Bradford climate

Bradford Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kewanee 1 E, 21.5 km from Bradford

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 11 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 Bradford, 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
41°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
90°FOct 2, 1976
Record low
16°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.7 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 171°F46°F88°F 197134°F 197430%0%
Oct 271°F46°F90°F 197624°F 200330%0%
Oct 370°F45°F89°F 200626°F 197431%0%
Oct 470°F45°F90°F 196928°F 198931%0%
Oct 569°F45°F88°F 195128°F 198031%0%
Oct 669°F44°F89°F 200722°F 195231%0%
Oct 768°F44°F90°F 200726°F 195232%0%
Oct 868°F44°F89°F 200726°F 195232%0%
Oct 967°F43°F85°F 198226°F 200032%0%
Oct 1067°F43°F86°F 196224°F 196432%0%
Oct 1166°F43°F87°F 196226°F 198732%0%
Oct 1266°F42°F83°F 196124°F 198833%0%
Oct 1365°F42°F86°F 197523°F 198833%0%
Oct 1465°F42°F85°F 196227°F 200233%1%
Oct 1564°F41°F87°F 196229°F 196933%1%
Oct 1664°F41°F81°F 196527°F 199133%1%
Oct 1763°F41°F81°F 196426°F 199233%1%
Oct 1863°F40°F83°F 196524°F 197634%1%
Oct 1962°F40°F81°F 196519°F 197234%1%
Oct 2062°F40°F88°F 200324°F 196034%1%
Oct 2161°F39°F88°F 197922°F 195234%1%
Oct 2261°F39°F85°F 197922°F 198234%1%
Oct 2360°F39°F81°F 199221°F 196934%1%
Oct 2460°F38°F80°F 197319°F 198134%1%
Oct 2559°F38°F78°F 198923°F 198234%1%
Oct 2659°F38°F77°F 195219°F 196234%1%
Oct 2758°F37°F77°F 198425°F 196934%1%
Oct 2858°F37°F79°F 199921°F 196934%2%
Oct 2957°F37°F79°F 197116°F 195234%2%
Oct 3057°F36°F79°F 197118°F 198834%2%
Oct 3156°F36°F81°F 196818°F 198833%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bradford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114710 (Kewanee 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114805, 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.