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Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

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