Louisiana · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Baton Rouge, LA

30.538°N, 91.147°W · station BTRthr · 135 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Baton Rouge.
85°MON7/1386°TUE7/1491°WED7/1593°THU7/1694°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#30 / 131
warmest Jul 18 in 131 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

98°F
set in 1895

Coolest Jul 18 ever

79°F
set in 2014

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Baton Rouge. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7988981893: 92°F1894: 84°F1895: 98°F1896: 92°F1897: 92°F1898: 91°F1899: 96°F1900: 90°F1901: 90°F1902: 92°F1903: 92°F1904: 90°F1905: 85°F1906: 82°F1907: 96°F1908: 98°F1909: 93°F1911: 87°F1912: 94°F1913: 95°F1914: 94°F1915: 96°F1916: 88°F1917: 91°F1918: 96°F1919: 92°F1920: 90°F1921: 96°F1922: 88°F1924: 97°F1925: 90°F1926: 91°F1927: 94°F1928: 88°F1929: 87°F1930: 92°F1931: 91°F1932: 94°F1933: 92°F1934: 88°F1935: 88°F1936: 92°F1937: 89°F1938: 90°F1939: 95°F1940: 91°F1941: 94°F1942: 95°F1943: 95°F1944: 96°F1945: 85°F1946: 95°F1947: 94°F1948: 95°F1949: 86°F1950: 91°F1951: 98°F1952: 90°F1953: 92°F1954: 94°F1955: 90°F1956: 93°F1957: 91°F1958: 93°F1959: 96°F1960: 94°F1961: 90°F1962: 95°F1963: 94°F1964: 88°F1965: 92°F1966: 94°F1967: 89°F1968: 93°F1969: 88°F1970: 89°F1971: 93°F1972: 91°F1973: 96°F1974: 91°F1975: 91°F1976: 81°F1977: 93°F1978: 94°F1979: 90°F1980: 95°F1981: 94°F1982: 91°F1983: 89°F1984: 88°F1985: 89°F1986: 89°F1987: 92°F1988: 92°F1989: 95°F1990: 92°F1991: 94°F1992: 95°F1993: 93°F1994: 91°F1995: 93°F1996: 93°F1997: 89°F1998: 95°F1999: 91°F2000: 95°F2001: 92°F2002: 94°F2003: 92°F2004: 87°F2005: 94°F2006: 95°F2007: 93°F2008: 96°F2009: 91°F2010: 87°F2011: 86°F2012: 95°F2013: 90°F2014: 79°F2015: 97°F2016: 92°F2017: 94°F2018: 92°F2019: 93°F2020: 92°F2021: 94°F2022: 92°F2023: 98°F2024: 94°F2025: 89°F95° forecast189318952025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1895°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#30 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record110°F (1909)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Baton Rouge in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°F19097°F2025
Feb88°F19222°F1899
Mar93°F190920°F1980
Apr96°F190831°F1940
May101°F192240°F1908
Jun103°F191453°F1984
Jul103°F190158°F1967
Aug110°F190958°F2004
Sep104°F200043°F1908
Oct98°F190430°F1993
Nov91°F202421°F1976
Dec88°F18948°F1989
All-time110°F19092°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Baton Rouge so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

99 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023

So far in 2026

39 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Baton Rouge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 62°FJan: 42°FFeb: 67°FFeb: 45°FMar: 73°FMar: 51°FApr: 79°FApr: 57°FMay: 86°FMay: 65°FJun: 90°FJun: 71°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 73°FSep: 89°FSep: 69°FOct: 81°FOct: 58°FNov: 71°FNov: 48°FDec: 64°FDec: 43°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight13h 58m · losing 5 min/wk
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

The Last 6 Weeks

Baton Rouge's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Baton Rouge, LA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Baton Rouge's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Baton Rouge, LA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's high at Baton Rouge, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Baton Rouge, LA daily high heat map 1892–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Baton Rouge — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
39 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 55th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 36. Record: 59 in 2024.

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