Baton Rouge has a population of some 230,000 people in the city proper which makes it the 2nd largest city in Louisiana and 97th largest city in the United States. The metro area population of Baton Rouge is 830,000 people which ranks as the 70th largest metro area in the United States.
It can certainly get hot in Baton Rouge and in the state of Louisiana. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Baton Rouge is 110 degrees which occurred on August 19, 1909. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Louisiana is 114 degrees which occurred on August 10, 1936, in Plain Dealing.
The weather temperature soars to 100 degrees or hotter in Baton Rouge around 3 times a year on average. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree weather temperature day occurred was on May 11, 1922, when it was 100 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 25, 1921, when it was also 100 degrees.
10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1. August 19, 1909 - 110 degrees
2. August 20, 1909 - 108 degrees
3. August 30, 2000 - 105 degrees
T-4. August 11, 2007 - 104 degrees
T-4. September 4, 2000 - 104 degrees
T-6. August 10, 2015 - 103 degrees
T-6. June 2, 2011 - 103 degrees
T-6. August 13, 2007 - 103 degrees
T-6. August 12, 2007 - 103 degrees
T-6. September 3, 2000 - 103 degrees
It's also been 103 degrees in Baton Rouge a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Baton Rouge for the entire year is 67.7 degrees. The hottest months of the year in Fort Wayne are July with an average daily temperature of 82.3 degrees followed closely by August at 81.9 degrees.
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