Baxter climate

Baxter Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newton, 16.3 km from Baxter

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.66 in over about 8 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Baxter, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.66 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
13°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 170°F47°F91°F 202330°F 197425%0%
Oct 270°F46°F93°F 195322°F 197425%0%
Oct 369°F46°F93°F 199725°F 197525%0%
Oct 469°F45°F88°F 200630°F 195025%0%
Oct 568°F45°F95°F 196330°F 198824%0%
Oct 668°F45°F94°F 196324°F 195224%0%
Oct 767°F44°F89°F 196325°F 197424%0%
Oct 867°F44°F83°F 189320°F 197624%0%
Oct 966°F43°F83°F 196322°F 189524%0%
Oct 1066°F43°F89°F 196226°F 196424%0%
Oct 1165°F43°F85°F 196224°F 198724%0%
Oct 1265°F42°F87°F 197527°F 189524%0%
Oct 1364°F42°F89°F 197527°F 197924%1%
Oct 1464°F41°F87°F 189726°F 200924%1%
Oct 1563°F41°F87°F 189725°F 189324%1%
Oct 1663°F41°F88°F 195023°F 197624%1%
Oct 1762°F40°F88°F 195023°F 194824%1%
Oct 1862°F40°F88°F 195020°F 202224%1%
Oct 1961°F39°F82°F 195313°F 197224%1%
Oct 2060°F39°F84°F 195320°F 189624%1%
Oct 2160°F38°F85°F 200320°F 189624%1%
Oct 2259°F38°F81°F 196313°F 197624%1%
Oct 2359°F38°F84°F 196317°F 198124%1%
Oct 2458°F37°F80°F 195221°F 189624%1%
Oct 2558°F37°F80°F 199220°F 198124%1%
Oct 2657°F36°F82°F 195520°F 198123%1%
Oct 2757°F36°F82°F 195019°F 199723%1%
Oct 2856°F35°F78°F 195019°F 197623%1%
Oct 2956°F35°F84°F 195015°F 189523%1%
Oct 3055°F34°F86°F 195017°F 189523%2%
Oct 3154°F34°F87°F 195020°F 194923%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Baxter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135992 (Newton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00135992, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.