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Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periodic waves of showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest the next few days. Swells, high surf, dangerous rip currents and areas of coastal flooding continue along much of the East Coast from both Humberto and Imelda. Unseasonably hot temperatures continue for much of the Plains and Midwest through the remainder of the week. 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