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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

July (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
85.6
1960
2
85.3
2015
3
84.5
1998
4
84.4
2016
4
84.4
1973
6
84.2
1962
7
84.1
2008
8
84.0
1992
9
83.8
2010
9
83.8
2009
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
78.8
1961
2
79.9
1950
3
80.2
1967^
4
80.3
1994
4
80.3
1984
6
80.7
1985
7
80.9
1946
8
81.0
1976
8
81.0
1949
8
81.0
1940
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
11.57
1949
2
11.02
1934
3
10.98
1963
4
10.94
1961
5
10.32
1994
6
10.22
1946^
7
10.11
1959
8
9.85
1969
9
9.59
1971
10
9.37
1964
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.94
1947
2
1.94
2005
3
2.03
2004
4
2.05
1962
5
2.36
1995
6
2.46
1944
7
2.52
1996
8
2.62
1948
9
3.20
2001
10
3.31
1986

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value
* more than one occurrence with most recent listed

1967 reported 80.2F with 1 day missing
1946 reported 10.22 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa