Lower 48 states experience 9th warmest September, 2nd warmest year to date
Bouts of deadly, extreme weather continued to wreak havoc in many parts of the nation this summer.
![U.S. Coast Guard members rescue locals from flood water on their flat-bottom boats in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 14, 2016. (Image credit: Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles) U.S. Coast Guard members rescue locals from flood water on their flat-bottom boats in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 14, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20members%20rescue%20locals%20from%20flood%20waters%20in%20Baton%20Rouge%2C%20Louisiana-81416-%20U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20photo%20by%20Petty%20Officer%203rd%20Class%20Brandon%20Giles--1125x540-Landscape.jpg?itok=D2JzbE42)
U.S. Coast Guard members rescue locals from flood water on their flat-bottom boats in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 14, 2016. (Image credit: Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles)