New Orleans Weather In January

The highest recorded temperature in January for New Orleans Louisiana for the past 59 years was 29 degrees Celsius, measured on January 5, 1995, and the normal high is 17. The lowest reported temperature in January for New Orleans for the past 59 years was -12 on January 24, 1989, and the regular low is 6.

National Weather Service historical New Orleans January Weather data indicates that on January 20, 1989, the recorded high did not exceed -3 degrees Celsius, the lowest high measured in New Orleans in the past 59 years. Weather Service records additionally show that on January 3, 1978, the recorded low temperature for the day did not drop below 24 degrees, the highest low measured in New Orleans in the last 59 years.

According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature in New Orleans in January on the first day of the month averages 19 degrees and the high on the last day of the month averages 17 degrees. The low recorded temperature in New Orleans on January First averages 7 degrees Celsius and the low temperature on the final day of January averages 8 degrees.

New Orleans typically receives an average of 14.91 centimeters of rain during the month. January New Orleans Weather records show that on January 3, 1990 New Orleans received 16.43 centimeters of rain, the most rain measured in a single day in January.