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The last time New Orleans got measurable snow was in 2009, and it was a mere 0.1", the National Weather Service says.
The record: The highest total on record is 2.7", which was set on Dec. 31, 1963.
Flashback: 10 inches fell in Orleans Parish on Feb. 14, 1895, NOAA says. Sixteen inches fell elsewhere in South Louisiana.
Yes, but: NWS says records before 1950 become "increasingly unreliable."
Fun fact: New Orleans could end up with a snowier January than Minneapolis, the NWS says.