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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

May (1930 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
79.4
1933
2
78.8
2010
3
78.2
2000
4
77.9
2003
5
77.7
1943
6
77.6
1998
7
77.4
2012
8
77.2
1991
9
76.9
1995
9
76.9
1987*
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
70.7
1954
2
71.0
1993
3
71.1
1976
4
71.6
1931^
5
71.7
1961
6
71.8
1981
7
72.1
1979
8
72.4
2013
9
72.6
1983
9
72.6
1945^
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
14.67
1989
2
12.34
1946
3
11.17
2015
4
10.82
1995
5
10.70
1953
6
10.64
2004
7
10.63
1991
8
9.19
1939
9
9.15
1972
10
8.91
1959
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.35
1998
2
0.45
2003
3
0.59
2011
4
0.63
1963
5
0.69
1940
6
0.83
2001
7
0.95
1988
8
1.03
1938^
9
1.07
1951
10
1.15
2000

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

1931 reported 71.6F with 1 day missing
1971 reported 72.6F with 1 day missing
1938 reported 1.03 inches of precipitation with 1 day missing

updated 9/27/2016 aa