Rainfall totals New Orleans, LA
Through Oct 7, 2026, New Orleans has received 53.95 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 51.76 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at NEW ORLEANS in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from New Orleans Airport, with records back to 1948. Across the record from 1948, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 98 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
1.65 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
NEW ORLEANS saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.11 inches | -0.11 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 2.44 inches | ||
| Month to date | 2.44 inches | 0.80 inches | +1.64 inches (+205%) |
| Year to date | 53.95 inches | 51.76 inches | +2.19 inches (+4%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.65 inches | 2008 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for NEW ORLEANS, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did New Orleans get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.65 inches |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.91 inches |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 3.87 inches |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0.28 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.76 inches |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 1.12 inches |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.81 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 2.35 inches |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 1.06 inches |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0.53 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.64 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 0.45 inches |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 1.46 inches |
With 7.75 inches on Jun 18, 2026, this is the 7th wettest of the 9,009 measurable rain days in the New Orleans Airport record, which begins in 1948. That is the most rain recorded at this station on June 18 since 1948.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 53.36 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 90-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
New Orleans rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.81 inches | 5.18 inches | -2.37 inches (-46%) |
| February | 2.39 inches | 4.13 inches | -1.74 inches (-42%) |
| March | 3.20 inches | 4.36 inches | -1.16 inches (-27%) |
| April | 3.72 inches | 5.22 inches | -1.50 inches (-29%) |
| May | 9.58 inches | 5.64 inches | +3.94 inches (+70%) |
| June | 13.31 inches | 7.62 inches | +5.69 inches (+75%) |
| July | 4.60 inches | 6.79 inches | -2.19 inches (-32%) |
| August | 4.68 inches | 6.91 inches | -2.23 inches (-32%) |
| September | 7.22 inches | 5.11 inches | +2.11 inches (+41%) |
| October | 1.85 inches | 3.70 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in New Orleans
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 53 | 31 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 2016 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Average | 38.8 | 19.6 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from New Orleans Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1948 counts toward the average, 78 years in total.
Past rainfall years in New Orleans
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 12.24 inches | May 8, 1995 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 102.37 inches | 1991 |
| Driest year | 38.88 inches | 2000 |
| Average year | 61.77 inches | 78 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 114 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1948 | 28,736 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 5.18 | 4.13 | 4.36 | 5.22 | 5.64 | 7.62 | 6.79 | 6.91 | 5.11 | 3.70 | 3.87 | 4.82 | 63.35 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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