Thomas County climate

Thomas County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colby 1SW, 4.8 km from Thomas County

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.56 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 Thomas 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
36°F
Precipitation
1.56 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
97°FOct 1, 2000
Record low
1°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
36°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 175°F43°F97°F 200021°F 198519%1%
Oct 275°F43°F93°F 200025°F 198519%1%
Oct 374°F42°F95°F 200527°F 200919%1%
Oct 474°F42°F95°F 196729°F 200919%1%
Oct 573°F41°F92°F 196326°F 198519%1%
Oct 673°F41°F97°F 202420°F 199119%1%
Oct 773°F40°F92°F 199322°F 200019%1%
Oct 872°F40°F91°F 197917°F 200019%1%
Oct 972°F39°F91°F 199119°F 200019%1%
Oct 1071°F39°F92°F 202019°F 200019%1%
Oct 1171°F38°F90°F 202418°F 201919%1%
Oct 1270°F38°F95°F 201520°F 197719%2%
Oct 1370°F37°F94°F 197522°F 197718%2%
Oct 1469°F37°F89°F 199222°F 201918%2%
Oct 1569°F36°F92°F 196814°F 201818%2%
Oct 1668°F36°F87°F 196414°F 201818%2%
Oct 1768°F36°F94°F 201621°F 199918%2%
Oct 1867°F35°F90°F 199120°F 199018%2%
Oct 1967°F35°F90°F 200317°F 198917%2%
Oct 2066°F34°F95°F 200320°F 198217%3%
Oct 2166°F34°F90°F 200721°F 198217%3%
Oct 2266°F34°F90°F 202321°F 199617%3%
Oct 2365°F33°F91°F 200322°F 199617%3%
Oct 2465°F33°F87°F 200319°F 198017%3%
Oct 2564°F32°F89°F 201416°F 197517%3%
Oct 2664°F32°F88°F 195911°F 202016%3%
Oct 2763°F32°F87°F 20141°F 202016%4%
Oct 2863°F31°F85°F 20161°F 202016%4%
Oct 2962°F31°F89°F 200111°F 199116%4%
Oct 3062°F30°F90°F 20037°F 199316%4%
Oct 3161°F30°F85°F 20076°F 201916%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thomas 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 7:40 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 6:44 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141699 (Colby 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00141699, 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.