Big Stone County climate

Big Stone County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Artichoke Lake 1 E, 22.7 km from Big Stone County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.30 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 Big Stone County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.30 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
92°FOct 2, 2023
Record low
9°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
11.6 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 167°F45°F84°F 201234°F 201127%1%
Oct 266°F44°F92°F 202334°F 201127%1%
Oct 366°F44°F89°F 202321°F 202027%1%
Oct 465°F43°F90°F 202526°F 202027%1%
Oct 565°F43°F87°F 202526°F 202027%1%
Oct 664°F42°F85°F 201128°F 201227%2%
Oct 764°F42°F80°F 201127°F 201227%2%
Oct 863°F42°F81°F 201131°F 202527%2%
Oct 963°F41°F88°F 201026°F 200927%2%
Oct 1062°F41°F84°F 202022°F 200927%2%
Oct 1161°F40°F84°F 202422°F 200927%2%
Oct 1261°F40°F91°F 201521°F 201227%3%
Oct 1360°F39°F76°F 202522°F 200926%3%
Oct 1460°F39°F64°F 201222°F 200926%3%
Oct 1559°F38°F72°F 201623°F 201826%3%
Oct 1659°F38°F69°F 201223°F 201826%4%
Oct 1758°F37°F76°F 202522°F 202226%4%
Oct 1857°F37°F76°F 201715°F 202226%4%
Oct 1957°F36°F77°F 202115°F 202225%4%
Oct 2056°F36°F75°F 201723°F 202225%5%
Oct 2156°F36°F77°F 202423°F 201825%5%
Oct 2255°F35°F81°F 202426°F 201325%5%
Oct 2355°F35°F74°F 201025°F 201825%6%
Oct 2454°F34°F75°F 202218°F 202025%6%
Oct 2553°F34°F77°F 201421°F 202024%6%
Oct 2653°F33°F62°F 201414°F 202024%6%
Oct 2752°F33°F66°F 20259°F 202024%7%
Oct 2852°F32°F67°F 202413°F 202024%7%
Oct 2951°F32°F73°F 202415°F 201724%7%
Oct 3051°F31°F65°F 202219°F 201923%8%
Oct 3150°F31°F61°F 202215°F 201923%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Stone County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 7:06 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 6:14 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210287 (Artichoke Lake 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395531, 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.