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Baton Rouge Airport - Top Ten Lists

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