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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

May (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
79.4
1933
2
79.2
1922
3
78.8
2010
4
78.2
2000
4
78.2
1899
6
78.0
1896
7
77.9
2003
7
77.9
1905
9
77.7
1943
9
77.7
1920
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
69.8
1917
2
70.6
1907
3
70.7
1954
3
70.7
1909
5
71.0
1993
6
71.1
1976
7
71.6
1931
8
71.7
1961
9
71.8
1981
10
72.1
1979
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
23.73
1907
2
15.62
1908
3
14.67
1989
4
12.34
1946
5
11.17
2015
6
10.82
1995
7
10.70
1953
8
10.68
1893
9
10.64
2004
10
10.63
1991
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.04
1898
2
0.35
1998
3
0.45
2003
4
0.59
2011
5
0.63
1963
6
0.69
1940
7
0.83
2001
8
0.90
1906
9
0.95
1988
10
1.03
1938

updated 9/27/2016 aa