New Orleans Weather

New Orleans, situated in the state of Louisiana, has a subtropical type of weather. This type of weather has the features of high humidity in the months of summer season and mild winter season. During the summer

seasons due to the presence of high humidity the weather gets very hot and uncomfortable. Sometimes the temperature gets too high and sometimes it is endurable. In winter the weather at New Orleans is not very cold . Winter temperature is mild and enjoyable. Though there are some records of snowfall in New Orleans , but it usually does not witness the beautiful scene of snowfall in winter.

In New Orleans during the summer season, temperature can sometimes be really very high making the people suffer a lot. This again becomes more uncomfortable because of the high level of humidity that is a characteristic of the subtropical weather condition . According to the record, the highest temperature that made the people of New Orleans suffer a lot was recorded in the year of 1980 in the 22 nd of August. The temperature on that particular day touched the level of hundred and two degree Fahrenheit in the temperature scale.

Generally the reading of temperature in the months of summer remains in between seventy four to ninety one degree Fahrenheit.

In the winter season in New Orleans daily temperature ranges remain in between forty three to sixty two degree Fahrenheit. Winter seasons , according to the features of subtropical weather, is mild in New Orleans and give the people a pleasurable time to enjoy in several types of outdoor activities and trips and travels. The people of New Orleans get an enjoyable relief with the advent of mild winter weather. Though it generally does not snow in the months of winter in New Orleans , but there are some records of snow fall in this city. In the year of 1954 the dwellers of New Orleans saw a significant amount of snowfall. In 1989 also there was snowfall in this city and the coldest temperature that was eleven degree Fahrenheit is recorded in this year. Very recently, in the year 2005 there were some snowfall also that gave the people a very enjoyable relief.

But the city becomes really a dangerous place when sometimes hurricane affects this place and ravages its population. The two recent incidents were during the attack of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in the year 2005. But generally New Orleans has a good weather for its people.