Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lincoln, 31.8 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.42 in over about 10 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.42 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
95°FOct 2, 1953
Record low
7°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
44°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 174°F47°F91°F 192229°F 191228%0%
Oct 273°F47°F95°F 195326°F 200328%0%
Oct 373°F46°F95°F 195426°F 200328%0%
Oct 472°F46°F92°F 192228°F 193529%0%
Oct 572°F46°F90°F 192227°F 202029%0%
Oct 671°F45°F90°F 196324°F 195229%0%
Oct 771°F45°F89°F 196321°F 201229%0%
Oct 870°F44°F90°F 193924°F 195229%0%
Oct 970°F44°F89°F 194922°F 191729%0%
Oct 1069°F44°F87°F 196223°F 201230%0%
Oct 1169°F43°F89°F 196225°F 191630%0%
Oct 1268°F43°F89°F 196221°F 198730%0%
Oct 1368°F43°F86°F 193519°F 191730%0%
Oct 1467°F42°F86°F 201724°F 190931%0%
Oct 1567°F42°F88°F 196325°F 193731%0%
Oct 1666°F42°F86°F 195626°F 202031%0%
Oct 1766°F41°F87°F 193524°F 202431%0%
Oct 1865°F41°F88°F 195320°F 194831%0%
Oct 1965°F41°F86°F 195322°F 197231%0%
Oct 2064°F40°F89°F 199517°F 193032%1%
Oct 2164°F40°F87°F 197916°F 193032%1%
Oct 2263°F40°F86°F 195321°F 193032%1%
Oct 2363°F40°F84°F 196321°F 192432%1%
Oct 2462°F39°F87°F 199218°F 198832%1%
Oct 2562°F39°F82°F 192120°F 201332%1%
Oct 2661°F39°F85°F 196318°F 196232%1%
Oct 2761°F38°F86°F 192718°F 191432%1%
Oct 2860°F38°F87°F 192718°F 192533%1%
Oct 2960°F38°F84°F 193713°F 192533%1%
Oct 3059°F37°F87°F 19507°F 192533%1%
Oct 3159°F37°F85°F 195014°F 192533%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, 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 6:52 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115079 (Lincoln), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115079, 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.