NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Ryan Field October 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 >

October (1930 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	76.0	1941^
2	74.6	2004
3	74.4	1947^
4	73.5	1984
5	73.3	1973
6	73.2	1931
7	73.1	2016
8	72.8	1949
9	72.6	1963
10	72.2	1972

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	61.9	1976
2	62.4	1952^
3	64.1	1980
4	64.3	1987
5	64.6	1964
6	64.7	2001
7	65.2	1967
8	65.4	1957
9	65.6	2011
10	66.0	1943

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	15.13	2015
2	14.48	1984
3	12.82	2009
4	10.17	1996
5	10.08	1985
6	9.46	1964
7	9.30	2002
8	9.05	2006
9	9.02	2004
10	7.04	1999

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.00	1978
1	0.00	1940
3	0.06	1968
4	0.12	1952
5	0.20	1963
6	0.26	2008
7	0.38	1951
8	0.40	2012
9	0.43	1953
10	0.45	1956

^ indicates a year with at least one missing value

1941 reported 76.0F with 1 day missing
1947 reported 74.4F with 1 day missing
1952 reported 62.4F with 1 day missing

updated 11/18/2016 aa

Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

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

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October (1930 - Present)