Alta climate

Alta Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Storm Lake, 8.5 km from Alta

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
91°FOct 3, 1997
Record low
2°FOct 29, 1925
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
11.6 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 169°F46°F89°F 202327°F 19611%
Oct 268°F46°F90°F 195323°F 19741%
Oct 368°F45°F91°F 199726°F 19741%
Oct 467°F45°F89°F 193820°F 19351%
Oct 567°F44°F89°F 194726°F 20121%
Oct 666°F44°F90°F 196323°F 20121%
Oct 766°F44°F89°F 196321°F 20001%
Oct 865°F43°F85°F 199321°F 19171%
Oct 965°F43°F90°F 201018°F 19641%
Oct 1064°F42°F88°F 192817°F 19641%
Oct 1164°F42°F85°F 191019°F 19642%
Oct 1263°F41°F87°F 195617°F 19172%
Oct 1362°F41°F90°F 197522°F 19792%
Oct 1462°F41°F89°F 197513°F 19372%
Oct 1561°F40°F86°F 190825°F 18932%
Oct 1661°F40°F87°F 191023°F 19432%
Oct 1760°F39°F81°F 194718°F 19522%
Oct 1860°F39°F83°F 195014°F 20222%
Oct 1959°F38°F84°F 200313°F 19722%
Oct 2059°F38°F87°F 200313°F 19723%
Oct 2158°F37°F85°F 194712°F 19303%
Oct 2257°F37°F83°F 192717°F 19363%
Oct 2357°F37°F80°F 189918°F 19173%
Oct 2456°F36°F80°F 196318°F 20203%
Oct 2556°F36°F83°F 192718°F 19573%
Oct 2655°F35°F82°F 192713°F 20203%
Oct 2755°F35°F87°F 192715°F 20204%
Oct 2854°F34°F81°F 19373°F 19254%
Oct 2953°F34°F86°F 19372°F 19254%
Oct 3053°F34°F85°F 19505°F 19254%
Oct 3152°F33°F78°F 195013°F 19304%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:02 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137979 (Storm Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137979, 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.