Shipman Weather in October
Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.31 in
- Record high
- 98°FOct 29, 1945
- Record low
- 25°FOct 21, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 88%
- Daylight
- 11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 74°F | 49°F | 90°F 1971 | 35°F 1985 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 73°F | 49°F | 93°F 1953 | 31°F 1985 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 73°F | 49°F | 95°F 2006 | 31°F 1985 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 72°F | 48°F | 97°F 2006 | 37°F 1985 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 72°F | 48°F | 92°F 2006 | 34°F 1980 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 72°F | 47°F | 89°F 1946 | 32°F 1952 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 71°F | 47°F | 89°F 1963 | 28°F 1952 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 71°F | 47°F | 88°F 2007 | 30°F 1952 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 70°F | 46°F | 87°F 1980 | 35°F 1945 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 70°F | 46°F | 90°F 1963 | 33°F 1964 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 69°F | 46°F | 90°F 1963 | 34°F 1952 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 69°F | 45°F | 90°F 1947 | 35°F 1980 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 87°F 1952 | 33°F 1979 | 28% | |
| Oct 14 | 68°F | 45°F | 89°F 1947 | 32°F 1979 | 29% | |
| Oct 15 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 1963 | 34°F 1955 | 29% | |
| Oct 16 | 67°F | 44°F | 90°F 1950 | 32°F 1943 | 29% | |
| Oct 17 | 67°F | 44°F | 92°F 1950 | 29°F 1976 | 29% | |
| Oct 18 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1945 | 28°F 1948 | 30% | |
| Oct 19 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1950 | 28°F 1972 | 30% | |
| Oct 20 | 65°F | 43°F | 87°F 1947 | 27°F 1972 | 30% | |
| Oct 21 | 65°F | 42°F | 87°F 1947 | 25°F 1952 | 30% | |
| Oct 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 87°F 1947 | 25°F 1976 | 31% | |
| Oct 23 | 64°F | 42°F | 83°F 1963 | 28°F 1976 | 31% | |
| Oct 24 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 1952 | 25°F 1981 | 31% | |
| Oct 25 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 1952 | 28°F 1981 | 31% | |
| Oct 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 82°F 1952 | 29°F 1980 | 31% | |
| Oct 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 84°F 1945 | 30°F 1949 | 31% | |
| Oct 28 | 61°F | 40°F | 92°F 1945 | 25°F 1976 | 32% | |
| Oct 29 | 61°F | 39°F | 98°F 1945 | 26°F 1976 | 32% | |
| Oct 30 | 61°F | 39°F | 86°F 1950 | 26°F 1980 | 32% | |
| Oct 31 | 60°F | 39°F | 81°F 1944 | 28°F 1949 | 32% |
Chance of rain
- 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 7:27 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111280 (Carlinville), 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.