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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

All Time (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Mon/Year
1
86.3
Aug 2011
2
86.1
Aug 1921
3
85.7
Aug 2007
4
85.6
Jul 1960 
5
85.3
Jul 2015
6
85.2
Aug 1951
7
85.1
Aug 1924
8
85.0
Aug 1999
9
84.7
Jul 1921
10
84.5
Jul 1998
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Mon/Year
1
40.5
Jan 1940
2
41.8
Jan 1977
3
42.4
Jan 1948
4
42.6
Jan 1979
4
42.6
Jan 1978
6
43.8
Jan 1985
7
44.1
Jan 1918
8
44.3
Jan 1961
8
44.3
Feb 1905
10
44.4
Jan 2014
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Mon/Year
1
30.96
Aug 2016
2
23.73
May 1907
3
23.18
Jun 1989
4
21.36
Jun 2001
5
20.24
Nov 1919
6
17.59
Dec 1912
7
16.27
Aug 1926
8
15.94
Dec 1982
9
15.92
Jul 1911
10
15.62
May 1908
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Mon/Year
1
0.00
Oct 1978
1
0.00
Oct 1940
1
0.00
Jun 1930
1
0.00
Sep 1924
5
0.04
May 1898
6
0.06
Oct 1968
6
0.06
Jun 1936
8
0.07
Oct 1924
9
0.08
Nov 1949
10
0.09
Sep 1953

updated 9/27/2016 aa