Baxter weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Baxter, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at COOKEVILLE, 13 km from Baxter; records cover 1896–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 60 in1525 mm
- Snow a year
- 6 in15 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 12
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 4,014
- Cooling degree days
- 1,269
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Baxter in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1943)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 866
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Baxter in February
Highs average 51°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2023)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 695
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Baxter in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1929)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 539
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Baxter in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1896)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Baxter in May
Highs average 78°25° and lows 53°12°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1896)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 100
Baxter in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 5.5 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 250
Baxter in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 363
Baxter in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 328
Baxter in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1925)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 33
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Baxter in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1938)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 236
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Baxter in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 520
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Baxter in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2007)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 757
- Cooling degree days
- 0