Plainview climate

Plainview Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Nimrod Dam, 13.1 km from Plainview

Average highs run from 82°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 57°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.50 in over about 7 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 Plainview, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.50 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
25°FOct 29, 2017
Chance of a freeze
16%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
4.5 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 182°F57°F95°F 202336°F 199921%0%
Oct 281°F57°F94°F 201936°F 200321%0%
Oct 381°F56°F93°F 201940°F 200422%0%
Oct 481°F56°F92°F 201338°F 201022%0%
Oct 580°F55°F93°F 202434°F 199922%0%
Oct 680°F55°F94°F 202436°F 200122%0%
Oct 780°F55°F91°F 202535°F 200122%0%
Oct 879°F54°F93°F 202132°F 200022%0%
Oct 979°F54°F92°F 202127°F 200023%0%
Oct 1079°F53°F90°F 201028°F 200023%0%
Oct 1178°F53°F89°F 202431°F 200023%0%
Oct 1278°F52°F94°F 202431°F 201923%0%
Oct 1377°F52°F94°F 202430°F 200623%0%
Oct 1477°F52°F91°F 201533°F 200223%0%
Oct 1577°F51°F94°F 201536°F 200423%0%
Oct 1676°F51°F91°F 201134°F 200223%0%
Oct 1776°F50°F88°F 202531°F 200123%0%
Oct 1875°F50°F90°F 200531°F 202223%0%
Oct 1975°F50°F89°F 200428°F 202224%0%
Oct 2075°F49°F87°F 200332°F 201124%0%
Oct 2174°F49°F88°F 200332°F 201124%0%
Oct 2274°F49°F89°F 202434°F 200624%0%
Oct 2373°F48°F92°F 202430°F 200624%0%
Oct 2473°F48°F90°F 202427°F 199924%0%
Oct 2572°F47°F91°F 202430°F 199924%0%
Oct 2672°F47°F86°F 201429°F 200524%0%
Oct 2772°F47°F83°F 199930°F 200124%0%
Oct 2871°F46°F89°F 202428°F 201725%0%
Oct 2971°F46°F86°F 202425°F 201725%0%
Oct 3070°F46°F88°F 201629°F 201025%0%
Oct 3170°F45°F88°F 201628°F 202325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainview, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:20 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00035200 (Nimrod Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053920, 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.