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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

March (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
71.2
1907
2
70.3
2020
2
70.3
1921
4
69.4
1897
5
68.7
2012
5
68.7
1938
7
68.3
1945
8
67.0
1974
9
66.5
1911
10
66.3
1953
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
52.4
1915
2
53.7
1960
3
54.9
1947
4
55.4
1960
5
55.6
1941
5
55.6
1931
7
55.9
1914
8
56.4
2013
9
56.6
2010
9
56.6
1996
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.63
1947
2
12.83
1926
3
12.73
1973
4
12.30
1943
5
11.12
1905
6
10.79
1903
7
10.70
1995
8
10.00
2016
9
9.93
1922
10
9.43
2002
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.30
2006
2
0.51
1910
3
0.54
1955
4
0.61
1963
5
0.73
1907
6
0.95
1960
7
1.06
1908
8
1.09
1918
9
1.20
1984
10
1.31
1936

*latest of several occurrences

updated 04/01/2020 rjr