Mitchell climate

Mitchell Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, 18.5 km from Mitchell

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 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 Mitchell, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 1900
Record low
16°FOct 24, 1981
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
6.3 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 173°F48°F96°F 190030°F 189527%0%
Oct 272°F48°F96°F 190030°F 197427%0%
Oct 372°F47°F95°F 190026°F 197427%0%
Oct 472°F47°F94°F 190026°F 197427%0%
Oct 571°F46°F94°F 190027°F 196828%0%
Oct 671°F46°F93°F 190028°F 196828%0%
Oct 770°F46°F93°F 190026°F 193528%0%
Oct 870°F45°F94°F 190025°F 190628%0%
Oct 970°F45°F91°F 189925°F 190628%0%
Oct 1069°F45°F94°F 189924°F 196428%0%
Oct 1169°F44°F92°F 189926°F 196429%0%
Oct 1268°F44°F92°F 190024°F 196729%0%
Oct 1368°F43°F91°F 190021°F 198829%0%
Oct 1468°F43°F93°F 190021°F 198829%0%
Oct 1567°F43°F90°F 190025°F 193729%0%
Oct 1667°F42°F86°F 194725°F 199129%0%
Oct 1766°F42°F87°F 195026°F 189630%0%
Oct 1866°F42°F87°F 196323°F 194830%0%
Oct 1966°F41°F86°F 195322°F 199230%0%
Oct 2065°F41°F92°F 196321°F 197230%0%
Oct 2165°F41°F86°F 195318°F 195230%0%
Oct 2264°F40°F90°F 196319°F 195230%0%
Oct 2364°F40°F89°F 196323°F 189530%0%
Oct 2464°F40°F85°F 193416°F 198130%0%
Oct 2563°F39°F84°F 190016°F 198130%0%
Oct 2663°F39°F85°F 190021°F 196230%0%
Oct 2762°F39°F85°F 194024°F 198831%0%
Oct 2862°F38°F85°F 190018°F 197631%0%
Oct 2961°F38°F90°F 190017°F 192531%0%
Oct 3061°F38°F91°F 190018°F 197631%1%
Oct 3161°F38°F90°F 190019°F 192331%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchell, 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 (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 6:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00126580 (Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00126580, 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.