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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

February (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
65.2
2018
2
64.5
2017
3
63.7
1932^
4
62.7
1944
5
62.6
1962
6
62.3
1957
7
60.6
1990
8
60.4
1938
9
60.1
1930
9
59.8
2000
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
45.1
1968
2
45.2
1978
3
45.8
2010
4
47.0
1958
5
47.6
1947
6
48.0
1960
7
48.9
1963
8
49.5
1964
9
49.8
2015
10
50.0
1979
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.51
1966
2
12.49
1988
3
11.44
2004
4
11.33
1961
5
10.83
1979
6
8.51
1959
7
7.98
1997
8
7.97
1987
9
7.91
1990
10
7.90
1956
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.64
2000
2
0.70
1962
3
1.11
1951
4
1.40
1947^
5
1.42
1975
6
1.44
2002
7
1.51
1989
8
1.78
1999
8
1.78
1954
10
1.83
2007

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value

1932 reported 63.7F with 1 day missing
1947 reported 1.40 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 3/7/2018 rjr