Barton County climate

Barton County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Great Bend 3W, 14.5 km from Barton County

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 63°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.96 in over about 6 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 Barton County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
1.96 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FOct 2, 1963
Record low
10°FOct 29, 2019
Chance of a freeze
95%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 35 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
11.9 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 176°F49°F95°F 202429°F 198520%0%
Oct 276°F48°F98°F 196335°F 197920%0%
Oct 375°F48°F98°F 195433°F 200920%0%
Oct 475°F47°F97°F 201830°F 199920%0%
Oct 574°F47°F94°F 195632°F 195320%0%
Oct 674°F46°F95°F 202426°F 195220%0%
Oct 773°F46°F93°F 194920°F 195220%0%
Oct 873°F45°F95°F 202024°F 200020%0%
Oct 973°F45°F94°F 196328°F 200019%0%
Oct 1072°F45°F95°F 196527°F 200919%0%
Oct 1172°F44°F95°F 197525°F 201919%0%
Oct 1271°F44°F93°F 197525°F 201919%0%
Oct 1371°F43°F90°F 195030°F 198619%0%
Oct 1470°F43°F95°F 196828°F 196919%0%
Oct 1570°F42°F92°F 196824°F 195218%0%
Oct 1669°F42°F89°F 195826°F 201818%1%
Oct 1769°F41°F94°F 201626°F 202418%1%
Oct 1869°F41°F92°F 201626°F 195218%1%
Oct 1968°F41°F89°F 200322°F 198918%1%
Oct 2068°F40°F91°F 197525°F 197618%1%
Oct 2167°F40°F91°F 202330°F 199517%1%
Oct 2267°F39°F88°F 197525°F 200617%1%
Oct 2366°F39°F88°F 202428°F 194817%1%
Oct 2466°F38°F89°F 202226°F 200517%1%
Oct 2565°F38°F87°F 195222°F 201917%1%
Oct 2665°F38°F87°F 195219°F 202017%1%
Oct 2765°F37°F85°F 197717°F 199717%1%
Oct 2864°F37°F81°F 201615°F 201717%1%
Oct 2964°F36°F90°F 202410°F 201916%1%
Oct 3063°F36°F88°F 195011°F 201916%1%
Oct 3163°F36°F86°F 195012°F 201916%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 6:36 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143218 (Great Bend 3W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143218, 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.