What is the coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana? This is a weather trivia question that people living in Louisiana or people thinking of visiting Louisiana including New Orleans, Mardi Gras and all the other great tourist attractions in the state will find interesting.
Louisiana is certainly not considered a cold weather state since it is located in the South and borders the Gulf of Mexico. Despite that, the record coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is probably a lot colder than most people might imagine.
What is the Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Louisiana?
- -16 degrees below zero on February 13, 1899
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Louisiana is -16 degrees below zero. That record low temperature for Louisiana was recorded on February 13, 1899, in Minden.
Minden is a 13,000 population city located in northwestern Louisiana located about 25 miles west of Shreveport. The coldest temperature record for Louisiana was set during the Great Blizzard of 1899.
During the Great Blizzard of 1899 record cold temperatures swept across the United States and all the way south to Cuba. In New Orleans, ice floes floated down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico and the annual Mardi Gras parade was held up until the route could be shoveled clear of snow.
How does a -16 degrees below zero record weather coldest temperature stack up vs the rest of the United States? It's ranks as the 48th coldest record weather temperature out of the 50 states 14 degrees colder than Florida 49th place and one degree warmer than Georgia and Delaware in 46th place.
The coldest weather temperature ever recorded anywhere in the United States is -80 degrees below zero which occurred on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. The coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states is -70 degrees below zero which occurred on January 20, 1954, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
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