New Orleans weather records
Record high and low temperatures for New Orleans, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 99°F on 2023-08-27; its coldest fell to 14°F on 1985-01-21.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80°F2022-01-01
31°F1985-01-21
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74°F2022-01-01
14°F1985-01-21
|
| February | 80°F2023-02-28
34°F1996-02-04
|
72°F2018-02-22
23°F1996-02-05
|
| March | 84°F2020-03-28
41°F1989-03-07
|
75°F2020-03-28
28°F1980-03-02
|
| April | 87°F2006-04-17
51°F2007-04-08
|
77°F2025-04-04
40°F1987-04-03
|
| May | 94°F2000-05-28
68°F2013-05-05
|
80°F2024-05-27
49°F2013-05-04
|
| June | 96°F2011-06-04
76°F1983-06-06
|
83°F2023-06-29
59°F1984-06-01
|
| July | 97°F2009-07-02
78°F1985-07-05
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83°F2023-07-22
70°F1990-07-15
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| August | 99°F2023-08-27
79°F2012-08-19
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85°F2023-08-27
66°F2004-08-14
|
| September | 96°F2000-09-04
70°F1989-09-25
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82°F2008-09-13
55°F1983-09-22
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| October | 90°F2019-10-02
49°F1993-10-31
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80°F2009-10-07
39°F1993-10-31
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| November | 83°F2000-11-08
46°F2018-11-14
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76°F2024-11-08
33°F2019-11-13
|
| December | 80°F2021-12-31
26°F1989-12-23
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73°F2021-12-30
14°F1989-12-23
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 80°F2023-02-28
26°F1989-12-23
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74°F2022-01-01
14°F1985-01-21
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 94°F2000-05-28
41°F1989-03-07
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80°F2024-05-27
28°F1980-03-02
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 99°F2023-08-27
76°F1983-06-06
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85°F2023-08-27
59°F1984-06-01
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 96°F2000-09-04
46°F2018-11-14
|
82°F2008-09-13
33°F2019-11-13
|
All-time records
The most extreme value New Orleans has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.