Whiting climate

Whiting Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 24.4 km from Whiting

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 in over about 11 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 Whiting, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.86 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
91°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
17°FOct 29, 1952
Chance of a freeze
48%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
11.2 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 170°F53°F89°F 195232°F 195831%0%
Oct 270°F52°F88°F 201928°F 197431%0%
Oct 370°F52°F90°F 195428°F 195232%0%
Oct 469°F52°F89°F 202532°F 196832%0%
Oct 569°F51°F88°F 202527°F 198032%0%
Oct 668°F51°F91°F 196321°F 195232%0%
Oct 768°F50°F89°F 200725°F 195232%0%
Oct 867°F50°F85°F 199724°F 195232%0%
Oct 967°F49°F88°F 200729°F 200032%0%
Oct 1066°F49°F87°F 201028°F 196433%0%
Oct 1166°F49°F86°F 196228°F 198733%0%
Oct 1266°F48°F84°F 195625°F 198733%1%
Oct 1365°F48°F86°F 200822°F 198833%1%
Oct 1465°F48°F86°F 197528°F 197933%1%
Oct 1564°F47°F85°F 196229°F 200634%1%
Oct 1664°F47°F88°F 200027°F 199134%1%
Oct 1763°F46°F85°F 195630°F 199234%1%
Oct 1863°F46°F85°F 195324°F 195234%1%
Oct 1962°F46°F86°F 200026°F 199234%1%
Oct 2062°F45°F85°F 195326°F 196034%1%
Oct 2162°F45°F86°F 195324°F 195234%1%
Oct 2261°F45°F85°F 195322°F 197635%1%
Oct 2361°F44°F84°F 196322°F 196935%1%
Oct 2460°F44°F81°F 196318°F 198135%1%
Oct 2560°F43°F80°F 196320°F 200635%1%
Oct 2659°F43°F83°F 196318°F 196235%2%
Oct 2759°F43°F77°F 200025°F 196935%2%
Oct 2858°F42°F76°F 201424°F 197635%2%
Oct 2958°F42°F79°F 199917°F 195235%2%
Oct 3057°F42°F81°F 202421°F 198835%2%
Oct 3157°F41°F78°F 202424°F 195435%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whiting, 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 6:47 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111577 (Chicago Midway AP 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.