Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan, 3.3 km from Grant County

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.56 in over about 6 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 Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.56 in
Record high
98°FOct 2, 1938
Record low
20°FOct 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
38%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
4.7 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 181°F55°F95°F 191033°F 198416%0%
Oct 281°F55°F98°F 193833°F 194617%0%
Oct 380°F54°F97°F 193835°F 194617%0%
Oct 480°F54°F96°F 201933°F 198717%0%
Oct 580°F53°F95°F 190936°F 198717%0%
Oct 679°F53°F95°F 195632°F 198517%0%
Oct 779°F53°F97°F 193833°F 199117%0%
Oct 878°F52°F98°F 196333°F 198718%0%
Oct 978°F52°F92°F 196333°F 195118%0%
Oct 1078°F51°F94°F 196330°F 200018%0%
Oct 1177°F51°F96°F 196330°F 200018%0%
Oct 1277°F50°F93°F 196327°F 194619%0%
Oct 1376°F50°F95°F 196328°F 194619%0%
Oct 1476°F50°F95°F 196330°F 194619%0%
Oct 1576°F49°F93°F 193830°F 193919%0%
Oct 1675°F49°F95°F 201528°F 194320%0%
Oct 1775°F48°F98°F 193829°F 194320%0%
Oct 1874°F48°F90°F 195326°F 194820%0%
Oct 1974°F47°F90°F 200526°F 194820%0%
Oct 2073°F47°F90°F 194025°F 198920%0%
Oct 2173°F47°F88°F 194129°F 198721%0%
Oct 2273°F46°F94°F 202030°F 199321%0%
Oct 2372°F46°F90°F 193924°F 193721%0%
Oct 2472°F46°F94°F 193925°F 193821%0%
Oct 2571°F45°F89°F 202427°F 193822%0%
Oct 2671°F45°F90°F 194429°F 193822%0%
Oct 2770°F44°F88°F 193924°F 194222%0%
Oct 2870°F44°F89°F 193923°F 195722%0%
Oct 2970°F44°F88°F 202423°F 195222%0%
Oct 3069°F43°F92°F 193721°F 199323%0%
Oct 3169°F43°F89°F 193720°F 199323%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:17 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00036562 (Sheridan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030582, 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.