Baxter climate

Baxter Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cookeville, 13.7 km from Baxter

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.10 in over about 13 wet days.

December 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
6.10 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
77°FDec 12, 2007
Record low
-13°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.4 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
Dec 155°F32°F75°F 197010°F 197639%1%
Dec 255°F32°F71°F 198214°F 192440%2%
Dec 354°F32°F76°F 1982-2°F 192940%2%
Dec 454°F32°F75°F 19828°F 192940%2%
Dec 554°F32°F76°F 198216°F 198940%2%
Dec 653°F32°F74°F 19759°F 193741%2%
Dec 753°F31°F74°F 19986°F 193741%2%
Dec 853°F31°F73°F 19228°F 197741%2%
Dec 953°F31°F73°F 1978-2°F 193741%2%
Dec 1052°F31°F70°F 2007-1°F 193742%3%
Dec 1152°F31°F72°F 20241°F 193742%3%
Dec 1252°F31°F77°F 2007-9°F 196242%3%
Dec 1351°F31°F72°F 1927-13°F 196242%3%
Dec 1451°F31°F71°F 1984-13°F 196243%3%
Dec 1551°F30°F74°F 19844°F 191743%3%
Dec 1651°F30°F74°F 19841°F 198943%3%
Dec 1750°F30°F73°F 19244°F 198943%4%
Dec 1850°F30°F70°F 19842°F 193243%4%
Dec 1950°F30°F73°F 20060°F 196344%4%
Dec 2050°F30°F68°F 20082°F 196344%4%
Dec 2150°F30°F71°F 19675°F 198144%4%
Dec 2249°F30°F74°F 1998-8°F 198944%4%
Dec 2349°F30°F68°F 1933-8°F 198944%4%
Dec 2449°F29°F69°F 1970-6°F 198944%5%
Dec 2549°F29°F74°F 2015-7°F 198344%5%
Dec 2649°F29°F72°F 20163°F 193544%5%
Dec 2748°F29°F74°F 20153°F 198344%5%
Dec 2848°F29°F75°F 20151°F 192544%5%
Dec 2948°F29°F73°F 19846°F 196144%5%
Dec 3048°F29°F69°F 1996-2°F 191744%5%
Dec 3148°F28°F71°F 19231°F 198344%5%

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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00402009 (Cookeville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402009, 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.