Clive climate

Clive Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Intl AP, 9.7 km from Clive

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.78 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 Clive, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.78 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
14°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
11.0 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 171°F49°F92°F 197629°F 198528%0%
Oct 271°F49°F92°F 195327°F 197428%0%
Oct 370°F48°F92°F 199730°F 198728%1%
Oct 470°F48°F88°F 200529°F 196828%1%
Oct 569°F48°F95°F 196330°F 195227%1%
Oct 669°F47°F94°F 196324°F 195227%1%
Oct 768°F47°F87°F 194926°F 195227%1%
Oct 868°F46°F87°F 201024°F 200027%1%
Oct 967°F46°F86°F 201026°F 196427%1%
Oct 1067°F45°F88°F 196226°F 196427%1%
Oct 1166°F45°F86°F 196021°F 198727%1%
Oct 1266°F45°F90°F 197528°F 198027%1%
Oct 1365°F44°F88°F 197528°F 197927%1%
Oct 1465°F44°F86°F 194728°F 196927%2%
Oct 1564°F43°F86°F 195328°F 195227%2%
Oct 1663°F43°F87°F 195029°F 197627%2%
Oct 1763°F43°F87°F 201623°F 194827%2%
Oct 1862°F42°F87°F 195021°F 202227%2%
Oct 1962°F42°F85°F 200314°F 197227%2%
Oct 2061°F41°F88°F 200320°F 196027%2%
Oct 2161°F41°F86°F 194727°F 197627%3%
Oct 2260°F40°F83°F 202221°F 197627%3%
Oct 2360°F40°F83°F 202222°F 198127%3%
Oct 2459°F40°F79°F 195224°F 200627%3%
Oct 2559°F39°F80°F 198925°F 195727%3%
Oct 2658°F39°F83°F 195523°F 198127%3%
Oct 2758°F38°F82°F 199918°F 199727%3%
Oct 2857°F38°F81°F 201622°F 196727%4%
Oct 2957°F38°F83°F 202421°F 195227%4%
Oct 3056°F37°F85°F 195020°F 198827%4%
Oct 3156°F37°F86°F 195018°F 194927%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clive, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014933 (Des Moines Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.