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Baton Rouge, LA

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2023
0.98in
9th driest of 133 years · normal 4.14"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.98in
9th driest of 133 yrs
24% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
15.14in
63rd driest of 133 yrs
98% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
42.47in
56th wettest of 133 yrs
104% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.99in
on Apr 14, 1967 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Nov 20, 1924)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

104%
42.47" of a normal 40.84" · wettest 72.34" (2016) · driest 18.71" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 127-year record (1894–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 58.88" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201690.54in
2198988.32in
3192688.05in
4192986.55in
5202179.87in

Driest Years on Record

1191031.68in
2191737.55in
3192437.78in
4200038.1in
5193838.2in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~6.02") and driest in Oct (~2.77"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2016, 30.96".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Baton Rouge — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.04in
set in 2008

Rain on Aug 24

40%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.83″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.25″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.12″1908: 0.09″1909: 0.15″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.09″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.22″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.12″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.05″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.36″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 2.15″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.18″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.25″1933: 0.04″1934: 0.21″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.21″1937: 0.48″1938: 0.08″1939: 0.10″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.08″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.24″1945: 0.11″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.30″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.12″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.90″1959: 0.29″1960: 0.17″1961: 0.83″1962: 0.00″1963: 1.30″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.78″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.05″1968: 0.03″1969: 0.04″1970: 0.31″1971: 0.60″1972: 0.05″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.16″1976: 0.00″1977: 2.30″1978: 0.01″1979: 0.52″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.40″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.24″1989: 0.38″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.58″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.04″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.44″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.02″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.00″2008: 3.04″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.50″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.26″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.13″2023: 0.12″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Baton Rouge's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Baton Rouge, LA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Baton Rouge's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Baton Rouge, LA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Baton Rouge's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Baton Rouge, LA — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 01m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

30.54°N, 91.15°W

Nearby Stations

New Orleans, LA63 mi SEHattiesburg, MS122 mi EGulfport, MS123 mi ETallulah-Vicksburg, LA125 mi NLake Charles, LA127 mi WJackson, MS138 mi NE

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