La Crescent climate

La Crescent Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Crescent Dam 7, 4.2 km from La Crescent

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in over about 9 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 La Crescent, 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
44°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
93°FOct 6, 1963
Record low
14°FOct 30, 1988
Chance of a freeze
65%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 17 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
10.7 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 166°F51°F92°F 197628°F 197430%0%
Oct 266°F50°F87°F 202320°F 197430%0%
Oct 365°F50°F91°F 199727°F 198730%0%
Oct 465°F50°F89°F 202527°F 198930%0%
Oct 564°F49°F85°F 199729°F 198830%0%
Oct 664°F49°F93°F 196328°F 198830%0%
Oct 763°F48°F86°F 199326°F 200130%0%
Oct 863°F48°F83°F 201026°F 197629%0%
Oct 962°F48°F85°F 201025°F 200029%0%
Oct 1062°F47°F85°F 196223°F 196429%0%
Oct 1161°F47°F85°F 201522°F 198729%0%
Oct 1261°F46°F87°F 199521°F 198829%0%
Oct 1360°F46°F86°F 197524°F 196529%0%
Oct 1460°F45°F86°F 194725°F 193929%0%
Oct 1559°F45°F85°F 195826°F 200629%0%
Oct 1659°F45°F83°F 195323°F 193928%0%
Oct 1758°F44°F83°F 193819°F 193928%0%
Oct 1858°F44°F83°F 195018°F 197228%0%
Oct 1957°F43°F82°F 200015°F 197228%0%
Oct 2057°F43°F83°F 200319°F 195228%0%
Oct 2156°F42°F83°F 194722°F 196028%0%
Oct 2255°F42°F83°F 194723°F 196928%1%
Oct 2355°F41°F82°F 196320°F 196927%1%
Oct 2454°F41°F80°F 197320°F 198127%1%
Oct 2554°F40°F81°F 198922°F 194227%1%
Oct 2653°F40°F78°F 195518°F 196227%1%
Oct 2753°F40°F80°F 196617°F 197627%1%
Oct 2852°F39°F72°F 195017°F 196927%1%
Oct 2952°F39°F82°F 202418°F 198026%1%
Oct 3051°F38°F78°F 202414°F 198826%1%
Oct 3151°F38°F78°F 195020°F 194926%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crescent, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214418 (La Crescent Dam 7), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.