Watkins climate

Watkins Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kimball 3N, 9.1 km from Watkins

Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watkins, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.74 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
90°FOct 2, 1953
Record low
11°FOct 27, 1976
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
11.4 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 164°F44°F88°F 196327°F 19741%
Oct 264°F43°F90°F 195323°F 20031%
Oct 363°F43°F89°F 200121°F 19891%
Oct 463°F43°F88°F 202524°F 19891%
Oct 562°F42°F89°F 202521°F 19521%
Oct 662°F42°F87°F 196121°F 19761%
Oct 761°F41°F86°F 200720°F 19761%
Oct 861°F41°F87°F 200320°F 20001%
Oct 960°F40°F86°F 201024°F 19641%
Oct 1060°F40°F82°F 201021°F 19702%
Oct 1159°F40°F85°F 201522°F 20092%
Oct 1258°F39°F83°F 195620°F 20092%
Oct 1358°F39°F84°F 199520°F 19092%
Oct 1457°F38°F85°F 194721°F 20092%
Oct 1557°F38°F83°F 194724°F 19902%
Oct 1656°F37°F83°F 199115°F 20043%
Oct 1756°F37°F83°F 194514°F 19523%
Oct 1855°F36°F80°F 194515°F 19723%
Oct 1954°F36°F78°F 194714°F 19723%
Oct 2054°F35°F83°F 200019°F 19524%
Oct 2153°F35°F88°F 194721°F 19824%
Oct 2253°F34°F82°F 202415°F 19844%
Oct 2352°F34°F80°F 199219°F 19815%
Oct 2451°F33°F79°F 198915°F 19845%
Oct 2551°F33°F81°F 198917°F 19425%
Oct 2650°F32°F81°F 198915°F 19765%
Oct 2750°F32°F78°F 198911°F 19766%
Oct 2849°F31°F74°F 198313°F 20206%
Oct 2949°F31°F75°F 202413°F 19936%
Oct 3048°F30°F78°F 195013°F 19887%
Oct 3148°F30°F81°F 195012°F 19517%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watkins, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214373 (Kimball 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214778, 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.