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Do you remember? 11 years ago today, it snowed in New Orleans!

Posted: Dec 11, 2019 / 05:57 AM CST

Updated: Dec 11, 2019 / 08:07 PM CST

Posted: Dec 11, 2019 / 05:57 AM CST

Updated: Dec 11, 2019 / 08:07 PM CST

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NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Charles Avenue streecar on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on St. Charles avenue homes on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: A passenger sits on the St. Charles Avenue Streecar as the snow falls on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: A snowman sits on the Mississippi levee on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Charles Avenue streecar on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: A man runs along a snow covered levee on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow collects on above ground tombs in a cemetary on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow collects on an above ground tomb in a cemetary on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Charles Avenue streecar on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: A passenger sits on the St. Charles Avenue streecar watching the snow fall on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on the St. Charles Avenue streecar on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow collects on an above ground tomb in a cemetary on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Jeremy Massett uses a pair of hedge clippers to trim branches used as arms for a snowman on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Cher Alleman puts the finishing touches on a snowman on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: A Hurricane evacuation route sign is covered in snow on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans.(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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NEW ORLEANS – DECEMBER 11: Snow falls on St. Charles avenue homes on December 11, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The last time it snowed in New Orleans was 2004, and the city has only experienced measurable amounts of snow 17 times since 1850. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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On December 11, 2008, tourists were not walking around in shorts and t-shirts. But everyone was smiling. It was a day many can still remember like it was yesterday.

Officially, 1.0 inch of snow fell at MSY, which marked the largest snowfall accumulation in New Orleans since December 31, 1963. It was the most memorable snowfall in New Orleans since 2004 when snow fell on Christmas Day.

Do you remember the snowfall? It happened 11 years ago today!

Will it snow again this year? Well, we can hope, right?

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