| Quick facts | Answer |
|---|---|
| Station | New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport |
| Period | 2000 - 2026-10-16 |
| Average 95°F days/year | 20.0 |
| Most in a year | 58 days (2023) |
| 2025 | 26 days |
| 2026 so far (through 2026-10-16) | 24 days |
| Peak month | Aug |
95°F days in New Orleans, year by year
| Year | Days ≥ 95°F | Hottest day | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 97°F | partial (289 days of data) |
| 2025 | 26 | 99°F | |
| 2024 | 34 | 98°F | |
| 2023 | 58 | 105°F | |
| 2022 | 20 | 99°F | |
| 2021 | 23 | 98°F | |
| 2020 | 23 | 99°F | |
| 2019 | 39 | 99°F | |
| 2018 | 29 | 98°F | |
| 2017 | 8 | 96°F | |
| 2016 | 42 | 100°F | |
| 2015 | 27 | 99°F | |
| 2014 | 6 | 96°F | |
| 2013 | 9 | 97°F | |
| 2012 | 9 | 98°F | |
| 2011 | 51 | 100°F | |
| 2010 | 17 | 100°F | |
| 2009 | 19 | 101°F | |
| 2008 | 7 | 97°F | |
| 2007 | 13 | 100°F | |
| 2006 | 9 | 97°F | |
| 2005 | 12 | 98°F | |
| 2004 | 2 | 95°F | |
| 2003 | 1 | 95°F | |
| 2002 | 3 | 95°F | |
| 2001 | 0 | 94°F | |
| 2000 | 34 | 101°F |
Which months bring 95°F days
Average number of 95°F days per month, 2000-2025:
| Month | Avg days |
|---|---|
| May | 0.2 |
| Jun | 3.7 |
| Jul | 6.9 |
| Aug | 8.3 |
| Sep | 1.8 |
| Oct | 0.2 |
What it means for mobile mechanic in New Orleans
Hot, humid stretches shorten battery life and strain A/C and cooling systems, so breakdowns rise in long hot runs.
How we counted
We downloaded NOAA's daily record for station USW00012916 and counted every day since 2000 whose official high (TMAX) reached 95°F (NOAA stores tenths of a degree Celsius; we converted). Years with fewer than 330 days of data are marked partial and left out of the average.
Use this data
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