Wataga climate

Wataga Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galesburg, 12.4 km from Wataga

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.82 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 Wataga, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.82 in
Record high
94°FOct 3, 2006
Record low
17°FOct 17, 2001
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
73%
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 170°F49°F92°F 189731°F 195825%0%
Oct 270°F48°F91°F 195328°F 197425%0%
Oct 369°F48°F94°F 200628°F 198726%0%
Oct 469°F47°F90°F 189728°F 190126%0%
Oct 568°F47°F88°F 190024°F 190126%0%
Oct 668°F47°F91°F 196322°F 195226%0%
Oct 767°F46°F88°F 193926°F 195226%0%
Oct 867°F46°F89°F 200720°F 200026%0%
Oct 967°F45°F85°F 193824°F 190826%0%
Oct 1066°F45°F87°F 196227°F 196426%0%
Oct 1166°F45°F88°F 196223°F 190627%0%
Oct 1265°F44°F84°F 194723°F 190527%0%
Oct 1365°F44°F89°F 189918°F 190927%0%
Oct 1464°F43°F87°F 194721°F 190927%0%
Oct 1564°F43°F88°F 189729°F 193727%0%
Oct 1663°F43°F85°F 189728°F 197627%0%
Oct 1763°F42°F87°F 195017°F 200127%0%
Oct 1862°F42°F88°F 201625°F 195227%0%
Oct 1962°F41°F83°F 195319°F 197227%0%
Oct 2061°F41°F85°F 197921°F 196027%0%
Oct 2161°F41°F85°F 194724°F 195228%0%
Oct 2260°F40°F84°F 194722°F 197628%0%
Oct 2360°F40°F84°F 196322°F 197628%1%
Oct 2459°F39°F81°F 196322°F 198128%1%
Oct 2559°F39°F80°F 201220°F 196828%1%
Oct 2658°F39°F83°F 196320°F 194228%1%
Oct 2758°F38°F80°F 194022°F 190328%1%
Oct 2857°F38°F79°F 195019°F 190928%1%
Oct 2957°F37°F82°F 190118°F 195227%1%
Oct 3056°F37°F85°F 195021°F 198827%1%
Oct 3156°F36°F86°F 195021°F 190627%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wataga, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113320 (Galesburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113320, 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.