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