Author Topic: Anyone in Louisiana/New-Orleans?  (Read 1780 times)

ParadisBlanc

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Anyone in Louisiana/New-Orleans?
« on: November 16, 2015, 02:47:17 PM »
Hello All,
I'm planning a trip in the US for September 2016, and the local travel agencies are scarring me with the weather in Louisiana: they say it's raining intensively every day, but looking at historical data on the web, I see below 5 inches of accumulated rain and down to about 3 in October. So what is it really like after mid September?
Thank you very much.

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Re: Anyone in Louisiana/New-Orleans?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2015, 10:51:09 AM »
I'm a long ways from Louisiana but I do know you're targeting a very productive part of the hurricane season. I suspect someone has compiled a list of hurricanes by date which have hit that area over time...and I expect a Google search might turn it up.

Not trying to dissuade you from visiting the area but just another data point for your travel calculus.

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Re: Anyone in Louisiana/New-Orleans?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2015, 04:22:09 PM »
Being right at the northern border of the Gulf of Mexico with prevailing winds from that water, there is almost always an abundant source of humid air. Likewise, almost any Low system will bring in cooler air from its northwestern side. Thus the chances for rain are almost constant at those times. I live a few hundred miles north of Louisiana, but we expect rain during this season, it is usually a longer lasting, slow rain than the thunderstorm variety. I suspect it is similar in Louisiana, but with their proximity to more moisture and warmer temps, they probably have more convective weather. I suppose this time of year would be considered the "rainy season" for much of the Southeast and even the Southwest US.

Off topic: Not sure what your plans are but I would certainly suggest some touring of the nearby areas of antebellum homes and plantations, mostly west of New Orleans. There are also many historic (in US terms, anyway) buildings in the French Quarter area of the city. It will probably be too late to catch a glimpse of alligators, but a tour of some of the swamps should still be considered, perhaps in a covered boat! ;) Of course, you should also be prepared to gain a few pounds from sampling the great variety of cuisines! Louisiana has been controlled by many different nations, well before they became a State. There is also an outstanding aquarium and an equally outstanding National WWII Museum.

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