Riley County climate

Riley County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tuttle Creek Lake, 12.9 km from Riley County

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 8 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 Riley County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Record high
99°FOct 5, 2024
Record low
17°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
88%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
11.2 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 175°F49°F95°F 200632°F 200324%0%
Oct 274°F48°F95°F 196327°F 200424%0%
Oct 374°F48°F98°F 202433°F 199924%0%
Oct 474°F47°F94°F 196327°F 199924%0%
Oct 573°F47°F99°F 202431°F 196424%0%
Oct 673°F46°F94°F 196327°F 196424%0%
Oct 772°F46°F93°F 202024°F 200024%0%
Oct 872°F45°F90°F 201021°F 200024%0%
Oct 972°F45°F94°F 202120°F 200024%0%
Oct 1071°F45°F95°F 196324°F 200024%0%
Oct 1171°F44°F93°F 202430°F 201924%0%
Oct 1270°F44°F90°F 202426°F 201924%0%
Oct 1370°F43°F89°F 196227°F 200624%0%
Oct 1469°F43°F89°F 196226°F 200624%0%
Oct 1569°F42°F89°F 199927°F 202423%0%
Oct 1669°F42°F88°F 201624°F 201823%0%
Oct 1768°F42°F90°F 201627°F 199923%0%
Oct 1868°F41°F87°F 200522°F 202223%0%
Oct 1967°F41°F88°F 200319°F 202223%0%
Oct 2067°F40°F90°F 200322°F 201123%0%
Oct 2166°F40°F90°F 202228°F 201122%0%
Oct 2266°F39°F86°F 202226°F 200622%0%
Oct 2365°F39°F89°F 201221°F 200622%1%
Oct 2465°F39°F93°F 202421°F 199922%1%
Oct 2564°F38°F88°F 201425°F 200522%1%
Oct 2664°F38°F89°F 201424°F 200122%1%
Oct 2764°F37°F86°F 199920°F 199722%1%
Oct 2863°F37°F87°F 202421°F 200822%1%
Oct 2963°F37°F85°F 201623°F 201722%1%
Oct 3062°F36°F81°F 202422°F 202321%1%
Oct 3162°F36°F82°F 201617°F 201921%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riley County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 7:09 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:27 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148259 (Tuttle Creek Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003936, 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.