Marshall County climate

Marshall County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marshalltown, 6.9 km from Marshall County

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 54°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.66 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 Marshall County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.66 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
93°FOct 3, 1997
Record low
11°FOct 27, 1997
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
73%
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°F92°F 202326°F 200328%0%
Oct 269°F44°F89°F 202322°F 200328%0%
Oct 369°F44°F93°F 199731°F 199628%0%
Oct 468°F43°F87°F 200528°F 199928%0%
Oct 568°F43°F91°F 202427°F 201228%0%
Oct 668°F43°F89°F 199724°F 201228%0%
Oct 767°F42°F85°F 199720°F 201228%0%
Oct 867°F42°F84°F 201021°F 200028%0%
Oct 966°F41°F86°F 201020°F 200028%1%
Oct 1065°F41°F82°F 201024°F 200928%1%
Oct 1165°F41°F85°F 202423°F 200928%1%
Oct 1264°F40°F85°F 199926°F 200628%1%
Oct 1364°F40°F80°F 199625°F 200928%1%
Oct 1463°F39°F83°F 200525°F 200628%1%
Oct 1563°F39°F84°F 199926°F 200228%1%
Oct 1662°F39°F76°F 199823°F 200428%1%
Oct 1762°F38°F84°F 201623°F 200127%1%
Oct 1861°F38°F80°F 200518°F 202227%1%
Oct 1961°F38°F81°F 200016°F 202227%1%
Oct 2060°F37°F85°F 200321°F 200227%1%
Oct 2160°F37°F82°F 202422°F 201827%1%
Oct 2259°F36°F83°F 202222°F 199727%1%
Oct 2359°F36°F78°F 202323°F 199927%1%
Oct 2458°F36°F79°F 202319°F 199927%2%
Oct 2557°F35°F76°F 200022°F 201327%2%
Oct 2657°F35°F74°F 199620°F 202026%2%
Oct 2756°F34°F76°F 199911°F 199726%2%
Oct 2856°F34°F75°F 201620°F 200826%2%
Oct 2955°F34°F84°F 202419°F 201926%2%
Oct 3055°F33°F78°F 202423°F 199626%2%
Oct 3154°F33°F73°F 200019°F 200625%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marshall County, 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 7:09 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135198 (Marshalltown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094988, 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.