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Heavy Rainfall Across the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Florida; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northwest and Alaska

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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

January (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
64.6
1950
2
62.7
1937
3
60.8
1974
4
60.5
1952
5
58.7
1989
6
58.4
1932
7
58.2
1933
8
57.9
2006
9
57.8
2012
10
57.7
1957
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
40.5
1940
2
41.8
1977
3
42.4
1948^
4
42.6
1979
4
42.6
1978
6
43.8
1985
7
44.3
1961
8
44.4
2014
9
45.3
1966
10
45.4
1984
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.94
1998
2
14.67
2013
3
13.35
1993
4
11.41
1990
5
9.93
1966
6
9.84
1937^
7
9.70
1992
8
9.69
1991
9
9.39
2008
10
9.03
1930
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.52
2003
2
1.15
1971
3
1.20
1981
4
1.34
1969
5
1.46
1952
6
1.53
1986
7
1.77
2006
8
1.88
1957
9
1.98
1940
10
2.00
1956

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value

1948 reported 42.4F with 2 days missing
1937 reported 9.84 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa