Jan 17, 2025 - News
Remembering when New Orleans got 10 inches of snow
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While we dream about the possibility of snow, let's flashback to the time New Orleans got 10 inches in one day.
Zoom in: It was Feb. 14, 1895, and a storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of south Louisiana.
Some of the totals:
- 16 inches in Vermilion Parish
- 14 inches in Lafourche Parish
- 13.5 inches in Iberia Parish
- 11 inches in Jefferson Parish
- 6 inches in Plaquemines Parish
Zoom out: It's a lot for Louisiana, but it's a still a far cry from the West Coast, where several places have recorded 60+ inches of snow in a single day, writes Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick.