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Tracking Storms with Impacts in the Eastern and Northwest U.S. into Friday

A storm will track north of the Great Lakes Friday with widespread rain showers across the Eastern U.S. along and ahead of its cold front. Further south along the front isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. A Pacific storm will continue moving across the Northwest U.S. into Friday with additional low elevation rain, gusty winds, and mountain snow. Read More >

Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

December (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
62.7
1971
2
62.2
1933
3
61.7
2015
4
61.2
1984
5
60.7
1931^
6
60.1
1956
7
59.0
2007
8
57.6
1940^
9
57.5
1951^
9
57.5
1948
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
44.6
1989
2
45.2
1963
3
45.5
2000
4
46.5
1983
5
48.4
1935^
6
48.6
1985
6
48.6
1960
8
49.5
2010
9
49.6
1930^
10
49.8
1997*
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
15.94
1982
2
14.86
2009
3
13.23
1953
4
10.04
1971
5
8.99
1995
6
8.91
1940
7
8.29
1973
8
8.25
1935
9
8.22
1972
10
8.19
1961
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
1.83
1996
2
1.85
1946
3
1.94
1978
4
2.21
1958
5
2.24
1930
6
2.36
1991
7
2.37
1975
8
2.38
1980
9
2.53
1966
10
2.62
2003

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

1931 reported 60.7F with 1 day missing

1940 reported 57.6F with 2 days missing
1951 reported 57.5F with 1 day  missing
1935 reported 48.4F with 1 day missing
1930 reported 49.6F with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa