NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Ryan Field January Top 10 Climate Lists

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 >

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

Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Ryan Field January Top 10 Climate Lists

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January (1930 - Present)