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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

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