Crossville ED & Research, TN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Crossville ED & Research's primary NOAA station, CROSSVILLE ED & RESEARCH.
The climate verdict for Crossville ED & Research
Water is the standout signal in Crossville ED & Research, Tennessee: 62.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. At 48/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 17% of scores.
- 54°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 48/100
- comfort score, above 17% of station-mapped location scores
- 62.6"
- annual precipitation · 14" snow
- 186 days
- frost-free growing season
Crossville ED & Research: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00402202 · Crossville ED & Research, TN 54°F mean · 62.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,842
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mountainair
- PRCP-WET 62.6"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-LOW 48/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,825 HDD
- STN-1 USC00402202
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mountainair, NM (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TN station list.
- Crossville ED &… (this station) 54°F
- Cold Breaks Intersta…, VA 54°F
- Hot Cecilville, CA 54°F
- Near Mountainair, NM 54°F
- Near Lebanon, VA 54°F
Climate Living Index · Crossville ED & Research
Crossville ED & Research: 53/100 · grade D
Crossville ED & Research publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Crossville ED & Research, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 48/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 98 calendar days | 76/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 14.1 inches/year | 57/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.7°F · 13.8° from 67.5°F | 55/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 186 days/year | 54/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 62.6 in · 27.6 from 35 in | 6/100 · F |
Crossville ED & Research · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Crossville ED & Research is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.4°F and warmest-month mean 72.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.5°F
- Coldest month
- 33.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Crossville ED & Research sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Crossville ED & Research's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 56th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 4% wettest
- Crossville ED & Research's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 32nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Crossville ED & Research compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Crossville ED & Research's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
48 17th percentile score exceeds 17% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Crossville ED & Research's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 79 complete annual observations from 1917 to 2023, CROSSVILLE ED & RESEARCH warmed at a fitted rate of 0.07°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Crossville ED & Research primary station fitted change +0.07 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 5.5" | 3.5" | 22.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 5.7" | 4.4" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 6.1" | 2.7" | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 64°F (18°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 6.1" | 0.2" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| June | 79°F (26°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 4.7" | 0.2" | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 6.5" | 3.1" | 20.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 16, short of 90°F on every date, while 98 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 25°F near January 19.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 4, then returns to freezing around November 28, covering 98 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 7, when 48% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 29 at 31%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 151 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Crossville ED & Research.
Where Crossville ED & Research Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 63 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Crossville ED & Research earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 3.5"
15.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.4"
13.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
14.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
13.1 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
11.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.1"
14.0 days with precipitation
Crossville ED & Research spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Crossville ED & Research has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 6.5" and October 3.7". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Crossville ED & Research, it arrives in quantity
62.6" of precipitation falls across only about 151 wet days here, averaging 0.41 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 151 a year, 41% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.41 inches
- Most wet days
- January, about 15
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 10
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Crossville ED & Research
Crossville ED & Research averages 14.1 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 11 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 14.1 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 11 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 2% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
186 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,825
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
731
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TN closest to Crossville ED & Research on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Beaverton, OR 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Caliente, NV 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Carrollton, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Centralia, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (62.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Kosciusko, MS 62.5" · 0.0" off
- Covington, LA 62.5" · 0.1" off
- Tylertown, MS 62.5" · 0.1" off
- Stuart, FL 62.7" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Crossville ED & Research
heating led · wet · mid swing
Crossville ED & Research's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,825 annual heating degree days against 731 for cooling. Its 39.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Crossville ED & Research's frost-free season lasts about 186 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Crossville ED & Research coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 33°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Crossville ED & Research typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Crossville ED & Research snow peak
February
Crossville ED & Research averages 14.1 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Crossville ED & Research's primary station: CROSSVILLE ED & RESEARCH (USC00402202). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Crossville ED & Research; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Crossville ED & Research comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.