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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

September (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
83.8
1921
2
82.5
1925
3
82.0
2005
3
82.0
1986
3
82.0
1904
6
81.9
1920
7
81.7
2016
7
81.7
1972
9
81.7
1900
10
81.3
2018*
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
74.5
1967
2
74.7
1975
3
74.9
1948
3
74.9
1940
5
75.0
1943
6
75.1
1903
7
75.2
1983
8
75.4
1899
9
75.7
1974
9
75.7
1934
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
13.95
1977
2
13.08
1973
3
12.53
1943
4
11.69
2005
5
10.94
1971
6
9.90
2011
7
9.67
1961
8
9.65
1929
9
9.48
1988
10
9.32
1898
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.00
1924
2
0.09
1953
3
0.57
1950
4
0.78
1987
5
0.94
1952
6
1.00
1895
7
1.13
1899
8
1.17
1960
9
1.18
1997
10
1.25
1938

 

*indicates latest of several occurrences

updated 10/04/2018 rjr