Graettinger climate

Graettinger Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 16 km from Graettinger

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.37 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 Graettinger, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.37 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
93°FOct 3, 1997
Record low
-5°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
38°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 170°F45°F91°F 189725°F 190827%0%
Oct 270°F44°F92°F 195318°F 197427%0%
Oct 369°F44°F93°F 199722°F 197427%0%
Oct 469°F43°F90°F 189721°F 193527%0%
Oct 568°F43°F90°F 196318°F 198826%0%
Oct 668°F43°F89°F 196313°F 193526%0%
Oct 767°F42°F89°F 200718°F 201226%0%
Oct 867°F42°F86°F 199318°F 191725%1%
Oct 966°F41°F89°F 201020°F 200025%1%
Oct 1066°F41°F92°F 192818°F 193525%1%
Oct 1165°F40°F88°F 191019°F 196725%1%
Oct 1265°F40°F89°F 195617°F 191724%1%
Oct 1364°F40°F88°F 197516°F 191724%1%
Oct 1464°F39°F90°F 194718°F 191724%1%
Oct 1563°F39°F89°F 195824°F 195523%1%
Oct 1663°F38°F86°F 191018°F 194323%1%
Oct 1762°F38°F86°F 193816°F 197623%1%
Oct 1862°F38°F85°F 195012°F 202222%1%
Oct 1961°F37°F83°F 195313°F 197222%1%
Oct 2060°F37°F88°F 194715°F 196022%2%
Oct 2160°F36°F89°F 194711°F 191322%2%
Oct 2259°F36°F84°F 192717°F 189621%2%
Oct 2359°F36°F84°F 189915°F 193621%2%
Oct 2458°F35°F81°F 198914°F 202021%2%
Oct 2558°F35°F88°F 192713°F 202021%2%
Oct 2657°F34°F88°F 192715°F 199721%2%
Oct 2756°F34°F80°F 19277°F 202021%3%
Oct 2856°F34°F80°F 19227°F 192520%3%
Oct 2955°F33°F85°F 1937-2°F 192520%3%
Oct 3055°F33°F85°F 1950-5°F 192520%3%
Oct 3154°F32°F82°F 19509°F 191720%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Graettinger, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:12 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132724, 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.