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New Orleans - Louis Armstrong International Airport - Normal, Means, and Extremes

DECEMBER

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Max Min Avg Highest Lowest Heating Cooling
1 6:38 5:00 67 48 58 83 / 1991 25 / 1976 8 1 0.18 0.18 59.27 1
2 6:39 5:00 67 48 58 82 / 1982 29 / 1960 9 1 0.17 0.35 59.44 2
3 6:40 5:00 67 48 57  84 / 1978* 25 / 1974 9 1 0.17 0.52 59.61 3
4 6:41 5:00 67 48 57 82 / 1995  30 / 1976* 9 1 0.17 0.69 59.78 4
5 6:41 5:00 66 47 57 84 / 1995 28 / 1974 9 1 0.17 0.86 59.95 5
6 6:42 5:00 66 47 57  81 / 1998*  32 / 1990* 9 1 0.17 1.03 60.12 6
7 6:43 5:00 66 47 57 83 / 1951 26 / 1950 10 1 0.17 1.20 60.29 7
8 6:44 5:01 66 47 56  82 / 1978* 27 / 1984 10 1 0.16 1.36 60.45 8
9 6:44 5:01 66 47 56  82 / 1991* 29 / 1973 10 1 0.16 1.52 60.61 9
10 6:45 5:01 65 46 56 81 / 1972  30 / 1995* 10 1 0.16 1.68 60.77 10
11 6:46 5:01 65 46 56 82 / 1949 26 / 1995 10

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 0.16 1.84 60.93 11
12 6:46 5:01 65 46 56  82 / 1971* 20 / 1962 10 1 0.16 2.00 61.09 12
13 6:47 5:02 65 46 55 80 / 1991 17 / 1962 10 1 0.16 2.16 61.25 13
14 6:48 5:02 65 46 55 80 / 1971 22 / 1962 11 1 0.16 2.32 61.41 14
15 6:48 5:02 65 46 55 83 / 1971 25 / 1985 11 1 0.16 2.48 61.57 15
16 6:48 5:03 64 45 55 84 / 1971 23 / 1968 11 1 0.16 2.64 61.73 16
17 6:50 5:03 64 45 55  79 / 1990* 25 / 1960 11 1 0.16 2.80 61.89 17
18 6:50 5:04 64 45 55  77 / 1990* 26 / 1979 11 1 0.16 2.96 62.05 18
19 6:51 5:04 64 45 54 82 / 1967 26 / 1996 11 1 0.16 3.12 62.21 19
20 6:51 5:04 64 45 54  80 / 1978* 25 / 1996 11 1 0.16 3.28 62.37 20
21 6:52 5:05 64 45 54  80 / 1990* 27 / 1973 11 1 0.16 3.44 62.53 21
22 6:52 5:05 63 45 54 83 / 1970 15 / 1989 12 1 0.16 3.60 62.69 22
23 6:53 5:06 63 44 54 81 / 1970 11 / 1989 12 1 0.16 3.76 62.85 23
24 6:53 5:06 63 44 54  79 / 1974* 15 / 1989 12 1 0.16 3.92 63.01 24
25 6:54 5:07 63 44 54  79 / 1987* 14 / 1983 12 1 0.16 4.08 63.17 25
26 6:54 5:08 63 44 54 80 / 1987 18 / 1983 12 1 0.16 4.24 63.33 26
27 6:54 5:08 63 44 53 80 / 1959 25 / 1977 12 1 0.16 4.40 63.49 27
28 6:55 5:09 63 44 53 82 / 1974 26 / 1972 12 1 0.16 4.56 63.65 28
29 6:55 5:10 63 44 53 81 / 1974 24 / 1983 12 1 0.17 4.73 63.82 29
30 6:56 5:10 62 44 53 81 / 1990 20 / 1983 12 0 0.17 4:90 63.99 30
31 6:56 5:11 62 44 53 81 / 1973 23 / 1983 13 0 0.17 5.07 64.16 31
Monthly 64.5 45.6 55.1  84 / 1978* 11 / 1989 332   29    5.07  
Seasonal 199   2773     
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Normal Extremes Degree Days
Temperature (°F)  Precipitation (in.)

Values followed by an asterisk ( * ) indicates last of several occurrences.
Records date back to May 1946.

 

December Extremes
Warmest Average Coldest Average Driest Wettest
1. 63.4°F (1971) 46.1°F (1963) 1.46" (1958) 10.77" (1967)
2. 62.4°F (1984) 46.9°F (1989) 1.54" (1980) 10.26" (1982)
3. 61.1°F (1956) 49.5°F (1983) 2.53" (1984)    9.67" (1990)
4.      59.8°F (1951,48) 49.6°F (2000) 2.58" (1959)    9.59" (1947)
5. 59.4°F (1982) 50.6°F (1976) 2.81" (1955)    9.15" (1983)
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