Alpha climate

Alpha Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Altona, 19.7 km from Alpha

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alpha, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Record high
94°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
17°FOct 17, 2001
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.5 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 171°F46°F92°F 189731°F 19580%
Oct 271°F45°F91°F 195328°F 19740%
Oct 370°F45°F94°F 200628°F 19870%
Oct 470°F45°F90°F 189728°F 19010%
Oct 569°F44°F88°F 190024°F 19010%
Oct 669°F44°F91°F 196322°F 19520%
Oct 768°F43°F88°F 193926°F 19520%
Oct 868°F43°F89°F 200720°F 20000%
Oct 967°F43°F85°F 193824°F 19080%
Oct 1067°F42°F87°F 196227°F 19640%
Oct 1167°F42°F88°F 196223°F 19060%
Oct 1266°F41°F84°F 194723°F 19050%
Oct 1366°F41°F89°F 189918°F 1909
Oct 1465°F41°F87°F 194721°F 1909
Oct 1565°F40°F88°F 189729°F 1937
Oct 1664°F40°F85°F 189728°F 1976
Oct 1764°F39°F87°F 195017°F 2001
Oct 1863°F39°F88°F 201625°F 1952
Oct 1963°F39°F83°F 195319°F 1972
Oct 2062°F38°F85°F 197921°F 1960
Oct 2162°F38°F85°F 194724°F 1952
Oct 2261°F37°F84°F 194722°F 1976
Oct 2361°F37°F84°F 196322°F 1976
Oct 2460°F37°F81°F 196322°F 1981
Oct 2559°F36°F80°F 201220°F 1968
Oct 2659°F36°F83°F 196320°F 1942
Oct 2758°F35°F80°F 194022°F 1903
Oct 2858°F35°F79°F 195019°F 1909
Oct 2957°F35°F82°F 190118°F 1952
Oct 3057°F34°F85°F 195021°F 1988
Oct 3156°F34°F86°F 195021°F 1906

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alpha, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110140 (Altona), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113320, 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.