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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

March (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
70.3
2020
1
68.7
2012
3
68.7
1938^
4
68.3
1945
5
67.0
1974
6
66.3
1953
7
65.7
2016
8
65.2
1973
8
65.1
2015
10
65.1
1963
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
53.7
1969
2
54.9
1947^
3
55.4
1960
4
55.6
1941
4
55.6
1931^
6
56.4
2013
7
56.5
1937^
8
56.6
2010
8
56.6
1996
8
56.6
1932
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.63
1947
2
12.73
1973
3
12.30
1943
4
10.70
1995
5
10.00
2016
6
9.43
2002
7
9.00
1988
7
8.73
1964
8
8.73
1949
10
8.25
1980
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.30
2006
2
0.54
1955
3
0.61
1963
4
0.95
1960
5
1.20
1984
6
1.31
1936
7
1.74
1981
8
1.86
1978
9
1.90
1967
10
1.95
1966

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

1938 reported 68.7F with 2 days missing
1935 reported 65.0F with 4 days missing
1947 reported 54.9F with 1 day missing

1931 reported 55.6F with 2 days missing
1937 reported 56.5F with 1 day missing

updated 04/01/2020 rjr