NWS LIX - Baton Rouge Ryan Field September 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 >

September (1930 - Present)

**Warmest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	82.0	2005
1	82.0	1986
3	81.7	2016
3	81.7	1972
5	81.3	2018
5	81.3	1933
7	80.8	1998
7	80.8	1931^
9	80.7	2013
10	80.5	1955

**Coldest**
Rank	Avg Temp (F)	Year
1	74.5	1967
2	74.7	1975
3	74.9	1948
3	74.9	1940
5	75.0	1943^
6	75.2	1983
7	75.7	1974
7	75.7	1934^
9	75.9	2011
9	75.9	2001*

**Wettest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	13.95	1977
2	13.08	1973
3	12.53	1943
4	11.69	2005
5	10.94	1971
6	9.90	2011
7	9.67	1961
8	9.48	1988
9	9.27	1930
10	8.77	2008

**Driest**
Rank	Rainfall (inches)	Year
1	0.09	1953
2	0.57	1950
3	0.78	1987
4	0.94	1952
5	1.17	1960
6	1.18	1997
7	1.25	1938
8	1.38	1946
9	1.46	1976
10	1.47	2004

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

1931 reported 80.8F with 1 day missing
1943 reported 75.0F with 1 day missing
1934 reported 75.7F with 1 day missing

updated 10/04/2018 rjr

Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

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

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September (1930 - Present)