New Orleans, Louisiana, United States weather records
Record high and low temperatures for New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 101°F on 2023-08-26; its coldest fell to 16°F on 1989-12-23.
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 | 78°F2022-01-01
34°F1985-01-21
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72°F2022-01-01
19°F1985-01-20
|
| February | 78°F2023-02-28
35°F1996-02-04
|
70°F2018-02-21
25°F1996-02-04
|
| March | 82°F2020-03-28
43°F1993-03-13
|
73°F2020-03-28
30°F1996-03-09
|
| April | 89°F1999-04-28
54°F2007-04-07
|
76°F2025-04-05
41°F1987-04-03
|
| May | 94°F2000-05-29
64°F2013-05-05
|
80°F2000-05-27
50°F2013-05-04
|
| June | 98°F2023-06-29
76°F1984-06-01
|
85°F2023-06-30
66°F1984-06-01
|
| July | 99°F2000-07-16
77°F1985-07-06
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84°F2023-07-01
71°F1990-07-14
|
| August | 101°F2023-08-26
77°F1986-08-30
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86°F2023-08-24
65°F2004-08-16
|
| September | 96°F2000-09-04
70°F1984-09-30
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84°F2000-09-04
57°F1983-09-22
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| October | 91°F2019-10-03
50°F1993-10-31
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80°F2019-10-02
40°F1993-10-31
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| November | 83°F2024-11-06
46°F2018-11-14
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76°F2004-11-02
33°F2019-11-13
|
| December | 77°F1998-12-07
28°F1989-12-23
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70°F1998-12-07
16°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) | 78°F2023-02-28
28°F1989-12-23
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72°F2022-01-01
16°F1989-12-23
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| Spring (Mar–May) | 94°F2000-05-29
43°F1993-03-13
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80°F2000-05-27
30°F1996-03-09
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 101°F2023-08-26
76°F1984-06-01
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86°F2023-08-24
65°F2004-08-16
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 96°F2000-09-04
46°F2018-11-14
|
84°F2000-09-04
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
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.