The 10 hottest weather temperature days ever recorded in New Orleans, and the hottest temperature ever in the state of Louisiana. These are the all-time ten hottest weather temperature days recorded in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The temperature data for New Orleans dates back to 1893.
New Orleans has a population of some 390,000 people in the city proper which ranks 49th in the United States. Some 1.62 million people live in the New Orleans metro area which ranks as the 46th largest metro area in the United States.
It can certainly get humid in New Orleans, but not necessarily that hot from a pure temperature standpoint. The all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in New Orleans is 104 degrees which occurred on June 24, 2009. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is 114 degrees, which occurred on August 10, 1936 in Plain Dealing.
The earliest date when a 100 degree day occurred in any year in New Orleans since 1893 was June 2, 2011. The latest date when a 100 degree day occurred was September 10, 1940. Since 1893, there have only been about 70 days when the temperature reached 100 degrees in New Orleans.
With a 77% percent average annual humidity level, New Orleans is one of the most humid cities in the United States.
10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in New Orleans
1. June 24, 2009 - 104 degrees
2. August 30, 2000 - 103 degrees
T-3. June 26, 2016 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 2, 2010 - 102 degrees
T-3. June 23, 2009 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 11, 2007 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 12, 2007 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 22, 1980 - 102 degrees
T-3. July 15, 1939 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 26, 1938 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 23, 1924 - 102 degrees
T-3. August 24, 1924 - 102 degrees
The hottest month of the year in New Orleans is a tie between July and August, which both have an average daily temperature of 82.8 degrees. The next hottest month is June at 81 degrees, followed by September at 79.2 degrees.
Note: this article was originally published on Knoji but that site has not paid the author in over three years so he's republishing the updated article here on his own weather blog on June 6, 2017.
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