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Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

September (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
83.8
1921
2
82.5
1925
3
82.0
2005
3
82.0
1986
3
82.0
1904
6
81.9
1920
7
81.7
2016
7
81.7
1972
9
81.7
1900
10
81.3
2018*
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
74.5
1967
2
74.7
1975
3
74.9
1948
3
74.9
1940
5
75.0
1943
6
75.1
1903
7
75.2
1983
8
75.4
1899
9
75.7
1974
9
75.7
1934
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
13.95
1977
2
13.08
1973
3
12.53
1943
4
11.69
2005
5
10.94
1971
6
9.90
2011
7
9.67
1961
8
9.65
1929
9
9.48
1988
10
9.32
1898
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.00
1924
2
0.09
1953
3
0.57
1950
4
0.78
1987
5
0.94
1952
6
1.00
1895
7
1.13
1899
8
1.17
1960
9
1.18
1997
10
1.25
1938

 

*indicates latest of several occurrences

updated 10/04/2018 rjr