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Inclement Weather in the Northwest; Elevated Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

In the Pacific Northwest into northern California, areas of heavy rain for the coastal ranges and heavy snowfall over the higher elevations of the Cascades are expected into Friday. Dry and windy conditions may produce elevated fire weather conditions in the central and southern High Plains and the Upper Midwest. Windy conditions and scattered rain and snow showers will continue in the Northeast. Read More >

Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

July (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
85.6
1960
2
85.3
2015
3
84.5
1998
4
84.4
2016
4
84.4
1973
6
84.2
1962
7
84.1
2008
8
84.0
1992
9
83.8
2010
9
83.8
2009
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
78.8
1961
2
79.9
1950
3
80.2
1967^
4
80.3
1994
4
80.3
1984
6
80.7
1985
7
80.9
1946
8
81.0
1976
8
81.0
1949
8
81.0
1940
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
11.57
1949
2
11.02
1934
3
10.98
1963
4
10.94
1961
5
10.32
1994
6
10.22
1946^
7
10.11
1959
8
9.85
1969
9
9.59
1971
10
9.37
1964
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.94
1947
2
1.94
2005
3
2.03
2004
4
2.05
1962
5
2.36
1995
6
2.46
1944
7
2.52
1996
8
2.62
1948
9
3.20
2001
10
3.31
1986

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value
* more than one occurrence with most recent listed

1967 reported 80.2F with 1 day missing
1946 reported 10.22 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa