Heavy Rainfall Across the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northwest and Alaska

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Baton Rouge Airport Annual Extremes
Period of Record: 1930 - Present

Rank	Warmest	Year
1	70.2	2016
2	70.1	2017
3	70.0	2015
3	70.0	2012
5	69.9	1990
6	69.8	1933^
7	69.5	2006
8	69.4	2007
9	69.3	2018
9	69.3	1998

Rank	Coldest	Year
1	65.3	1983
2	65.4	1979
3	65.6	1961
4	65.9	1976
4	65.9	1940^
6	66.1	1968
7	66.5	1966
8	66.6	1993
8	66.6	1978
10	66.7	1997

Rank	Wettest	Year
1	90.54	2016
2	88.32	1989
3	79.03	1973
4	77.74	1991
5	77.70	1977
6	77.63	1983
7	77.59	2015
8	76.04	1988
9	74.85	1995
10	74.30	1980

Rank	Driest	Year
1	38.10	2000
2	38.20	1938^
3	38.30	1960
4	39.69	1951
5	41.22	1956
6	41.67	1954
7	41.91	1963
8	43.21	1981
9	43.22	2003
10	44.29	1952

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value
* more than one occurrence with most recent listed

1933 reported 69.8F with 14 days missing
1935 reported 69.4F with 37 days missing (removed by quality control)
1957 reported 69.1F with 1 day missing
1940 reported 65.9F with 15 days missing
1938 reported 38.20 inches of precipitation with 3 days missing

Updated 8/04/2019 rjr

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Baton Rouge Airport Annual Extremes Period of Record: 1930 - Present

Baton Rouge Airport Annual Extremes
Period of Record: 1930 - Present