Is this weather normal in Orleans Parish?

Louisiana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Orleans Parish. Orleans Parish's warmest year in 131 on record was 2023, at 71.8° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 75°, lows near 56°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Orleans Parish. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.8°OctNov: +2.8°NovDec: +1.4°DecJan 2026: +0.3°JanFeb: +2.1°FebMar: +4.3°MarApr: +2.6°AprMay: -1.4°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +2.0°AugSep: +2.4°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.1 inOctNov: -3.6 inNovDec: +0.6 inDecJan 2026: -2.5 inJanFeb: -2.3 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -1.8 inAprMay: +8.0 inMayJun: +5.3 inJunJul: -4.7 inJulAug: -3.0 inAugSep: -1.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Orleans Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January62° / 44°5.5 in66.2° 195040.3° 1940
February65° / 48°4.3 in66.3° 201843.7° 1895
March71° / 53°4.9 in70.3° 202053.1° 1915
April77° / 60°5.3 in73.4° 190863.2° 1993
May84° / 67°5.1 in79.2° 202470.7° 1917
June89° / 73°6.7 in83.8° 201177.4° 1961
July90° / 75°7.5 in85.7° 202379.3° 1923
August91° / 75°6.6 in88.3° 202379.2° 1931
September87° / 72°5.3 in83.2° 201974.6° 1967
October80° / 62°3.8 in77.8° 191962.9° 1976
November70° / 51°3.9 in69.4° 202452.0° 1976
December64° / 46°4.7 in63.8° 202145.4° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Orleans Parish

Crime Radar: New Orleans, Slidell, Gretna

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