Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

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 Ruthven, 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
38°F
Precipitation
2.37 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
7°FOct 18, 2022
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 20 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°F95°F 202324°F 200327%0%
Oct 270°F44°F94°F 199721°F 199927%0%
Oct 369°F44°F92°F 200625°F 199627%0%
Oct 469°F43°F91°F 202523°F 202027%0%
Oct 568°F43°F86°F 201123°F 201226%0%
Oct 668°F43°F88°F 199718°F 201226%0%
Oct 767°F42°F85°F 199713°F 201226%0%
Oct 867°F42°F91°F 201014°F 200025%1%
Oct 966°F41°F86°F 202017°F 200025%1%
Oct 1066°F41°F86°F 202420°F 200925%1%
Oct 1165°F40°F88°F 201519°F 200925%1%
Oct 1265°F40°F81°F 202519°F 201224%1%
Oct 1364°F40°F79°F 199622°F 200924%1%
Oct 1464°F39°F82°F 199622°F 200624%1%
Oct 1563°F39°F73°F 199621°F 202223%1%
Oct 1663°F38°F80°F 202522°F 202423%1%
Oct 1762°F38°F77°F 201723°F 202223%1%
Oct 1862°F38°F85°F 20037°F 202222%1%
Oct 1961°F37°F89°F 200312°F 202222%1%
Oct 2060°F37°F84°F 200320°F 199922%2%
Oct 2160°F36°F85°F 202421°F 201122%2%
Oct 2259°F36°F83°F 202221°F 199721%2%
Oct 2359°F36°F84°F 202219°F 199921%2%
Oct 2458°F35°F75°F 201414°F 202021%2%
Oct 2558°F35°F71°F 200015°F 202021%2%
Oct 2657°F34°F74°F 199612°F 202021%2%
Oct 2756°F34°F81°F 19997°F 202021%3%
Oct 2856°F34°F76°F 201617°F 200820%3%
Oct 2955°F33°F82°F 202417°F 201120%3%
Oct 3055°F33°F75°F 200818°F 201920%3%
Oct 3154°F32°F71°F 199912°F 200620%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, 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 7:01 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:53 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 USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, 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.