Watson climate

Watson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Effingham 3SW, 11.4 km from Watson

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 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 Watson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
95°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
15°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
80%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
10.1 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 176°F50°F94°F 201929°F 191726%0%
Oct 275°F49°F95°F 201928°F 195827%0%
Oct 375°F49°F95°F 192226°F 195227%0%
Oct 474°F48°F95°F 192229°F 193527%0%
Oct 574°F48°F93°F 192228°F 198027%0%
Oct 674°F48°F92°F 200728°F 193527%0%
Oct 773°F47°F92°F 196321°F 195227%0%
Oct 873°F47°F93°F 200723°F 195228%0%
Oct 972°F47°F93°F 200726°F 191528%0%
Oct 1072°F46°F89°F 196226°F 192528%0%
Oct 1171°F46°F91°F 196228°F 196428%0%
Oct 1271°F45°F90°F 196227°F 200629%0%
Oct 1370°F45°F87°F 189927°F 198029%0%
Oct 1470°F45°F90°F 189920°F 189329%0%
Oct 1569°F44°F89°F 189724°F 197929%0%
Oct 1669°F44°F88°F 189716°F 189329%0%
Oct 1768°F44°F87°F 195019°F 189330%0%
Oct 1868°F43°F88°F 195323°F 194830%0%
Oct 1968°F43°F87°F 195323°F 189330%0%
Oct 2067°F43°F88°F 195320°F 193030%0%
Oct 2167°F42°F87°F 192018°F 195230%0%
Oct 2266°F42°F88°F 195319°F 195230%0%
Oct 2366°F42°F85°F 193922°F 197631%0%
Oct 2465°F41°F84°F 192120°F 198131%0%
Oct 2565°F41°F86°F 192721°F 198131%1%
Oct 2664°F41°F85°F 196318°F 194231%1%
Oct 2764°F40°F84°F 192722°F 192532%1%
Oct 2863°F40°F86°F 192220°F 197632%1%
Oct 2963°F40°F84°F 192715°F 195232%1%
Oct 3062°F39°F86°F 195020°F 192532%1%
Oct 3162°F39°F85°F 193319°F 192332%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watson, 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 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112687 (Effingham 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.