Morton County climate

Morton County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield, 8.1 km from Morton County

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 66°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 3 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 Morton County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
97°FOct 17, 2016
Record low
6°FOct 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
92%
Days of 90°F or more
2.3
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.4 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 180°F47°F96°F 198026°F 198512%0%
Oct 279°F46°F94°F 197934°F 199912%0%
Oct 379°F46°F94°F 195431°F 199912%0%
Oct 478°F45°F94°F 200632°F 199912%0%
Oct 578°F45°F94°F 195628°F 191512%0%
Oct 677°F44°F95°F 194733°F 198511%0%
Oct 777°F44°F95°F 192828°F 194811%0%
Oct 876°F43°F96°F 197924°F 197011%0%
Oct 976°F43°F91°F 202026°F 197011%0%
Oct 1075°F42°F93°F 200727°F 200911%1%
Oct 1175°F42°F91°F 192620°F 201911%1%
Oct 1275°F41°F93°F 201522°F 201911%1%
Oct 1374°F41°F91°F 195025°F 198611%1%
Oct 1474°F41°F93°F 196823°F 191411%1%
Oct 1573°F40°F93°F 202024°F 190511%1%
Oct 1673°F40°F91°F 201625°F 190310%1%
Oct 1772°F39°F97°F 201626°F 194810%1%
Oct 1872°F39°F96°F 201621°F 192210%1%
Oct 1971°F38°F91°F 200322°F 191610%1%
Oct 2071°F38°F93°F 194017°F 191610%1%
Oct 2170°F37°F91°F 192122°F 191610%1%
Oct 2270°F37°F89°F 200322°F 191210%1%
Oct 2370°F37°F89°F 19219°F 191710%1%
Oct 2469°F36°F90°F 200322°F 198010%1%
Oct 2569°F36°F95°F 195922°F 190410%1%
Oct 2668°F35°F93°F 197919°F 199710%1%
Oct 2768°F35°F90°F 192216°F 202010%2%
Oct 2867°F34°F86°F 191510°F 192510%2%
Oct 2967°F34°F90°F 19506°F 191710%2%
Oct 3067°F34°F90°F 195010°F 191710%2%
Oct 3166°F33°F83°F 193811°F 199310%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 6:50 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146808 (Richfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142432, 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.