Red Wing climate

Red Wing Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Red Wing Dam 3, 8 km from Red Wing

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 10 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 Red Wing, 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
39°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
92°FOct 4, 1997
Record low
14°FOct 28, 2020
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
11.0 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°F46°F85°F 200232°F 200333%0%
Oct 266°F45°F91°F 202323°F 200333%0%
Oct 365°F45°F88°F 202322°F 200333%0%
Oct 465°F44°F92°F 199722°F 200333%0%
Oct 564°F44°F88°F 202525°F 198933%0%
Oct 664°F43°F87°F 201132°F 200433%0%
Oct 763°F43°F89°F 200725°F 200133%0%
Oct 863°F42°F84°F 200326°F 200133%0%
Oct 962°F42°F88°F 201024°F 200033%0%
Oct 1062°F42°F83°F 201123°F 200033%0%
Oct 1161°F41°F79°F 201028°F 199333%0%
Oct 1261°F41°F87°F 201525°F 200633%1%
Oct 1360°F40°F85°F 199523°F 201233%1%
Oct 1460°F40°F78°F 200026°F 199332%1%
Oct 1559°F40°F78°F 198924°F 200632%1%
Oct 1659°F39°F73°F 194924°F 200632%1%
Oct 1758°F39°F78°F 199126°F 200232%1%
Oct 1858°F38°F75°F 194924°F 198932%1%
Oct 1957°F38°F78°F 200521°F 199232%1%
Oct 2057°F37°F83°F 200021°F 202232%1%
Oct 2156°F37°F81°F 202423°F 199131%2%
Oct 2255°F37°F84°F 202420°F 196931%2%
Oct 2355°F36°F81°F 199225°F 201331%2%
Oct 2454°F36°F76°F 202223°F 199931%2%
Oct 2554°F35°F80°F 198922°F 199931%2%
Oct 2653°F35°F82°F 198921°F 199730%2%
Oct 2753°F35°F81°F 198916°F 202030%3%
Oct 2852°F34°F72°F 198914°F 202030%3%
Oct 2952°F34°F75°F 202423°F 200830%3%
Oct 3051°F33°F80°F 202422°F 199229%3%
Oct 3151°F33°F73°F 202421°F 199629%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Red Wing, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216822 (Red Wing Dam 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216822, 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.