Rankin Weather in October
Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 in over about 9 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 66°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.43 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 93°FOct 7, 2007
- Record low
- 19°FOct 28, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 11 h 46 min to 10 h 29 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 44°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 73°F | 50°F | 90°F 1897 | 32°F 1985 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 73°F | 49°F | 91°F 1897 | 27°F 2003 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 72°F | 49°F | 91°F 1897 | 27°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 1897 | 28°F 1989 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 71°F | 48°F | 91°F 1897 | 29°F 2004 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 71°F | 48°F | 90°F 2007 | 28°F 1952 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 70°F | 48°F | 93°F 2007 | 25°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 70°F | 47°F | 92°F 2007 | 23°F 1987 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 69°F | 47°F | 90°F 2007 | 21°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 69°F | 46°F | 88°F 2010 | 26°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 68°F | 46°F | 86°F 1962 | 21°F 1906 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 68°F | 46°F | 86°F 1961 | 28°F 1905 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 67°F | 45°F | 86°F 1899 | 23°F 1909 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 67°F | 45°F | 90°F 1897 | 25°F 1909 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 91°F 1897 | 27°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 66°F | 44°F | 85°F 1910 | 24°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 87°F 1910 | 23°F 2001 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 88°F 1908 | 24°F 2001 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 64°F | 43°F | 86°F 1950 | 22°F 1992 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 64°F | 43°F | 86°F 1953 | 23°F 1992 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 63°F | 43°F | 85°F 1908 | 24°F 2018 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 63°F | 42°F | 85°F 1953 | 20°F 1907 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 62°F | 42°F | 85°F 1899 | 23°F 1976 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 62°F | 42°F | 81°F 1991 | 21°F 1903 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 61°F | 41°F | 79°F 1973 | 22°F 1981 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 26 | 61°F | 41°F | 82°F 1900 | 22°F 1962 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 27 | 60°F | 41°F | 80°F 1900 | 21°F 1903 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 28 | 60°F | 40°F | 79°F 1896 | 19°F 1990 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 29 | 59°F | 40°F | 82°F 1999 | 20°F 1910 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 30 | 59°F | 40°F | 85°F 1950 | 24°F 1988 | 28% | 1% |
| Oct 31 | 58°F | 39°F | 84°F 1950 | 22°F 1906 | 28% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114198 (Hoopeston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014806, 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.