West Salem climate

West Salem Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olney 2S, 21 km from West Salem

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.83 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 West Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.83 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
21°FOct 31, 2023
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
53%
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°F50°F95°F 201936°F 199327%0%
Oct 275°F50°F95°F 201934°F 200327%0%
Oct 374°F49°F90°F 201832°F 200328%0%
Oct 474°F49°F92°F 201833°F 200428%0%
Oct 574°F48°F90°F 199730°F 202028%0%
Oct 673°F48°F92°F 201835°F 202028%0%
Oct 773°F48°F91°F 200733°F 199128%0%
Oct 872°F47°F93°F 200732°F 200028%0%
Oct 972°F47°F93°F 200730°F 202229%0%
Oct 1071°F47°F90°F 201829°F 200029%0%
Oct 1171°F46°F89°F 201032°F 200029%0%
Oct 1270°F46°F91°F 196334°F 200029%0%
Oct 1370°F45°F85°F 199532°F 200630%0%
Oct 1470°F45°F86°F 201732°F 200630%0%
Oct 1569°F45°F86°F 199231°F 200630%0%
Oct 1669°F44°F87°F 196327°F 202030%0%
Oct 1768°F44°F85°F 196329°F 199130%0%
Oct 1868°F44°F86°F 201625°F 201530%0%
Oct 1967°F43°F85°F 200726°F 199230%0%
Oct 2067°F43°F82°F 200325°F 202230%0%
Oct 2166°F43°F89°F 196330°F 199131%0%
Oct 2266°F42°F87°F 196329°F 199731%0%
Oct 2365°F42°F87°F 196330°F 201331%0%
Oct 2465°F41°F87°F 196330°F 200631%1%
Oct 2564°F41°F82°F 196329°F 199931%1%
Oct 2664°F41°F83°F 196329°F 199931%1%
Oct 2763°F40°F85°F 196328°F 200132%1%
Oct 2863°F40°F83°F 196326°F 200832%1%
Oct 2962°F40°F83°F 199926°F 200832%1%
Oct 3062°F39°F80°F 202429°F 200832%1%
Oct 3161°F39°F80°F 201621°F 202332%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Salem, 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 6:48 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116446 (Olney 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, 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.