Mitchell climate

Mitchell Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alton - Melvin Price L&d, 12.9 km from Mitchell

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 54°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 8 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 Mitchell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Record high
98°FOct 29, 1945
Record low
25°FOct 21, 1952
Chance of a freeze
31%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
9.4 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 175°F54°F90°F 197135°F 198522%0%
Oct 274°F54°F93°F 195331°F 198522%0%
Oct 374°F53°F95°F 200631°F 198522%0%
Oct 473°F53°F97°F 200637°F 198522%0%
Oct 573°F52°F92°F 200634°F 198022%0%
Oct 672°F52°F89°F 194632°F 195222%0%
Oct 772°F52°F89°F 196328°F 195223%0%
Oct 872°F51°F88°F 200730°F 195223%0%
Oct 971°F51°F87°F 198035°F 194523%0%
Oct 1071°F50°F90°F 196333°F 196423%0%
Oct 1170°F50°F90°F 196334°F 195224%0%
Oct 1270°F50°F90°F 194735°F 198024%0%
Oct 1369°F49°F87°F 195233°F 197924%0%
Oct 1469°F49°F89°F 194732°F 197924%0%
Oct 1568°F48°F88°F 196334°F 195525%0%
Oct 1668°F48°F90°F 195032°F 194325%0%
Oct 1768°F48°F92°F 195029°F 197625%0%
Oct 1867°F47°F88°F 194528°F 194826%0%
Oct 1967°F47°F88°F 195028°F 197226%0%
Oct 2066°F46°F87°F 194727°F 197226%0%
Oct 2166°F46°F87°F 194725°F 195227%0%
Oct 2265°F46°F87°F 194725°F 197627%0%
Oct 2365°F45°F83°F 196328°F 197627%0%
Oct 2464°F45°F83°F 195225°F 198127%0%
Oct 2564°F45°F83°F 195228°F 198127%
Oct 2663°F44°F82°F 195229°F 198028%
Oct 2763°F44°F84°F 194530°F 194928%
Oct 2862°F43°F92°F 194525°F 197628%
Oct 2962°F43°F98°F 194526°F 197628%
Oct 3062°F43°F86°F 195026°F 198028%
Oct 3161°F42°F81°F 194428°F 194928%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110137 (Alton - Melvin Price L&d), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00110137, 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.