Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
80°F2022-01-01
31°F1985-01-21
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
83°F2023-07-22
70°F1990-07-15
August
99°F2023-08-27
79°F2012-08-19
85°F2023-08-27
66°F2004-08-14
September
96°F2000-09-04
70°F1989-09-25
82°F2008-09-13
55°F1983-09-22
October
90°F2019-10-02
49°F1993-10-31
80°F2009-10-07
39°F1993-10-31
November
83°F2000-11-08
46°F2018-11-14
76°F2024-11-08
33°F2019-11-13
December
80°F2021-12-31
26°F1989-12-23
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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
80°F2023-02-28
26°F1989-12-23
74°F2022-01-01
14°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
94°F2000-05-28
41°F1989-03-07
80°F2024-05-27
28°F1980-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
99°F2023-08-27
76°F1983-06-06
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

Highest 99°F 2023-08-27
Lowest 26°F 1989-12-23

Low

Highest 85°F 2023-08-27
Lowest 14°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 136°F 2023-08-26
Lowest -3°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 25.9 g/m³ 2019-08-12
Lowest 1.9 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 73 mph 2005-08-29
Lowest 3 mph 2002-12-28

Gust

Highest 111 mph 2005-08-29
Lowest 7 mph 2002-12-27

Precip

Wettest 9.75 in 2012-08-29
Driest 19-day dry spell 1987-10-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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