On Wednesday at approximately 2pm, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport reached an air temperature of 90 degrees for the first time in 2024. This comes in the midst of a stretch of well above average temperatures for the Capital Area. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s remain possible through much of the Storm Station 7-Day Forecast. CLICK HERE for the latest.

As Baton Rouge anticipates many more 90° high temperatures, here are 9 stats about the 90s:

1. Annual averages show the Red Stick recording its first 90° temperature by May 13.
2. The earliest 90° day on record is March 2, 1909. *This is an amazing mark, which distances itself by more than a month from the next earliest 90° reading on April 10, 1908.
3. The latest into the year it has taken Baton Rouge to reach 90° is June 10, 1950 & June 10, 1976.
4. The latest into the year, the Capital City has recorded the last 90° high is October 27, 1907.
5. On average, the last 90° high occurs on October 4.
6. The earliest that the area has ever experienced the final 90° high for the year was September 6, 1979.  
7. The maximum number of days that the Capital City has reached 90° or above was 140 in 2023.
8. The fewest number of days that the Capital City reached 90° or above was only 30 days in 1961.
9. On average, Baton Rouge spends (can’t make this up) 90 days per year in the 90s.

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