Des Arc Weather in October
Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 in over about 7 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 75°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 4.23 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 1, 1953
- Record low
- 23°FOct 29, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 11%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.0
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 80°F | 59°F | 98°F 1953 | 37°F 1949 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 80°F | 58°F | 95°F 1953 | 38°F 1984 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 80°F | 58°F | 95°F 2019 | 39°F 1952 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 79°F | 57°F | 94°F 1954 | 38°F 1987 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 79°F | 57°F | 93°F 1954 | 39°F 1979 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 79°F | 57°F | 95°F 1954 | 34°F 1976 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 78°F | 56°F | 95°F 1944 | 31°F 1952 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 95°F 1963 | 31°F 1952 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 78°F | 55°F | 91°F 2018 | 33°F 2000 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1963 | 32°F 1979 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 77°F | 54°F | 97°F 1997 | 33°F 1906 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 77°F | 54°F | 93°F 1975 | 32°F 1905 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 76°F | 54°F | 93°F 1963 | 31°F 1977 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 76°F | 53°F | 91°F 1963 | 32°F 1907 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 75°F | 53°F | 92°F 1963 | 34°F 1907 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 75°F | 52°F | 95°F 2015 | 29°F 1952 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 75°F | 52°F | 89°F 1950 | 29°F 1943 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 74°F | 52°F | 89°F 1963 | 29°F 1948 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 74°F | 51°F | 90°F 1953 | 29°F 1948 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 73°F | 51°F | 89°F 1963 | 32°F 1989 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 73°F | 51°F | 89°F 1941 | 28°F 1952 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 94°F 1906 | 25°F 1952 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 72°F | 50°F | 89°F 1941 | 24°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 72°F | 50°F | 87°F 2003 | 30°F 1903 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 71°F | 49°F | 88°F 2003 | 28°F 1903 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 71°F | 49°F | 86°F 1963 | 30°F 1942 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 70°F | 49°F | 89°F 1963 | 30°F 1957 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 70°F | 48°F | 86°F 1950 | 28°F 1957 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 69°F | 48°F | 86°F 1946 | 23°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 69°F | 48°F | 87°F 1950 | 24°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 68°F | 47°F | 87°F 2016 | 28°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00031968 (Des Arc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00031968, 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.