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Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

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NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Area Seasonal Top 10 Climate Lists

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Baton Rouge Area Seasonal Statistics
Period of Record: 1892 - Present
WINTER (DEC-JAN-FEB)
SPRING (MAR-APR-MAY)
Warmest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
60.9
1932
2
60.6
2017
3
60.4
1950
4
60.1
1927
5
60.0
1957
Coldest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
46.9
1978
2
47.8
2010
3
47.9
1905
4
48.1
1977
4
48.1
1964
Wettest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
30.14
2013
2
29.15
1966
3
27.06
1913
4
26.86
1998
5
26.82
1983
Driest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
7.78
2022
2
7.94
1914
3
8.19
1970
4
8.56
2001
5
8.69
2000
Warmest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
72.1
2012
2
71.5
1963
3
71.3
2020
4
70.9
2015
5
70.8
1974
Coldest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
64.1
1931
2
64.2
1983
3
64.5
1993
4
65.0
2013
5
65.4
1971
Wettest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
31.56
1907
2
31.07
1995
3
30.92
2021
4
30.37
1980
5
29.76
1926
Driest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
2.05
1963
2
4.57
2006
3
5.74
1910
4
5.77
2003
5
5.84
1898
SUMMER (JUN-JUL-AUG)
AUTUMN (SEP-OCT-NOV)
Warmest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
84.7
2011
2
84.5
1921
3
83.8
2010
4
83.7
1998
4
83.7
1924
Coldest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
77.7
1961
2
78.9
1894
3
79.4
1903
4
79.5
1908
5
79.7
1984
Wettest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
44.94
2016
2
34.59
1989
3
30.33
2001
4
28.64
1911
5
28.61
1992
Driest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
7.15
1924
2
7.81
1902
3
8.38
1947
4
9.11
1948
5
9.12
1998
Warmest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
73.4
1931
2
73.1
1973
3
72.8
2016
4
72.3
1927
5
72.2
2004
Coldest
Rank
Temp(F)
Year
1
63.4
1976
2
65.2
1952
3
65.6
1943
4
66.2
1967
5
66.3
1907
Wettest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
36.08
1929
2
27.35
1977
3
23.87
2015
4
22.41
1973
5
20.60
1898
Driest
Rank
Inches
Year
1
0.67
1924
2
3.33
1950
3
3.88
1960
4
4.13
1956
5
4.77
1899

Winter notes:
1893 recorded 4.12 inches with 68 days missing
1947 recorded 7.18 inches with 2 days missing
1911 recorded 7.43 inches with 1 day missing
1906 recorded 7.73 inches with 30 days missing
Summer notes:
1910 recorded 6.54 inches with 31 days missing
1892 recored 8.63 inches with 75 days missing

updated 9/21/2022 rsw

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