Last month's average temperature of 70.2 degrees was a whopping 7.8 degrees higher than the New Orleans area's historical November average of 62.4 degrees. Here's a look at all of the data.

Meteorological winter begins on December 1, marking the end of meteorological fall. Meteorological fall runs from September through November. This period was the warmest on record for the nation. The average temperature across the contiguous U.