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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

August (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
86.3
2011
2
85.7
2007
3
85.2
1951
4
85.0
1999
5
84.4
1962
6
84.3
2019
6
84.3
2010
6
84.3
2000
9
83.9
2006
9
83.9
2005
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
78.0
1961
2
79.6
1965
2
79.6
1931^
4
79.8
1992
4
79.8
1984
6
80.0
1996
6
80.0
1967
6
80.0
1966
9
80.3
1960
9
80.3
1940
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
30.96
2016
2
14.48
1987
3
13.31
1977
4
12.99
2010
5
12.36
1940
6
11.69
1975
7
11.02
1988
8
10.82
2012
9
10.67
1991
10
9.93
1944
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.38
1999
2
0.96
1950
3
1.32
1980
4
1.42
1951
5
1.55
1954
6
1.87
1943^
7
1.98
1972
8
2.07
2007
9
2.17
2011
10
2.21
1947

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value

1943 reported 83.7F with 1 day missing
1931 reported 79.6F with 1 day missing

1942 reported 9.73 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing
1943 reported 1.87 inches of precipitation with 1 day  missing

updated 9/02/2019 rjr