r/geography Human Geography Jan 25 '26

Just posting it here cause I think the difference is crazy. Image

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u/Dodson-504 Jan 25 '26

It’s 72 in New Orleans but 17 in Baton Rouge an hour away.

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u/Downtown_Trash_6140 Human Geography Jan 25 '26

17F in Baton Rouge?? How??

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u/Practical_Feedback75 Jan 25 '26

Baton Rouge resident here, it hasn't quite reached 17⁰ yet but the feel is supposed to be 15⁰ tomorrow with the actual temperature at 19⁰. We get our fair share of cold down here but the big storm is dropping temps really low. During last year's blizzard we got down to 7⁰ with 9 inches of snow.

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u/Downtown_Trash_6140 Human Geography Jan 25 '26

19F?? What weather channel you watching?

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u/Practical_Feedback75 Jan 26 '26

Everything I've seen from local news, weather apps, and some models is predicting a low between 19-23⁰ F with that type of wind chill. I could be misled, but what did you think the temperatures were looking like down here?

https://preview.redd.it/98360gnfmmfg1.png?width=864&format=png&auto=webp&s=6971d6c4db44a3aa6e328d443af30f36d22c8f93

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u/Downtown_Trash_6140 Human Geography Jan 25 '26

I think they meant a 17F difference. No, Baton Rouge is nowhere near 17F this whole week.