Snow totals New Orleans, LA
As of October 8, 2026, New Orleans has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.0 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 0.2 inches. The reading is a station observation from New Orleans Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from New Orleans Airport, with records back to 1948. 75 percent of days since 1948 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 96 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did New Orleans get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.0 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 0.2 inches | 58 seasons on record |
New Orleans snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 8.0 inches | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 2000-01 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1999-00 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1997-98 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1996-97 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1995-96 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1994-95 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1993-94 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1992-93 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
| 1991-92 | 0.0 inches | 0 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in New Orleans
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from New Orleans Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 58 complete seasons, running from 1948 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 8.0 inches | Jan 21, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 8.0 inches | 2024-25 |
| Least snowy season | 0.0 inches | 2025-26 |
| Average season | 0.2 inches | 58 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1948 | 21,458 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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