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

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Max Min Avg Highest Lowest Heating Cooling
1 5:18 6:37 82 62 72 91 / 1978 49 / 1965 <1 7 0.15 0.15 21.75 1
2 5:17 6:38 82 63 72 92 / 2002  49 / 1971* 0 7 0.14 0.29 21.89 2
3 5:16 6:39 82 63 72 90 / 2002  51 / 2004* 0 8 0.14 0.43 22.03 3
4 5:15 6:39 82 63 73 92 / 1952 51 / 1983 0 8 0.14 0.57 22.17 4
5 5:14 6:40 82 64 73 92 / 1952 47 / 1973 0 8 0.14 0.71 22.31 5
6 5:14 6:41 83 64 73 92 / 1952 49 / 1968 0 8 0.14 0.85 22.45 6
7 5:13 6:41 83 64 74 91 / 1952 47 / 1968 0 8 0.14 0.99 22.59 7
8 5:12 6:42 83 64 74 91 / 1998 48 / 1992 0 9 0.14 1.13 22.73 8
9 5:11 6:42 83 65 74 91 / 1986 48 / 1992 0 9 0.14 1.27 22.87 9
10 5:10 6:43 84 65 74  90 / 2002* 51 / 1969 0 9 0.13 1.40 23.00 10
11 5:10 6:44 84 65 75 91 / 2003 51 / 1960 0

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 0.13 1.53 23.13 11
12 5:09 6:44 84 66 75 91 / 2000 47 / 1960 0 10 0.14 1.67 23.27 12
13 5:08 6:45 84 66 75  90 / 2000* 41 / 1960 0 10 0.14 1.81 23.41 13
14 5:08 6:46 85 66 75 91 / 1991 48 / 1960 0 10 0.14 1.95 23.55 14
15 5:07 6:46 85 66 76  92 / 1995* 52 / 1971 0 10 0.14 2.09 23.69 15
16 5:06 6:47 85 67 76  90 / 2003* 46 / 1973 0 10 0.14 2.23 23.83 16
17 5:06 6:48 85 67 76  92 / 1988* 51 / 1967 0 11 0.14 2.37 23.97 17
18 5:05 6:48 85 67 76 94 / 1962  55 / 1971* 0 11 0.14 2.51 24.11 18
19 5:05 6:49 86 67 76 92 / 1998 55 / 1976 0 11 0.14 2.65 24.25 19
20 5:04 6:49 86 67 77 94 / 1998 55 / 1976 0 11 0.15 2.80 24.40 20
21 5:04 6:50 86 68 77 92 / 2005 53 / 1981 0 11 0.15 2.95 24.55 21
22 5:03 6:51 86 68 77  93 / 1996* 53 / 1954 0 12 0.15 3.10 24.70 22
23 5:03 6:51 86 68 77  93 / 2005* 50 / 1993 0 12 0.15 3.25 24.85 23
24 5:02 6:52 86 68 77 94 / 2005 56 / 1967 0 12 0.16 3.41 25.01 24
25 5:02 6:53 87 69 78 94 / 1953  58 / 1985* 0 12 0.16 3.57 25.17 25
26 5:02 6:53 87 69 78 93 / 1980 48 / 1979 0 12 0.16 3.73 25.33 26
27 5:01 6:54 87 69 78  94 / 1982* 54 / 1961 0 13 0.17 3.90 25.50 27
28 5:01 6:54 87 69 78 96 / 1953 54 / 1961 0 13 0.17 4.07 25.67 28
29 5:01 6:55 87 69 78  94 / 2000* 55 / 1961 0 13 0.18 4.25 25.85 29
30 5:00 6:55 87 70 79 95 / 1977 55 / 1960 0 13 0.18 4.43 26.03 30
31 5:00 6:56 88 70 79 96 / 1951 52 / 1984 0 13 0.19 4.62 26.22 31
Monthly 84.8 66.4 75.6  96 / 1953* 41 / 1960 1 320 4.62  
Seasonal 1417 549
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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.

 

May Extremes
Warmest Average Coldest Average Driest Wettest
1. 80.1°F (2000) 71.2°F (1954) 0.07" (2000) 21.18" (1995)
2. 78.8°F (1998) 71.4°F (1960) 0.43" (1998) 14.33" (1959)
3. 78.3°F (1955) 71.9°F (1993) 0.95" (1992) 14.28" (1991)
4. 78.1°F (1996) 72.3°F (1976) 0.99" (1949) 13.53" (1946)
5. 77.9°F (1980*) 72.5°F (1973) 1.16" (1985)   9.84" (1974)
Other Months... 
May
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