NOAA expects La Nina to develop by fall or winter NOAA expects La Nina to develop by fall or winter 12 hours 30 minutes 52 seconds ago Monday, July 19 2021 Jul 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 5:37 PM July 19, 2021 in Weather Source: WBRZ Weather Share: While the top line of a La Niña pattern usually steers conversation toward the tropics, as of late July, there may be a more pressing question for Gulf Coast residents. Will the wet weather pattern ever let up?
To date, Baton Rouge Metro Airport has registered 54.29 inches of rain making it the wettest year-to-date on record. 1989 had 54.17 inches inches by this point. Since 1930, Baton Rouge has averaged about 59 inches of rain per year. The wettest calendar on record was 2016 with 90.54 inches of rain.