All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1892. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Baton Rouge since 1892.

Located in southeast Louisiana along the Mississippi River, the capital city of Baton Rouge has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Bayou State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Baton Rouge, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Louisiana.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Baton Rouge is 108 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is 130 degrees; a difference of 22 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Baton Rouge is 110 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Baton Rouge is 110 degrees, which occurred on August 19, 1909.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not overly common in Baton Rouge, but due to high humidity levels, the city often feels hotter than the actual temperature. Baton Rouge is home to Louisiana State University, better known as LSU.

I'm sure it feels plenty hot every summer at football practice for the LSU college football team. Baton Rouge averages 84 days a year when the temperature reaches or exceeds 90 degrees.

Though Baton Rouge is 80 miles northwest of New Orleans, it's record hottest temperature is six degrees hotter than the record for New Orleans. That's probably because the Big Easy is closer to the cooling breezes coming in off of the Gulf of Mexico.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Louisiana is 114 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is 114 degrees, which occurred on August 10, 1936, in Plain Dealing. The small city of Plain Dealing is located in the extreme northwest corner of Louisiana, some 270 miles from Baton Rouge.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Baton Rouge (110) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana (114) is four degrees. Not a huge difference, but still a statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Baton Rouge is 2 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Baton Rouge is 2 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, the date of the Great Blizzard of 1899.

During the Great Blizzard of 1899, a huge storm stretched from Canada across the eastern half of the United States and extended south all the way to Cuba. Many places in the south, like Baton Rouge, set their all-time coldest temperature record during the massive storm.

In New Orleans, the parade route for Mardi Gras had to be cleared of snow in 1899 due to the blizzard. Baton Rouge averages just 23 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Louisiana is -16 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Louisiana is -16 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, in Minden, also during the Great Blizzard of 1899. The city of Minden is located in northwest Louisiana, about 250 miles from Baton Rouge.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Baton Rouge (2) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana (-16) is 18 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, the capital city of Baton Rouge has a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Louisiana.