Diamond climate

Diamond Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, 12.4 km from Diamond

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.09 in over about 9 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 Diamond, 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
44°F
Precipitation
3.09 in
Record high
95°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
12°FOct 28, 1925
Chance of a freeze
72%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
74%
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 172°F50°F90°F 192229°F 193927%0%
Oct 271°F49°F91°F 192226°F 200328%0%
Oct 371°F49°F92°F 195426°F 195228%0%
Oct 470°F48°F90°F 192227°F 193528%0%
Oct 570°F48°F92°F 191626°F 196828%0%
Oct 669°F48°F95°F 196321°F 195228%0%
Oct 769°F47°F90°F 191627°F 193528%0%
Oct 868°F47°F91°F 200724°F 195228%0%
Oct 968°F46°F88°F 194925°F 191528%0%
Oct 1067°F46°F89°F 201022°F 196428%0%
Oct 1167°F46°F89°F 192823°F 191628%0%
Oct 1266°F45°F86°F 193028°F 196728%0%
Oct 1366°F45°F87°F 200823°F 191729%0%
Oct 1465°F45°F86°F 192023°F 193729%0%
Oct 1565°F44°F89°F 196319°F 193729%0%
Oct 1664°F44°F87°F 196325°F 194429%0%
Oct 1764°F44°F86°F 195025°F 193929%0%
Oct 1863°F43°F86°F 201620°F 194829%0%
Oct 1963°F43°F84°F 195326°F 193029%0%
Oct 2062°F43°F85°F 195320°F 196429%0%
Oct 2162°F42°F86°F 200317°F 195229%0%
Oct 2261°F42°F87°F 196321°F 193030%0%
Oct 2361°F42°F86°F 196322°F 191730%0%
Oct 2460°F41°F84°F 196322°F 196430%0%
Oct 2560°F41°F81°F 202323°F 196030%0%
Oct 2660°F41°F85°F 196317°F 196230%0%
Oct 2759°F40°F84°F 192720°F 191430%0%
Oct 2859°F40°F83°F 192712°F 192530%0%
Oct 2958°F39°F82°F 193712°F 192530%0%
Oct 3058°F39°F86°F 195015°F 192531%0%
Oct 3157°F39°F84°F 195017°F 192531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Diamond, 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 6:50 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111420 (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115825, 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.