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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. 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