Louisiana · THREADEX · 1946–2026

New Orleans, LA

29.998°N, 90.278°W · station MSYthr · 81 years of record
74°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for New Orleans.
74°TUE7/1475°WED7/1577°THU7/1678°FRI7/1778°SAT7/1878°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#29 / 80
coldest Jul 14 in 80 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

65°F
set in 1990

Mildest Jul 14 ever

80°F
set in 1980

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at New Orleans. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6572801946: 74°F1947: 74°F1948: 73°F1949: 74°F1950: 72°F1951: 70°F1952: 73°F1953: 72°F1954: 72°F1955: 76°F1956: 75°F1957: 77°F1958: 74°F1959: 74°F1960: 72°F1961: 73°F1962: 76°F1963: 74°F1964: 71°F1965: 74°F1966: 70°F1967: 74°F1968: 74°F1969: 73°F1970: 76°F1971: 74°F1972: 67°F1973: 77°F1974: 71°F1975: 71°F1976: 71°F1977: 72°F1978: 76°F1979: 77°F1980: 80°F1981: 77°F1982: 70°F1983: 71°F1984: 71°F1985: 71°F1986: 71°F1987: 77°F1988: 74°F1989: 74°F1990: 65°F1991: 78°F1992: 74°F1993: 73°F1994: 74°F1995: 71°F1996: 77°F1997: 73°F1998: 74°F1999: 72°F2000: 78°F2001: 75°F2002: 74°F2003: 78°F2004: 73°F2005: 75°F2006: 76°F2007: 74°F2008: 77°F2009: 77°F2010: 76°F2011: 77°F2012: 73°F2013: 76°F2014: 77°F2015: 77°F2016: 77°F2017: 75°F2018: 78°F2019: 77°F2020: 79°F2021: 78°F2022: 76°F2023: 80°F2024: 79°F2025: 77°F74° forecast194619902025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1474°F
Coldest this date since2012
This-date record65°F
This-date rank#29 of 80
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record11°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1946–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at New Orleans in each calendar month, and for the whole 1946–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F195714°F1962
Feb86°F202616°F1996
Mar89°F198225°F1980
Apr92°F198732°F1971
May97°F201841°F1960
Jun101°F200950°F1984
Jul101°F198060°F1967
Aug105°F202360°F1968
Sep101°F198042°F1967
Oct97°F201935°F1968
Nov88°F201624°F1970
Dec85°F201711°F1989
All-time105°F202311°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at New Orleans so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Feb (86°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Jan 22 1977

So far in 2026

9 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from New Orleans's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 76°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 63°FJan: 45°FFeb: 67°FFeb: 49°FMar: 73°FMar: 54°FApr: 79°FApr: 61°FMay: 86°FMay: 68°FJun: 90°FJun: 74°FJul: 92°FJul: 76°FAug: 92°FAug: 76°FSep: 88°FSep: 73°FOct: 81°FOct: 64°FNov: 71°FNov: 53°FDec: 65°FDec: 48°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 55m · losing 5 min/wk
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

The Last 6 Weeks

New Orleans's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
New Orleans, LA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against New Orleans's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
New Orleans, LA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1946

Each cell is one day's low at New Orleans, coloured by temperature — 81 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
New Orleans, LA daily low heat map 1946–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at New Orleans — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 26th most in 81 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 19 in 1968.

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