Runnells climate

Runnells Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 7.8 km from Runnells

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.89 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 Runnells, 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
41°F
Precipitation
2.89 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
95°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
14°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 45 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°F47°F92°F 197629°F 198529%0%
Oct 270°F47°F92°F 195327°F 197429%0%
Oct 370°F47°F92°F 199730°F 198729%1%
Oct 469°F46°F88°F 200529°F 196829%1%
Oct 569°F46°F95°F 196330°F 195229%1%
Oct 668°F45°F94°F 196324°F 195229%1%
Oct 768°F45°F87°F 194926°F 195229%1%
Oct 867°F45°F87°F 201024°F 200029%1%
Oct 967°F44°F86°F 201026°F 196429%1%
Oct 1066°F44°F88°F 196226°F 196429%1%
Oct 1166°F43°F86°F 196021°F 198729%1%
Oct 1265°F43°F90°F 197528°F 198028%1%
Oct 1365°F43°F88°F 197528°F 197928%1%
Oct 1464°F42°F86°F 194728°F 196928%2%
Oct 1564°F42°F86°F 195328°F 195228%2%
Oct 1663°F41°F87°F 195029°F 197628%2%
Oct 1763°F41°F87°F 201623°F 194828%2%
Oct 1862°F40°F87°F 195021°F 202227%2%
Oct 1961°F40°F85°F 200314°F 197227%2%
Oct 2061°F40°F88°F 200320°F 196027%2%
Oct 2160°F39°F86°F 194727°F 197627%3%
Oct 2260°F39°F83°F 202221°F 197627%3%
Oct 2359°F38°F83°F 202222°F 198126%3%
Oct 2459°F38°F79°F 195224°F 200626%3%
Oct 2558°F37°F80°F 198925°F 195726%3%
Oct 2658°F37°F83°F 195523°F 198126%3%
Oct 2757°F37°F82°F 199918°F 199725%3%
Oct 2857°F36°F81°F 201622°F 196725%4%
Oct 2956°F36°F83°F 202421°F 195225%4%
Oct 3056°F35°F85°F 195020°F 198824%4%
Oct 3155°F35°F86°F 195018°F 194924%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Runnells, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 6:55 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), 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.