Cook Weather in October
Average highs run from 58°F on October 1 to 43°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.46 in over about 16 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
- 50°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 2.46 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 86°FOct 12, 2015
- Record low
- 12°FOct 27, 2020
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 40 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 58°F | 40°F | 80°F 2021 | 28°F 2003 | 49% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 57°F | 39°F | 82°F 2023 | 26°F 2003 | 49% | 3% |
| Oct 3 | 57°F | 39°F | 84°F 2023 | 18°F 1999 | 49% | 3% |
| Oct 4 | 56°F | 39°F | 82°F 2023 | 27°F 2000 | 49% | 3% |
| Oct 5 | 56°F | 38°F | 84°F 2025 | 27°F 2000 | 49% | 4% |
| Oct 6 | 55°F | 38°F | 83°F 2025 | 20°F 1999 | 49% | 4% |
| Oct 7 | 55°F | 37°F | 78°F 2011 | 19°F 1999 | 50% | 4% |
| Oct 8 | 54°F | 37°F | 81°F 2003 | 25°F 2000 | 50% | 5% |
| Oct 9 | 54°F | 37°F | 79°F 2003 | 25°F 2000 | 50% | 5% |
| Oct 10 | 53°F | 36°F | 78°F 2003 | 28°F 2000 | 50% | 5% |
| Oct 11 | 53°F | 36°F | 74°F 2024 | 21°F 2009 | 50% | 6% |
| Oct 12 | 52°F | 35°F | 86°F 2015 | 19°F 2006 | 50% | 6% |
| Oct 13 | 52°F | 35°F | 72°F 2000 | 19°F 2006 | 50% | 7% |
| Oct 14 | 51°F | 35°F | 64°F 2008 | 21°F 2009 | 50% | 7% |
| Oct 15 | 51°F | 34°F | 62°F 2005 | 26°F 2006 | 50% | 7% |
| Oct 16 | 50°F | 34°F | 62°F 2016 | 21°F 2002 | 50% | 8% |
| Oct 17 | 50°F | 34°F | 67°F 2012 | 21°F 2002 | 50% | 8% |
| Oct 18 | 49°F | 33°F | 68°F 2017 | 20°F 2002 | 50% | 9% |
| Oct 19 | 49°F | 33°F | 70°F 2018 | 20°F 2020 | 50% | 9% |
| Oct 20 | 48°F | 32°F | 79°F 2000 | 18°F 2020 | 50% | 10% |
| Oct 21 | 48°F | 32°F | 66°F 2003 | 18°F 2020 | 50% | 10% |
| Oct 22 | 47°F | 32°F | 75°F 2024 | 24°F 2006 | 50% | 11% |
| Oct 23 | 47°F | 31°F | 68°F 2000 | 24°F 2006 | 50% | 11% |
| Oct 24 | 46°F | 31°F | 71°F 2022 | 19°F 1999 | 50% | 12% |
| Oct 25 | 46°F | 30°F | 69°F 2014 | 20°F 2020 | 49% | 12% |
| Oct 26 | 45°F | 30°F | 64°F 2000 | 19°F 2020 | 49% | 13% |
| Oct 27 | 45°F | 30°F | 60°F 2000 | 12°F 2020 | 49% | 13% |
| Oct 28 | 44°F | 29°F | 60°F 1999 | 12°F 2020 | 49% | 14% |
| Oct 29 | 44°F | 29°F | 60°F 2024 | 19°F 2013 | 49% | 14% |
| Oct 30 | 43°F | 28°F | 62°F 2022 | 14°F 2023 | 48% | 15% |
| Oct 31 | 43°F | 28°F | 67°F 2008 | 14°F 2023 | 48% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211771 (Cook 8NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211771, 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.