Posey County climate

Posey County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Vernon, 10.7 km from Posey County

Average highs run from 77°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 7 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 Posey County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
19°FOct 24, 1981
Chance of a freeze
64%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 37 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.2 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 177°F51°F96°F 201933°F 194922%0%
Oct 276°F51°F96°F 195333°F 193922%0%
Oct 376°F50°F96°F 201931°F 197422%0%
Oct 475°F50°F92°F 195430°F 198722%0%
Oct 575°F50°F92°F 195131°F 198023%0%
Oct 675°F49°F93°F 194131°F 198023%0%
Oct 774°F49°F92°F 193928°F 195223%0%
Oct 874°F48°F93°F 200728°F 198723%0%
Oct 973°F48°F92°F 200728°F 200024%0%
Oct 1073°F48°F88°F 201828°F 196424%0%
Oct 1173°F47°F94°F 196331°F 196424%0%
Oct 1272°F47°F90°F 201029°F 198824%0%
Oct 1372°F46°F91°F 194026°F 198824%0%
Oct 1471°F46°F91°F 193528°F 198724%0%
Oct 1571°F46°F89°F 189726°F 193925%0%
Oct 1670°F45°F89°F 193829°F 199125%0%
Oct 1770°F45°F90°F 193825°F 194325%0%
Oct 1870°F45°F87°F 195326°F 194825%0%
Oct 1969°F44°F91°F 200527°F 199225%0%
Oct 2069°F44°F90°F 196329°F 189525%0%
Oct 2168°F44°F88°F 195324°F 195226%0%
Oct 2268°F43°F89°F 195322°F 195226%0%
Oct 2367°F43°F88°F 196328°F 195226%0%
Oct 2467°F43°F86°F 193419°F 198126%0%
Oct 2566°F42°F88°F 194027°F 199926%0%
Oct 2666°F42°F93°F 194021°F 194226%0%
Oct 2766°F42°F86°F 196327°F 194227%0%
Oct 2865°F41°F86°F 194023°F 197627%0%
Oct 2965°F41°F83°F 200422°F 195227%0%
Oct 3064°F41°F85°F 195026°F 189527%0%
Oct 3164°F40°F85°F 193327°F 198827%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Posey County, 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 6:47 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:16 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 USC00126001 (Mt Vernon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00153762, 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.