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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

January (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
64.6
1950
2
62.7
1937
3
62.1
1907
4
61.5
1911
5
61.3
1916
6
60.8
1974
7
60.5
1952
8
60.4
1913
9
59.4
1923
10
58.7
1989
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
40.5
1940
2
41.8
1977
3
42.4
1948
4
42.6
1979
4
42.6
1978
6
43.8
1985
7
44.1
1918
8
44.3
1961
9
44.4
2014
10
45.3
1966
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.94
1998
2
14.67
2013
3
13.35
1993
4
11.41
1990
5
10.55
1925
6
9.93
1966
7
9.84
1937
8
9.70
1992
9
9.69
1991
10
9.41
1915
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.52
2003
2
0.60
1928
3
0.95
1914
4
1.15
1971
5
1.20
1981
6
1.34
1969
7
1.46
1952
8
1.53
1986
9
1.77
2006
10
1.88
1957

updated 9/27/2016 aa