Average Temperature in Louisiana by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Louisiana for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Louisiana History?

2023 was the warmest year in Louisiana history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 80.4 °F, and the average low was 59.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Louisiana History?

1976 was the coolest year in Louisiana history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 75.8 °F, and the average low was 52.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	80.4	59.0
2022	27	78.3	56.3
2021	20	77.3	57.8
2020	10	77.9	58.4
2019	17	77.8	57.6
2018	12	77.7	57.9
2017	4	78.6	58.8
2016	4	78.8	58.6
2015	11	78.2	58.0
2014	117	75.4	54.8
2013	79	76.5	56.0
2012	4	79.2	58.2
2011	17	79.0	56.5
2010	62	77.3	55.6
2009	46	77.0	56.7
2008	58	77.4	55.9
2007	24	77.7	57.0
2006	12	78.9	56.7
2005	21	78.4	56.6
2004	37	77.2	57.1
2003	71	76.8	55.9
2002	58	76.7	56.6
2001	56	77.1	56.2
2000	33	78.4	56.1
1999	12	79.3	56.4
1998	8	78.7	58.5
1997	92	76.1	55.9
1996	79	76.7	55.6
1995	46	77.5	56.1
1994	62	76.5	56.4
1993	107	76.0	55.2
1992	100	76.0	55.6
1991	43	76.6	57.2
1990	12	78.7	56.9
1989	112	75.7	55.2
1988	107	76.6	54.6
1987	92	77.1	54.9
1986	27	77.7	57.0
1985	71	76.7	56.0
1984	75	76.9	55.7
1983	126	74.8	53.9
1982	56	77.3	56.1
1981	92	77.1	55.0
1980	92	77.2	54.9
1979	125	75.1	54.0
1978	117	76.0	54.2
1977	92	76.9	55.2
1976	129	75.8	52.9
1975	84	76.6	55.6
1974	62	77.0	56.0
1973	79	76.5	56.0
1972	62	77.2	55.7
1971	62	77.3	55.6
1970	115	76.0	54.7
1969	107	76.6	54.6
1968	126	75.2	53.5
1967	106	76.9	54.6
1966	116	75.5	54.8
1965	46	77.7	56.0
1964	84	76.8	55.3
1963	98	77.6	54.2
1962	62	77.8	55.2
1961	117	75.7	54.4
1960	117	76.0	54.3
1959	100	76.3	55.3
1958	122	75.2	54.7
1957	37	77.1	57.0
1956	40	78.7	55.3
1955	46	78.0	55.8
1954	21	79.5	55.5
1953	33	78.4	55.9
1952	75	78.0	54.6
1951	40	78.5	55.5
1950	46	77.6	56.1
1949	27	77.7	56.9
1948	71	77.6	55.2
1947	98	76.6	55.1
1946	33	77.5	57.0
1945	43	77.4	56.4
1944	43	77.8	56.0
1943	75	77.6	54.9
1942	107	76.5	54.7
1941	62	76.7	56.3
1940	126	74.9	53.8
1939	27	78.5	56.0
1938	24	78.5	56.2
1937	79	76.8	55.6
1936	75	77.6	54.9
1935	40	77.8	56.3
1934	37	78.1	56.1
1933	9	79.2	57.9
1932	46	77.4	56.2
1931	58	77.6	55.6
1930	84	76.9	55.3
1929	84	76.6	55.6
1928	100	76.6	55.1
1927	4	79.2	58.2
1926	79	76.7	55.6
1925	24	78.5	56.2
1924	100	77.3	54.4
1923	62	76.6	56.4
1922	12	77.9	57.7
1921	2	80.0	57.8
1920	100	75.9	55.7
1919	46	76.9	56.7
1918	46	77.7	55.9
1917	117	76.8	53.5
1916	46	78.3	55.3
1915	84	77.0	55.1
1914	100	76.2	55.5
1913	84	76.2	56.0
1912	113	75.8	54.9
1911	3	79.2	58.4
1910	62	77.7	55.4
1909	27	78.3	56.2
1908	21	78.0	57.0
1907	17	78.2	57.2
1906	71	76.9	55.8
1905	107	75.3	56.0
1904	84	77.5	54.8
1903	124	75.5	53.9
1902	58	77.1	56.1
1901	113	76.8	54.0
1900	46	76.6	56.9
1899	84	76.9	55.2
1898	92	76.0	55.9
1897	27	77.8	56.8
1896	33	78.1	56.4
1895	123	75.5	54.0