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

MARCH

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1 6:27 5:59 69 49 59 81 / 2000 26 / 1968 8 1 0.18 0.18 11.52 1
2 6:25 6:00 69 50 59   83 / 1971* 25 / 1980 7 1 0.18 0.36 11.70 2
3 6:24 6:01 69 50 59 83 / 1955 25 / 1980 7 1 0.18 0.54 11.88 3
4 6:23 6:01 69 50 60 83 / 1955 30 / 2002 7 1 0.18 0.72 12.06 4
5 6:22 6:02 70 50 60 83 / 1955 29 / 2002 7 1 0.17 0.89 12.23 5
6 6:21 6:03 70 51 60 84 / 1955 31 / 1960 6 1 0.17 1.06 12.40 6
7 6:20 6:03 70 51 61 83 / 1974 30 / 1966 6 2 0.17 1.23 12.57 7
8 6:19 6:04 70 51 61 84 / 1980 27 / 1971 6 2 0.17 1.40 12.74 8
9 6:18 6:05 71 51 61   83 / 2000* 29 / 1996 6 2 0.17 1.57 12.91 9
10 6:16 6:05 71 52 61   82 / 2006*   34 / 1996* 6 2 0.17 1.74 13.08 10
11 6:15 6:06 71 52 61 85 / 1955   35 / 1998* 6 2 0.17 1.91 13.25 11
12 6:14 6:07 71 52 62 86 / 1974 33 / 1969 5 2 0.17 2.08 13.42 12
13 6:13 6:07 72 52 62 85 / 1982 29 / 1969 5 2 0.17 2.25 13.59 13
14 6:12 6:08 72 52 62   84 / 1982* 31 / 1993 5 2 0.17 242 13.76 14
15 6:11 6:08 72 53 62 87 / 1982 31 / 1993 5 2 0.17 2.59 13.93 15
16 6:09 6:09 72 53 63 87 / 1955   38 / 1988* 5 2 0.17 2.76 14.10 16
17 6:08 6:10 72 53 63   87 / 1982* 32 / 1962 4 2 0.16 2.92 1426 17
18 6:07 6:10 73 53 63 89 / 1982 33 / 1960 4 2 0.16 3.08 14.42 18
19 6:06 6:11 73 54 63   87 / 1982*   38 / 1967* 4 2 0.16 3.24 14.58 19
20 6:05 6:12 73 54 63 88 / 1982 31 / 1965 4 2 0.16 3.40 14.74 20
21 6:03 6:12 73 54 64 87 / 1982 32 / 1965 4 2 0.16 3.56 14.90 21
22 6:02 6:13 73 54 64   83 / 1991* 30 / 1965 4 2 0.16 3.72 15.06 22
23 6:01 6:13 74 54 64   84 / 1995* 29 / 1968 4 2 0.16 3.88 15.22 23
24 6:00 6:14 74 54 64 84 / 1994 32 / 1968 4 2 0.17 4.05 15.39 24
25 5:59 6:15 74 55 64 84 / 2005 30 / 1968 3 2 0.17 422 15.56 25
26 5:57 6:15 74 55 64 83 / 1950 33 / 1968 3 3 0.17 4.39 15.73 26
27 5:56 6:16 74 55 65 84 / 1991 30 / 1955 3 3 0.17 4.56 15.90 27
28 5:55 6:16 75 55 65 84 / 1972 38 / 1955 3 3 0.17 4.73 16.07 28
29 5:54 6:17 75 55 65 83 / 2000 40 / 1947 3 3 0.17 4.90 16.24 29
30 5:52 6:18 75 55 65 86 / 1974 36 / 1964 3 3 0.17 5.07 16.41 30
31 5:51 6:18 75 55 65   86 / 1974*   34 / 1987* 3 3 0.17 5.24 16.58 31
Monthly 72.1 52.7 62.4 89 / 1982   25 / 1980* 150 62 5.24  
Seasonal 1372 93
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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.

 

March Extremes
Warmest Average Coldest Average Driest Wettest
1. 67.3°F (1974) 53.8°F (1969) 0.24" (1955) 19.09" (1948)
2. 67.1°F (1953) 55.8°F (1947) 0.63" (2006) 12.17" (1973)
3. 66.4°F (1997) 55.9°F (1969) 1.00" (1963) 10.08" (1980)
4. 66.0°F (2000) 56.2°F (1960) 1.60" (1962 & 1967)   8.91" (1988)
5. 65.9°F (1982) 57.9°F (1962) 1.88" (1986)   8.53" (1961)
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