| Period
of Record: 1874-2007 (134 Years) |
| Coldest
Temperature: 22F on February 14, 1899 |
| Coldest
Average Temperature: 30F on February 14, 1899 |
| Lowest
High Temperature: 38F on February 14, 1899 |
| There
was as much as 3 inches of snow on the ground that needed |
| to
be cleared off the streets before the Krewe of Rex rolled. |
|
8 out of 134 Mardi Gras Days have had temperatures 32F or less. |
|
Approximately 6 percent of all Mardi Gras Days had freezing temperatures. |
| Warmest
Temperature: 83F on February 20, 1917 |
| Warmest
Average Temperature: 76F on February 20, 1917 |
| Highest
Minimum Temperature: 69F on February 08, 1921 |
| 7
out of 134 Mardi Gras Days had temperatures 80F or higher. |
| Approximately 5 percent of
all Mardi Gras Days had 80F or warmer. |
| The
wettest Mardi Gras was 2.12 inches on March 1, 1927. |
|
43 out of 134 Mardi Gras Days recieved measurable rainfall. |
|
Rain has occurred on 32.3 percent of all Mardi Gras Days. |
|
No previous Mardi Gras' fell on February 5th. 1 on Feb 4th, 4 on Feb 6 |
| Year |
High |
Low |
Average |
Rainfall |
| 4th 1913 |
57 |
43 |
50.0 |
0.00" |
| 6th 1883 |
73 |
54 |
63.5 |
0.00" |
| 6th 1894 |
64 |
43 |
53.5 |
0.00" |
| 6th 1940 |
59 |
46 |
52.5 |
0.16" |
| 6th 1951 |
69 |
50 |
59.5 |
0.76" |
| Averages |
64.4 |
47.2 |
55.8 |
0.18" |
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