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Baton Rouge, LA

30.538°N, 91.147°W · station BTRthr · 135 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Baton Rouge.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/575°SUN9/675°MON9/775°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#115 / 133
coldest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

59°F
set in 1915

Mildest Sep 2 ever

80°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 75°F — 115th coldest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 59°F (1915) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 69°F1894: 69°F1895: 73°F1896: 67°F1897: 69°F1898: 72°F1899: 70°F1900: 71°F1901: 72°F1902: 73°F1903: 60°F1904: 70°F1905: 72°F1906: 67°F1907: 67°F1908: 66°F1909: 74°F1910: 70°F1911: 67°F1912: 73°F1913: 70°F1914: 72°F1915: 59°F1916: 73°F1917: 71°F1918: 70°F1919: 60°F1920: 75°F1921: 74°F1922: 72°F1923: 70°F1924: 72°F1925: 71°F1926: 75°F1927: 73°F1928: 73°F1929: 70°F1930: 68°F1931: 74°F1932: 77°F1933: 72°F1934: 67°F1935: 73°F1936: 63°F1937: 70°F1938: 69°F1939: 71°F1940: 72°F1941: 73°F1942: 68°F1943: 72°F1944: 74°F1945: 69°F1946: 61°F1947: 74°F1948: 72°F1949: 67°F1950: 70°F1951: 77°F1952: 73°F1953: 71°F1954: 62°F1955: 69°F1956: 72°F1957: 73°F1958: 73°F1959: 73°F1960: 72°F1961: 73°F1962: 75°F1963: 75°F1964: 74°F1965: 70°F1966: 71°F1967: 60°F1968: 64°F1969: 70°F1970: 75°F1971: 71°F1972: 71°F1973: 76°F1974: 72°F1975: 74°F1976: 71°F1977: 71°F1978: 70°F1979: 72°F1980: 69°F1981: 75°F1982: 73°F1983: 71°F1984: 70°F1985: 73°F1986: 75°F1987: 65°F1988: 73°F1989: 78°F1990: 72°F1991: 74°F1992: 69°F1993: 73°F1994: 72°F1995: 74°F1996: 70°F1997: 73°F1998: 71°F1999: 72°F2000: 72°F2001: 72°F2002: 72°F2003: 73°F2004: 71°F2005: 71°F2006: 67°F2007: 73°F2008: 76°F2009: 63°F2010: 71°F2011: 74°F2012: 75°F2013: 75°F2014: 74°F2015: 75°F2016: 76°F2017: 69°F2018: 74°F2019: 74°F2020: 80°F2021: 73°F2022: 74°F2023: 77°F2024: 77°F2025: 73°F75° forecast5560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 275°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record59°F
This-date rank#115 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record2°F (1899)
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°FJan 25, 19097°FJan 22, 2025
Feb88°FFeb 19, 19222°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar93°FMar 2, 190920°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 12, 190831°FApr 13, 1940
May101°FMay 13, 192240°FMay 1, 1908
Jun103°FJun 30, 191453°FJun 1, 1984
Jul103°FJul 13, 190158°FJul 15, 1967
Aug110°FAug 19, 190958°FAug 15, 2004
Sep104°FSep 4, 200043°FSep 29, 1908
Oct98°FOct 1, 190430°FOct 31, 1993
Nov91°FNov 4, 202421°FNov 30, 1976
Dec88°FDec 8, 18948°FDec 23, 1989
All-time110°FAug 19, 19092°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Baton Rouge so far this year — through Aug 30.

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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan75°FJan 19, 190721°FJan 11, 1962
Feb72°FFeb 5, 200826°FFeb 14, 1905
Mar75°FMar 20, 189736°FMar 6, 1989
Apr78°FApr 19, 192742°FApr 9, 1938
May82°FMay 27, 202460°FMay 2, 1909
Jun82°FJun 29, 202470°FJun 13, 1903
Jul82°FJul 5, 201674°FJul 24, 1913
Aug85°FAug 10, 202375°FAug 20, 1897
Sep82°FSep 13, 200865°FSep 28, 1909
Oct78°FOct 18, 200747°FOct 31, 1993
Nov76°FNov 8, 202439°FNov 29, 1976
Dec74°FDec 25, 201525°FDec 25, 1983
All-time85°FAug 10, 202321°FJan 11, 1962

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Feb 2 1940

So far in 2026

14 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Baton Rouge's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 72°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

Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight12h 47m · losing 12 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's low 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 low heat map 1892–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Baton Rouge — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
14 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 48th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 29 in 1940.

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