30.538°N, 91.147°W · station BTRthr · 135 years of record
89°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Baton Rouge.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Baton Rouge — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#110 / 134
warmest Oct 17 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
91°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 17 ever
65°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 74°F — 110th warmest Oct 17 of 134 years · record 91°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#101 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 18 ever
63°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 76°F — 101st warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 91°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
57°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 79°F — 83rd warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#47 / 134
warmest Oct 20 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 20 ever
61°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 83°F — 47th warmest Oct 20 of 134 years · record 90°F (1921) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#14 / 132
warmest Oct 21 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
91°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 21 ever
62°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 87°F — 14th warmest Oct 21 of 132 years · record 91°F (1919) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#8 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
90°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 22 ever
61°F
set in 1993
Forecast high 88°F — 8th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 90°F (1920) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#5 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
57°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 89°F — 5th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
85°FJan 25, 1909
7°FJan 22, 2025
Feb
88°FFeb 19, 1922
2°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 2, 1909
20°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 12, 1908
31°FApr 13, 1940
May
101°FMay 13, 1922
40°FMay 1, 1908
Jun
103°FJun 30, 1914
53°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
103°FJul 13, 1901
58°FJul 15, 1967
Aug
110°FAug 19, 1909
58°FAug 15, 2004
Sep
104°FSep 4, 2000
43°FSep 29, 1908
Oct
98°FOct 1, 1904
30°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
91°FNov 4, 2024
21°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
88°FDec 8, 1894
8°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
110°FAug 19, 1909
2°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Baton Rouge so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 10, 2023
Coldest high ever
21°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1962
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
75°FJan 19, 1907
21°FJan 11, 1962
Feb
72°FFeb 5, 2008
26°FFeb 14, 1905
Mar
75°FMar 20, 1897
36°FMar 6, 1989
Apr
78°FApr 19, 1927
42°FApr 9, 1938
May
82°FMay 27, 2024
60°FMay 2, 1909
Jun
82°FJun 29, 2024
70°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
82°FJul 5, 2016
74°FJul 24, 1913
Aug
85°FAug 10, 2023
75°FAug 20, 1897
Sep
82°FSep 13, 2008
65°FSep 28, 1909
Oct
78°FOct 18, 2007
47°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
76°FNov 8, 2024
39°FNov 29, 1976
Dec
74°FDec 25, 2015
25°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
85°FAug 10, 2023
21°FJan 11, 1962
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
99 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023
So far in 2026
123 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: 79°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
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.
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.