Empire Weather in October
Average highs run from 84°F on October 1 to 76°F on October 31, and lows from 70°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 in over about 6 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 80°F
- Average low
- 65°F
- Precipitation
- 4.40 in
- Record high
- 94°FOct 1, 1998
- Record low
- 34°FOct 20, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 11 h 52 min to 11 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 66°F
- Wind
- 12.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 84°F | 70°F | 94°F 1998 | 48°F 1984 | 23% |
| Oct 2 | 83°F | 70°F | 92°F 1959 | 48°F 1984 | 22% |
| Oct 3 | 83°F | 70°F | 90°F 1976 | 47°F 1984 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | 83°F | 69°F | 90°F 1959 | 49°F 1980 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | 83°F | 69°F | 91°F 1973 | 46°F 1987 | 22% |
| Oct 6 | 83°F | 69°F | 91°F 1986 | 47°F 1985 | 22% |
| Oct 7 | 82°F | 68°F | 92°F 1962 | 47°F 1964 | 22% |
| Oct 8 | 82°F | 68°F | 90°F 1962 | 45°F 1964 | 22% |
| Oct 9 | 82°F | 68°F | 91°F 1962 | 47°F 2000 | 21% |
| Oct 10 | 82°F | 67°F | 91°F 1980 | 46°F 2000 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | 81°F | 67°F | 90°F 1980 | 45°F 2000 | 21% |
| Oct 12 | 81°F | 67°F | 89°F 1969 | 46°F 2000 | 21% |
| Oct 13 | 81°F | 66°F | 89°F 1962 | 43°F 1977 | 20% |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 66°F | 90°F 1985 | 41°F 1977 | 20% |
| Oct 15 | 80°F | 66°F | 89°F 1972 | 45°F 1977 | 20% |
| Oct 16 | 80°F | 65°F | 90°F 1972 | 44°F 1977 | 20% |
| Oct 17 | 80°F | 65°F | 89°F 1980 | 41°F 1977 | 20% |
| Oct 18 | 80°F | 65°F | 89°F 1972 | 42°F 1977 | 19% |
| Oct 19 | 79°F | 64°F | 87°F 1956 | 43°F 1997 | 19% |
| Oct 20 | 79°F | 64°F | 88°F 2004 | 34°F 1989 | 19% |
| Oct 21 | 79°F | 64°F | 88°F 1979 | 36°F 1989 | 19% |
| Oct 22 | 79°F | 63°F | 87°F 2004 | 41°F 1976 | 19% |
| Oct 23 | 78°F | 63°F | 85°F 1980 | 41°F 1996 | 19% |
| Oct 24 | 78°F | 63°F | 88°F 2001 | 43°F 1979 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | 78°F | 63°F | 87°F 2010 | 42°F 1982 | 19% |
| Oct 26 | 77°F | 62°F | 87°F 1978 | 40°F 1968 | 19% |
| Oct 27 | 77°F | 62°F | 87°F 1984 | 40°F 1965 | 19% |
| Oct 28 | 77°F | 62°F | 87°F 1984 | 40°F 1957 | 19% |
| Oct 29 | 77°F | 61°F | 88°F 1979 | 37°F 2008 | 19% |
| Oct 30 | 76°F | 61°F | 85°F 2004 | 40°F 2008 | 19% |
| Oct 31 | 76°F | 61°F | 86°F 1984 | 36°F 1993 | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 6:44 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00161292 (Buras), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012958, 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.