DeSoto County climate

DeSoto County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Arcadia, 7.4 km from DeSoto County

Average highs run from 88°F on October 1 to 83°F on October 31, and lows from 68°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.58 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 DeSoto County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
2.58 in
Record high
99°FOct 16, 1996
Record low
42°FOct 29, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.1
Daylight
11 h 53 min to 11 h 07 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 188°F68°F93°F 201862°F 200132%
Oct 288°F68°F95°F 202458°F 200131%
Oct 388°F68°F95°F 202461°F 201130%
Oct 488°F68°F93°F 200761°F 201030%
Oct 588°F67°F93°F 201860°F 201029%
Oct 688°F67°F93°F 200961°F 201028%
Oct 787°F67°F94°F 202156°F 201028%
Oct 887°F67°F95°F 200958°F 201027%
Oct 987°F66°F94°F 200955°F 200026%
Oct 1087°F66°F93°F 200953°F 200025%
Oct 1187°F66°F95°F 200960°F 199625%
Oct 1287°F65°F93°F 200862°F 200024%
Oct 1386°F65°F93°F 200960°F 200023%
Oct 1486°F65°F94°F 201862°F 200023%
Oct 1586°F65°F93°F 201858°F 200422%
Oct 1686°F64°F99°F 199651°F 201022%
Oct 1786°F64°F94°F 201854°F 200021%
Oct 1885°F64°F94°F 201850°F 200920%
Oct 1985°F63°F93°F 201849°F 200920%
Oct 2085°F63°F92°F 199853°F 199619%
Oct 2185°F63°F92°F 200653°F 199619%
Oct 2285°F62°F92°F 202152°F 201118%
Oct 2384°F62°F90°F 200750°F 201618%
Oct 2484°F62°F91°F 201949°F 200618%
Oct 2584°F61°F91°F 201045°F 200617%
Oct 2684°F61°F92°F 202050°F 200517%
Oct 2783°F61°F92°F 201048°F 200517%
Oct 2883°F60°F92°F 201948°F 200116%
Oct 2983°F60°F93°F 200942°F 200816%
Oct 3083°F60°F92°F 200943°F 200816%
Oct 3183°F59°F92°F 202246°F 201716%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at DeSoto County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00080228 (Arcadia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012812, 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.