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Areas of Heavy Rainfall and Critical Fire Weather on Wednesday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia Wednesday. Recently burned areas will be particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. Gusty winds and low humidity will bring critical fire weather to parts of the Northwest U.S. and central Alaska on Wednesday where Red Flag Warnings are in effect. Read More >

Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

December (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
62.7
1971
2
62.2
1933
3
61.7
2015
4
61.2
1984
5
61.0
1922
6
60.7
1931
7
60.1
1956
8
59.6
1921
9
59.0
2007
10
57.6
1940
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
44.6
1989
2
45.2
1963
3
45.5
2000
3
46.5
1983
5
48.4
1935
6
48.5
1903
6
48.5
1898
8
48.6
1985
8
48.6
1960
10
49.3
1914
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
17.59
1912
2
15.94
1982
3
14.86
2009
4
13.23
1953
5
10.04
1971
6
9.89
1923
7
9.03
1901
8
8.99
1995
9
8.91
1940
10
8.88
1927
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
1.71
1908
2
1.83
1996
3
1.85
1946
4
1.94
1978
5
2.21
1958
6
2.24
1930
7
2.36
1991
8
2.37
1975
9
2.38
1980
10
2.53
1966

updated 9/27/2016 aa