Louisiana · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Baton Rouge, LA

30.538°N, 91.147°W · station BTRthr · 135 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Baton Rouge.
72°TUE7/1473°WED7/1574°THU7/1675°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#41 / 132
coldest Jul 14 in 132 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

62°F
set in 1897

Mildest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 2023

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Baton Rouge. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6272811893: 72°F1894: 70°F1895: 72°F1896: 72°F1897: 62°F1898: 67°F1899: 71°F1900: 74°F1901: 75°F1902: 74°F1903: 65°F1904: 69°F1905: 70°F1906: 72°F1907: 70°F1908: 68°F1909: 72°F1911: 73°F1912: 72°F1913: 72°F1914: 71°F1915: 77°F1916: 74°F1917: 74°F1918: 68°F1919: 76°F1920: 72°F1921: 73°F1922: 71°F1923: 76°F1924: 75°F1925: 78°F1926: 73°F1927: 70°F1928: 73°F1929: 72°F1930: 69°F1931: 75°F1932: 74°F1933: 73°F1934: 73°F1935: 71°F1936: 73°F1937: 73°F1938: 73°F1939: 76°F1940: 73°F1941: 73°F1942: 72°F1943: 73°F1944: 75°F1945: 72°F1946: 73°F1947: 72°F1948: 74°F1949: 74°F1950: 70°F1951: 69°F1952: 71°F1953: 68°F1954: 70°F1955: 72°F1956: 73°F1957: 71°F1958: 74°F1959: 70°F1960: 73°F1961: 71°F1962: 76°F1963: 75°F1964: 71°F1965: 69°F1966: 74°F1967: 64°F1968: 72°F1969: 73°F1970: 71°F1971: 76°F1972: 68°F1973: 72°F1974: 73°F1975: 71°F1976: 71°F1977: 71°F1978: 74°F1979: 73°F1980: 79°F1981: 77°F1982: 72°F1983: 72°F1984: 73°F1985: 74°F1986: 70°F1987: 74°F1988: 78°F1989: 74°F1990: 64°F1991: 78°F1992: 76°F1993: 72°F1994: 72°F1995: 72°F1996: 74°F1997: 71°F1998: 73°F1999: 70°F2000: 75°F2001: 71°F2002: 72°F2003: 71°F2004: 74°F2005: 76°F2006: 74°F2007: 74°F2008: 77°F2009: 78°F2010: 76°F2011: 75°F2012: 72°F2013: 70°F2014: 74°F2015: 75°F2016: 74°F2017: 72°F2018: 77°F2019: 73°F2020: 79°F2021: 71°F2022: 71°F2023: 81°F2024: 80°F2025: 73°F72° forecast189320251897

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1472°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record62°F
This-date rank#41 of 132
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°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

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: 74°F · forecast is -2° 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 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 Jul 14 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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