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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

April (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
73.0
1967
2
72.6
1963
3
72.5
2006
4
72.0
1981
5
71.9
1965
6
71.8
1999
6
71.8
1954^
8
71.4
2015
8
71.4
2011
10
70.9
1991*
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
62.4
1997
2
62.6
1983
3
62.7
1961
4
63.8
1993
4
63.8
1950
6
64.6
1952
7
64.8
1951
7
64.8
1931
9
64.9
1996
9
64.9
1936
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.84
1980
2
12.75
1983
3
12.64
1967
4
11.58
1993
5
11.48
1979
6
10.25
1969
7
10.18
1975
8
10.16
1942
9
10.10
1973
10
9.70
1962
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.38
1976
2
0.55
2001
3
0.64
1999
4
0.75
1971
5
0.81
1963
6
0.96
2010
7
0.99
2011
8
1.40
1987
9
1.44
1972
10
1.47
1965

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

1954 reported 71.8F with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa