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Weather extremes

How extreme does Metairie's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Metairie has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the New Orleans Audubon station 8 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Metairie has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
104°F Jun 24, 2009

That is about 12°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Metairie (typical high near 93°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jun 24, 2009
2 104°F Aug 28, 2023
3 103°F Aug 30, 2000
❄️ Coldest night
7°F Nov 30, 1985

About 48°F colder than a normal November night in Metairie (typical low near 55°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 7°F Nov 30, 1985
2 12°F Dec 23, 1989
3 15°F Dec 24, 1989
🌧️ Most rain in one day
10.94 in May 8, 1995

More rain in a single day than Metairie usually gets in the whole month of May (typical May total about 5.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.94 in May 8, 1995
2 10.20 in Sep 11, 1998
3 9.82 in Feb 16, 1998
Most snow in one day
0.8 in Feb 9, 1973

Top recorded days

1 0.8 in Feb 9, 1973

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 104°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Metairie's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 104°F is about 12°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Metairie's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as 7°F. A single day has delivered over 11 inches of rain or close to 1 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at New Orleans Audubon (NOAA GHCN station USW00012930), about 8 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →