All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in New Orleans, Louisiana since 1893 (in Audubon neighborhood). These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New Orleans since 1893.

Located along the banks of the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana, the city of New Orleans has a much milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the Bayou State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New Orleans, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the state of Louisiana.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New Orleans is 98 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Kentucky is 130 degrees; a big difference of 32 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New Orleans is 104 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in New Orleans is 104 degrees, which occurred on June 24, 2009.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not overly common in New Orleans. I believe the last time it was 100 degrees in New Orleans was on June 26, 2012, when the temperature reached 102 degrees in the neighborhood of Audubon.

I've been to New Orleans a few times in the summer, and it always feels like it's 100 degrees. That is because the city of New Orleans is one of the most humid weather cities in the United States.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Louisiana is 114 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is 114 degrees, which occurred on August 10, 1936, in Plain Dealing. Located in northwestern Louisiana, Plain Dealing is some 350 miles from New Orleans.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in New Orleans (104) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana (114) is 10 degrees. A pretty large statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in New Orleans is 6 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in New Orleans is six degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899.

So the city of New Orleans has never had a temperature reading that was even really close to being below zero. New Orleans only averages about 12 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing. That is good news for all the tourists who flock to the city each year for Mardi Gras in February or March.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Louisiana is -16 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Louisiana is -16 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, in Minden, which is located about 300 miles northwest of New Orleans.

Both New Orleans and Louisiana had their coldest days ever during the Great Blizzard of 1899, which stretched across a huge part of the United States and down into Louisiana.

It got so cold in New Orleans during the Great Blizzard of 1899 that the port of New Orleans had ice in it. Mardi Gras in 1899 took place on February 14, and it was only 22 degrees at parade time, the coldest Mardi Gras in history. Parts of the parade route had to be cleared of snow.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in New Orleans (6) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana (-16) is 22 degrees. A very large statistical difference.

Overall, the city of New Orleans has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Louisiana.