2	33.85	1888
3	33.38	2012
4	32.84	1978
5	32.00	2001

Driest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	5.76	1990
2	8.63	1902
3	9.09	1924
4	9.19	2000
5	9.35	1952

Warmest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	75.4	1931
1	75.4	1919
3	74.2	2004
4	74.1	1927
5	73.8	1933

Coldest
Rank	Temp(F)	Year
1	64.8	1976
2	66.4	1968
3	66.5	1952
4	67.0	1967
5	67.1	1880

Wettest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	32.80	1937
2	29.42	2002
3	28.94	1877
4	28.32	1948
5	27.99	1929

Driest
Rank	Inches	Year
1	2.82	1924
2	2.94	1899
3	3.07	1950
4	3.15	1894
5	3.32	1969

* Also 1941

updated 9/05/2012 RJR

National Weather Service
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