Rain forecast and rainfall this year
New Orleans, LA
No rain expected today.
Updated Thursday 3:08 PM ET.
Forecast
0 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 77°, low 64°No rain expected
0 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 76°, low 63°No rain expected
This year so far, since Jan 1
35.06 in
−17.40 in below normal for this point in the year (52.46 in).
National rank106th of 363
In Louisiana3rd of 4
Biggest day3.72 in, May 25
Last measurable rain0.04 in, Nov 4, 2026
Month by month
Jan2.30
Feb1.59
Mar4.06
Apr3.54
May11.29
Jun1.98
Jul1.83
Aug2.35
Sep2.03
Oct4.03
Nov0.06
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1937
Wettest year83.55 in, 1992
Biggest rain day10.81 in, May 8, 1995
Nearby cities
- Baton RougeLA47.12 in this year76 miles
- MobileAL43.30 in this year117 miles
- LafayetteLA47.50 in this year126 miles
- Gulf ShoresAL47.71 in this year134 miles
- JacksonMS35.61 in this year158 miles
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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the New Orleans Lakefront Airport station, recorded since 1937; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.