Shell Rock climate

Shell Rock Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Allison, 18.5 km from Shell Rock

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Shell Rock, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FOct 3, 1997
Record low
11°FOct 30, 1988
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
74%
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 169°F45°F93°F 202323°F 200326%0%
Oct 268°F45°F93°F 195319°F 200326%0%
Oct 368°F45°F95°F 199726°F 198726%0%
Oct 467°F44°F89°F 202523°F 198925%0%
Oct 567°F44°F93°F 196324°F 198825%0%
Oct 666°F43°F95°F 196326°F 197625%1%
Oct 766°F43°F87°F 199724°F 198825%1%
Oct 865°F43°F84°F 201021°F 197625%1%
Oct 965°F42°F88°F 201019°F 200024%1%
Oct 1064°F42°F85°F 196218°F 196424%1%
Oct 1164°F41°F87°F 202416°F 198724%1%
Oct 1263°F41°F87°F 197522°F 198824%1%
Oct 1363°F40°F90°F 197523°F 200923%1%
Oct 1462°F40°F83°F 195324°F 200623%1%
Oct 1562°F40°F85°F 195325°F 195223%2%
Oct 1661°F39°F84°F 195322°F 195223%2%
Oct 1761°F39°F84°F 195022°F 197622%2%
Oct 1860°F38°F87°F 195018°F 195222%2%
Oct 1960°F38°F83°F 200014°F 197222%2%
Oct 2059°F37°F87°F 200317°F 195222%2%
Oct 2158°F37°F84°F 202420°F 196722%3%
Oct 2258°F37°F84°F 202214°F 197621%3%
Oct 2357°F36°F82°F 196319°F 196921%3%
Oct 2457°F36°F81°F 202319°F 200621%3%
Oct 2556°F35°F81°F 198919°F 198721%3%
Oct 2656°F35°F80°F 195518°F 198821%4%
Oct 2755°F34°F81°F 196615°F 199721%4%
Oct 2854°F34°F75°F 201615°F 196720%4%
Oct 2954°F33°F84°F 202413°F 195220%4%
Oct 3053°F33°F81°F 195011°F 198820%4%
Oct 3153°F32°F83°F 195018°F 199320%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shell Rock, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130157 (Allison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094910, 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.