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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

December (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
62.7
1971
2
62.2
1933
3
61.7
2015
4
61.2
1984
5
61.0
1922
6
60.7
1931
7
60.1
1956
8
59.6
1921
9
59.0
2007
10
57.6
1940
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
44.6
1989
2
45.2
1963
3
45.5
2000
3
46.5
1983
5
48.4
1935
6
48.5
1903
6
48.5
1898
8
48.6
1985
8
48.6
1960
10
49.3
1914
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
17.59
1912
2
15.94
1982
3
14.86
2009
4
13.23
1953
5
10.04
1971
6
9.89
1923
7
9.03
1901
8
8.99
1995
9
8.91
1940
10
8.88
1927
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
1.71
1908
2
1.83
1996
3
1.85
1946
4
1.94
1978
5
2.21
1958
6
2.24
1930
7
2.36
1991
8
2.37
1975
9
2.38
1980
10
2.53
1966

updated 9/27/2016 aa