Steele County climate

Steele County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owatonna, 8.4 km from Steele County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 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 Steele 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
2.48 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
93°FOct 4, 1997
Record low
13°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
38°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°F92°F 202325°F 200329%0%
Oct 266°F44°F91°F 202319°F 197429%0%
Oct 366°F44°F88°F 199225°F 198729%0%
Oct 465°F43°F93°F 199725°F 198929%0%
Oct 565°F43°F89°F 202523°F 200429%0%
Oct 664°F42°F89°F 196324°F 197629%0%
Oct 764°F42°F87°F 199724°F 197429%1%
Oct 863°F41°F84°F 199321°F 200029%1%
Oct 963°F41°F88°F 201022°F 196429%1%
Oct 1062°F40°F89°F 201025°F 196429%1%
Oct 1162°F40°F83°F 196219°F 198728%1%
Oct 1261°F40°F86°F 201522°F 201228%1%
Oct 1361°F39°F86°F 197523°F 200628%1%
Oct 1460°F39°F86°F 197525°F 200928%1%
Oct 1559°F38°F85°F 196824°F 200628%1%
Oct 1659°F38°F83°F 196823°F 200227%1%
Oct 1758°F37°F80°F 196118°F 197627%1%
Oct 1858°F37°F80°F 196517°F 202227%1%
Oct 1957°F37°F79°F 200513°F 197227%1%
Oct 2057°F36°F83°F 200318°F 202226%2%
Oct 2156°F36°F78°F 197821°F 198226%2%
Oct 2255°F35°F80°F 199219°F 197626%2%
Oct 2355°F35°F81°F 196320°F 198126%2%
Oct 2454°F34°F78°F 198919°F 197226%2%
Oct 2554°F34°F80°F 199219°F 202025%2%
Oct 2653°F34°F79°F 198918°F 196225%2%
Oct 2753°F33°F77°F 198915°F 197625%2%
Oct 2852°F33°F73°F 196616°F 196725%3%
Oct 2951°F32°F72°F 201617°F 198824%3%
Oct 3051°F32°F78°F 200415°F 198824%3%
Oct 3150°F32°F77°F 200015°F 199624%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Steele 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 7:11 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216287, 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.