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Start Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rayville, 10.4 km from Start

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 75°F on October 31, and lows from 62°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.63 in over about 5 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 Start, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
4.63 in
Record high
99°FOct 2, 2019
Record low
29°FOct 28, 1957
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 54 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
7.4 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 185°F62°F96°F 201936°F 198414%0%
Oct 284°F61°F99°F 201935°F 198414%0%
Oct 384°F61°F98°F 201939°F 198414%0%
Oct 484°F61°F94°F 195440°F 198714%0%
Oct 584°F60°F94°F 195438°F 198714%0%
Oct 683°F60°F98°F 195438°F 193215%0%
Oct 783°F60°F95°F 196235°F 196415%0%
Oct 883°F59°F94°F 201037°F 195215%0%
Oct 983°F59°F94°F 193139°F 196715%0%
Oct 1082°F58°F95°F 201035°F 196415%0%
Oct 1182°F58°F96°F 193134°F 196415%0%
Oct 1282°F58°F94°F 193138°F 197716%0%
Oct 1381°F57°F95°F 196335°F 197716%0%
Oct 1481°F57°F93°F 193534°F 197716%0%
Oct 1581°F56°F96°F 201535°F 196916%0%
Oct 1680°F56°F92°F 193534°F 196116%0%
Oct 1780°F56°F92°F 193533°F 195217%0%
Oct 1880°F55°F91°F 195332°F 194817%0%
Oct 1979°F55°F90°F 193430°F 194817%0%
Oct 2079°F54°F93°F 202330°F 196417%0%
Oct 2179°F54°F94°F 193430°F 197617%0%
Oct 2278°F54°F94°F 193436°F 196018%0%
Oct 2378°F53°F92°F 193433°F 195218%0%
Oct 2478°F53°F90°F 193431°F 195218%0%
Oct 2577°F53°F93°F 193132°F 195219%0%
Oct 2677°F52°F91°F 193131°F 196519%0%
Oct 2776°F52°F94°F 201032°F 195719%0%
Oct 2876°F51°F90°F 197129°F 195719%0%
Oct 2976°F51°F88°F 197129°F 195220%0%
Oct 3075°F51°F90°F 193729°F 195220%0%
Oct 3175°F50°F89°F 193730°F 199320%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Start, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 6:52 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00167691 (Rayville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013942, 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.