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Inclement Weather in the Northwest; Elevated Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

In the Pacific Northwest into northern California, areas of heavy rain for the coastal ranges and heavy snowfall over the higher elevations of the Cascades are expected into Friday. Dry and windy conditions may produce elevated fire weather conditions in the central and southern High Plains and the Upper Midwest. Windy conditions and scattered rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast. Read More >

 

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