Is this weather normal in Baxter County?

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Baxter County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +9° against the usual. Baxter County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 41°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Baxter County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.1°OctNov: +4.6°NovDec: +2.0°DecJan 2026: -0.1°JanFeb: +4.8°FebMar: +9.3°MarApr: +6.1°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +1.4°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +4.0°AugSep: +9.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.3 inOctNov: -2.4 inNovDec: -3.2 inDecJan 2026: -2.4 inJanFeb: -2.2 inFebMar: -1.6 inMarApr: -1.3 inAprMay: +0.6 inMayJun: +1.4 inJunJul: -1.6 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: -2.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Baxter County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January47° / 26°3.0 in44.9° 200619.1° 1918
February52° / 29°3.0 in49.2° 202425.6° 1899
March61° / 37°4.6 in60.3° 201235.2° 1960
April70° / 46°5.2 in65.3° 189650.2° 1907
May77° / 55°5.4 in72.1° 196259.1° 1917
June86° / 63°3.8 in80.7° 195368.1° 1903
July90° / 67°3.8 in85.0° 193472.2° 1905
August89° / 65°3.5 in83.7° 198070.7° 1992
September82° / 58°3.6 in79.3° 202662.6° 1918
October72° / 46°3.8 in67.2° 196352.3° 1917
November59° / 37°4.4 in56.0° 190939.2° 1976
December49° / 29°3.6 in49.8° 202124.6° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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