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Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

June (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
83.9
2011
1
83.9
1990
3
83.4
2010
4
83.3
1953
5
83.2
2009
5
83.2
1998
7
82.6
1982
7
82.6
1960
7
82.6
1952
10
82.5
2008*
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
76.4
1961
2
77.0
1983
3
77.8
1974
3
77.8
1955
5
77.9
1976
6
78.0
2001
7
78.5
1966
7
78.5
1940^
9
78.7
1995
9
78.7
1962*
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
23.18
1989
2
21.36
2001
3
14.45
1992
4
12.25
1983
5
11.36
2014
5
11.36
1962
7
10.43
1942
8
10.41
2004
9
9.35
1940
10
9.08
1934
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.00
1930
2
0.06
1936
3
0.12
1979
4
0.59
2009
5
0.76
1969
6
0.81
1960
7
1.11
1974
8
1.27
2006
9
1.41
1964
10
1.46
1977

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

1940 reported 78.5F with 1 day missing
1937 reported 1.10 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing (removed by quality control)

updated 9/27/2016 aa