Is this weather normal in Plaquemines Parish?

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Plaquemines Parish. Plaquemines Parish just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 75°, lows near 60°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.5°OctNov: +2.3°NovDec: +1.3°DecJan 2026: +0.1°JanFeb: +2.0°FebMar: +4.0°MarApr: +2.3°AprMay: -1.3°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +1.4°JulAug: +2.0°AugSep: +2.5°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: -3.5 inNovDec: +0.1 inDecJan 2026: -2.5 inJanFeb: -1.8 inFebMar: -1.1 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +7.7 inMayJun: +3.3 inJunJul: -4.1 inJulAug: -3.7 inAugSep: -1.7 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 Plaquemines Parish

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January62° / 47°5.0 in67.3° 195042.8° 1940
February65° / 50°3.8 in67.2° 201844.8° 1895
March71° / 55°4.5 in70.5° 202053.7° 1915
April76° / 61°4.4 in73.2° 201563.9° 1983
May83° / 69°4.4 in79.3° 202471.2° 1917
June88° / 75°6.1 in84.2° 201177.9° 1983
July90° / 76°7.5 in85.6° 201579.4° 1923
August90° / 77°7.2 in88.2° 202379.5° 1967
September87° / 74°6.1 in83.6° 201975.6° 1975
October80° / 65°3.8 in79.0° 191964.2° 1976
November71° / 55°3.9 in70.8° 202454.0° 1976
December65° / 49°4.3 in64.8° 202147.4° 1989

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

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