Dexter climate

Dexter Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 28.5 km from Dexter

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 8 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 Dexter, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.88 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
-8°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
99%
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 170°F45°F93°F 202326°F 197425%0%
Oct 270°F44°F93°F 195320°F 197425%0%
Oct 369°F44°F91°F 199726°F 198725%0%
Oct 469°F43°F94°F 199722°F 193525%0%
Oct 569°F43°F95°F 196326°F 198825%0%
Oct 668°F42°F94°F 196317°F 193525%0%
Oct 768°F42°F91°F 199720°F 201225%0%
Oct 867°F42°F89°F 193819°F 201225%0%
Oct 967°F41°F88°F 193820°F 200025%1%
Oct 1066°F41°F89°F 192821°F 196424%1%
Oct 1166°F40°F87°F 192818°F 198724%1%
Oct 1265°F40°F88°F 195620°F 198724%1%
Oct 1365°F40°F88°F 197513°F 191724%1%
Oct 1464°F39°F88°F 194719°F 193724%1%
Oct 1564°F39°F89°F 193824°F 195224%1%
Oct 1663°F38°F87°F 191021°F 194324%1%
Oct 1763°F38°F86°F 194717°F 197624%1%
Oct 1863°F38°F86°F 201617°F 202224%1%
Oct 1962°F37°F84°F 200315°F 197224%1%
Oct 2062°F37°F90°F 194715°F 197224%1%
Oct 2161°F36°F89°F 194712°F 193024%1%
Oct 2261°F36°F86°F 194016°F 197624%1%
Oct 2360°F35°F82°F 196315°F 193723%2%
Oct 2460°F35°F83°F 202220°F 191723%2%
Oct 2559°F35°F81°F 194020°F 193323%2%
Oct 2659°F34°F84°F 194016°F 194223%2%
Oct 2758°F34°F82°F 192216°F 199723%2%
Oct 2858°F33°F82°F 19993°F 192523%2%
Oct 2957°F33°F90°F 1937-7°F 192523%2%
Oct 3057°F33°F86°F 1950-8°F 192523%2%
Oct 3156°F32°F85°F 195014°F 191322%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dexter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.