re: This has to be the mildest winter in recent memory

Living on the gulf coast is always a thrill ride in terms of temperature differential when the winds change from north to south

Not in my memory.

According to the weather almanac, BR temps avg a high of 62 and a low of 41 for the month of January

LINK

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As long as I can remember this is a typical Louisiana Winter. Yeah, some years are colder than others, but one day having a low that is almost freezing only to warm up to mid 60s.. The next day the low is in the lower 60s.. This is as stereotypical of a Louisiana winter as you can get.. If you are indeed referring to the winter in Louisiana.

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You guys know they track these things, right?



As for the OP, he's absolutely right. The past 30 days have been substantially above normal.

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complete fricking lie dude.. much higher than normal temps

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Seems to be 3-4 degrees higher on avg for the last 30 days according to the post above...is that 'much higher than normal?'

Year Dec. Avg Temp Normal Temp. "+/-"
2007 48.30 53 -4.70
2008 45.50 53 -7.50
2009 50.50 53 -2.50
2010 49.45 53 -3.55
2011 54.20 53 1.20
2012 56.25 53 3.25
2013 52.05 53 -0.95
2014 56.00 53 3.00
2015 61.75 53 8.75
2016 58.10 53 5.10
2017 50.70 53 -2.30
2018 50.00 53 -3.00
2019 46.80 53 -6.20

Surprise, it has actually been cold this December.

Climate Baton Rouge

Thanks for jinxing it.

I don’t know why so many people are giving you shite bc you’re absolutely right. While I agree that we don’t always have freezing cold temps, we still wear pants and lite jackets or a thin long sleeved shite in Dec, Jan, & Feb.

It’s been so hot midday that I still wear shorts, tanks, & flip flops daily.

With the exception of a couple mornings running the heat to get the chill out, I have ran my A/C everyday. I’m 46 and can’t remember another time running the a/c every single day.

I remember Christmas being 80 degrees. Cyclical climate.