Thermograph

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

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
78°F2022-01-01
34°F1985-01-21
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
84°F2023-07-01
71°F1990-07-14
August
101°F2023-08-26
77°F1986-08-30
86°F2023-08-24
65°F2004-08-16
September
96°F2000-09-04
70°F1984-09-30
84°F2000-09-04
57°F1983-09-22
October
91°F2019-10-03
50°F1993-10-31
80°F2019-10-02
40°F1993-10-31
November
83°F2024-11-06
46°F2018-11-14
76°F2004-11-02
33°F2019-11-13
December
77°F1998-12-07
28°F1989-12-23
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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
78°F2023-02-28
28°F1989-12-23
72°F2022-01-01
16°F1989-12-23
Spring (Mar–May)
94°F2000-05-29
43°F1993-03-13
80°F2000-05-27
30°F1996-03-09
Summer (Jun–Aug)
101°F2023-08-26
76°F1984-06-01
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

Highest 101°F 2023-08-26
Lowest 28°F 1989-12-23

Low

Highest 86°F 2023-08-24
Lowest 16°F 1989-12-23

Feels-like

Highest 134°F 2023-08-27
Lowest -2°F 1989-12-23

Humidity

Highest 25.4 g/m³ 2021-08-31
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1982-01-11

Wind

Highest 57 mph 2005-08-29
Lowest 3 mph 2011-09-10

Precip

Wettest 6.01 in 2012-08-29
Driest 30-day dry spell 2001-10-14

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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