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New Orleans, LA

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
1.33in
4th driest of 81 years · normal 4.0"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.84" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 15.13"
0.84in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 80 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.33in
4th driest of 81 yrs
33% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
19.6in
31st wettest of 81 yrs
110% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
40.94in
36th wettest of 80 yrs
101% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

12.24in
on May 8, 1995 · in 81 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Nov 4, 1952)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

101%
40.94" of a normal 40.47" · wettest 86.35" (1991) · driest 16.71" (2000)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 79-year record (1947–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 61.87" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

11991102.37in
2202186.08in
3198385.3in
4196183.54in
5202483.32in

Driest Years on Record

1200038.88in
2196239.0in
3202339.85in
4196843.15in
5200645.88in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~5.95") and driest in Oct (~2.29"). Wettest calendar month ever: Dec 2009, 25.92".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at New Orleans — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.09in
set in 1977

Rain on Aug 24

36%
of 80 years had measurable rain
1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.04″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.26″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.29″1961: 0.80″1962: 0.01″1963: 0.60″1964: 0.00″1965: 1.31″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.66″1968: 0.17″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.37″1971: 0.21″1972: 0.20″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 2.09″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.30″1980: 0.00″1981: 1.38″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.09″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.87″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.04″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.07″2006: 0.33″2007: 0.25″2008: 1.46″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.68″2012: 0.30″2013: 0.17″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.60″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.46″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.72″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

New Orleans's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
New Orleans, LA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

New Orleans's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
New Orleans, LA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for New Orleans's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
New Orleans, LA — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight12h 59m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

30.00°N, 90.28°W

Nearby Stations

Baton Rouge, LA63 mi NWGulfport, MS76 mi EHattiesburg, MS106 mi NEMobile, AL130 mi EJackson, MS160 mi NTallulah-Vicksburg, LA168 mi N

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