Pelican Rapids climate

Pelican Rapids Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rothsay, 18.5 km from Pelican Rapids

Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 46°F on October 31, and lows from 42°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 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 Pelican Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.34 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
91°FOct 11, 2015
Record low
-10°FOct 26, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
12.1 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 163°F42°F90°F 202321°F 198428%1%
Oct 263°F41°F90°F 189715°F 197428%1%
Oct 362°F41°F89°F 192215°F 198928%1%
Oct 462°F40°F86°F 192217°F 193528%1%
Oct 561°F40°F90°F 196314°F 193528%1%
Oct 661°F39°F86°F 190911°F 197628%2%
Oct 760°F39°F88°F 200313°F 197628%2%
Oct 859°F39°F83°F 201015°F 198927%2%
Oct 959°F38°F83°F 193617°F 196427%2%
Oct 1058°F38°F84°F 191011°F 193527%2%
Oct 1158°F37°F91°F 201516°F 190827%2%
Oct 1257°F37°F82°F 193414°F 191727%3%
Oct 1356°F36°F83°F 195614°F 191727%3%
Oct 1456°F36°F82°F 193311°F 193727%3%
Oct 1555°F35°F82°F 193414°F 193727%3%
Oct 1655°F35°F84°F 191012°F 195227%3%
Oct 1754°F35°F87°F 191012°F 202226%3%
Oct 1854°F34°F82°F 19457°F 197226%4%
Oct 1953°F34°F80°F 20038°F 197226%4%
Oct 2052°F33°F82°F 19535°F 191626%4%
Oct 2152°F33°F80°F 19535°F 191325%4%
Oct 2251°F32°F88°F 19475°F 191325%4%
Oct 2351°F32°F76°F 19634°F 191725%4%
Oct 2450°F32°F74°F 189712°F 193625%5%
Oct 2550°F31°F77°F 19892°F 191924%5%
Oct 2649°F31°F76°F 1897-10°F 191924%5%
Oct 2748°F30°F78°F 1955-2°F 191924%5%
Oct 2848°F30°F70°F 18966°F 191923%5%
Oct 2947°F29°F70°F 19374°F 192523%6%
Oct 3047°F29°F70°F 19157°F 191323%6%
Oct 3146°F28°F72°F 19997°F 195122%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelican Rapids, 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 7:23 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00217149 (Rothsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212142, 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.