Baton Rouge, LA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Baton Rouge, LA: 110°F on Thursday 19 August 1909.

The record begins: 1892

All-time records

Hottest day: 110°F; 19 August 1909
Coldest night: 2°F; 13 February 1899
Wettest day: 11.99 in; 14 April 1967
Warmest night: 85°F; 10 August 2023
Coldest day: 21°F; 11 January 1962

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Baton Rouge, LA by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 54, came in the 2020s; the most record lows, 57, in the 1930s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	8
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	42	27	10
1930s	34	57	10
1940s	27	44	10
1950s	30	36	10
1960s	25	47	10
1970s	13	33	10
1980s	16	33	10
1990s	11	29	10
2000s	29	21	10
2010s	25	18	10
2020s	54	7	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	85°F 4 January 1946, 25 January 1909	7°F 22 January 2025	9.01 in 20 January 1993
February	88°F 19 February 1922	2°F 13 February 1899	5.10 in 12 February 1905
March	93°F 2 March 1909	20°F 3 March 1980	7.29 in 13 March 1947
April	96°F 12 April 1908	31°F 13 April 1940	11.99 in 14 April 1967
May	101°F 13 May 1922	40°F 4 May 2013, 1 May 1908	8.10 in 8 May 1907
June	103°F 2 June 2011, 30 June 1954, 30 June 1914	53°F 1 June 1984	9.35 in 7 June 2001
July	103°F 13 July 1901	58°F 15 July 1967	6.33 in 15 July 1914
August	110°F 19 August 1909	58°F 15 August 2004	11.24 in 12 August 2016
September	104°F 4 September 2000	43°F 29 September 1967, 28 September 1909, 29 September 1908	6.34 in 3 September 2011
October	98°F 2 October 1904, 1 October 1904	30°F 31 October 1993	8.60 in 25 October 2015
November	91°F 4 November 2024	21°F 30 November 1976	7.20 in 13 November 1929
December	88°F 8 December 1924, 8 December 1894	8°F 23 December 1989	8.78 in 7 December 1912

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	99 days	7 June to 13 September 2023	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	2 days	15 February to 16 February 2021	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	30.96 in	August 2016
Driest month	0.00 in	September 1924
Wettest year	90.54 in	2016
Driest year	37.78 in	1924

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Baton Rouge, LA: a low of 2°F on Monday 13 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Baton Rouge, LA: 11.99 in on Friday 14 April 1967.
The warmest night on record in Baton Rouge, LA: a low of 85°F on Thursday 10 August 2023.
The coldest day on record in Baton Rouge, LA: a high of 21°F on Thursday 11 January 1962.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Baton Rouge, LA: 99 days, from Wednesday 7 June to Wednesday 13 September 2023.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Baton Rouge, LA: 2 days, from Monday 15 February to Tuesday 16 February 2021.
The wettest month on record in Baton Rouge, LA: August 2016, with 30.96 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Baton Rouge, LA: September 1924, with 0.00 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Baton Rouge, LA: 2016, with 90.54 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Baton Rouge, LA: 1924, with 37.78 in of precipitation.

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