NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Area October Top 10 Climate Stats

Remnants of Arthur and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Fire Weather Threat in the West

Life-threatening, potentially catastrophic flash flooding expected along the central Gulf Coast as the remnants of Arthur track across the area. Isolated brief tornadoes and damaging gusts remain possible overnight in the Southeast. Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms may cause lightning-ignited fires and erratic behavior due to gusty winds across parts of the West Friday. Read More >

October (1892 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	76.0	1941
2	74.6	2004
3	74.4	1947
4	73.5	1984
5	73.3	1973
6	73.2	1931
7	73.1	2016
8	73.1	1926
9	72.8	1949
10	72.6	1963

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	61.9	1976
2	62.4	1952
3	64.1	1980
4	64.3	1987
5	64.6	1964
5	64.6	1906
7	64.7	2001
8	64.9	1893
9	65.0	1917
10	65.2	1967

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	15.13	2015
2	14.48	1984
3	12.82	2009
4	10.17	1996
5	10.08	1985
6	9.46	1964
7	9.30	2002
8	9.05	2006
9	9.02	2004
10	7.60	1907

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.00	1978
1	0.00	1940
3	0.06	1968
4	0.07	1924
5	0.12	1952
6	0.20	1963
7	0.26	2008
8	0.38	1951
9	0.40	2012
10	0.43	1953

updated 12/10/2016 aa

Remnants of Arthur and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Fire Weather Threat in the West

NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Area October Top 10 Climate Stats

Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

October (1892 - Present)