Sunflower Weather in October
Average highs run from 83°F on October 1 to 70°F on October 31, and lows from 61°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 7 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 77°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 3.89 in
- Record high
- 96°FOct 5, 1954
- Record low
- 25°FOct 29, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 4%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.9
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 83°F | 61°F | 95°F 1986 | 35°F 1920 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 83°F | 61°F | 95°F 1954 | 37°F 1920 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 82°F | 61°F | 94°F 1986 | 39°F 1961 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 82°F | 60°F | 95°F 1986 | 36°F 1917 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 1954 | 39°F 1918 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 81°F | 59°F | 92°F 1954 | 35°F 1901 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 81°F | 59°F | 94°F 2007 | 35°F 1952 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 80°F | 59°F | 92°F 1963 | 37°F 1952 | 21% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 80°F | 58°F | 93°F 2007 | 31°F 1917 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 80°F | 58°F | 94°F 2017 | 35°F 1901 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 79°F | 58°F | 94°F 2017 | 34°F 1952 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 79°F | 57°F | 94°F 1963 | 38°F 1918 | 22% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 78°F | 57°F | 93°F 1963 | 36°F 1977 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 2024 | 35°F 1918 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 78°F | 56°F | 95°F 2017 | 37°F 1918 | 23% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 77°F | 56°F | 96°F 2015 | 31°F 1952 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 77°F | 55°F | 91°F 2025 | 30°F 1952 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 76°F | 55°F | 90°F 1953 | 30°F 1948 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 76°F | 54°F | 91°F 2005 | 29°F 1948 | 24% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 75°F | 54°F | 92°F 2005 | 30°F 2022 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 75°F | 53°F | 88°F 2005 | 26°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 74°F | 53°F | 89°F 2023 | 32°F 1952 | 25% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 74°F | 53°F | 87°F 1953 | 33°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 74°F | 52°F | 90°F 2023 | 28°F 1952 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 73°F | 52°F | 88°F 2023 | 30°F 1955 | 26% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 73°F | 51°F | 87°F 2004 | 31°F 1961 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 72°F | 51°F | 88°F 2004 | 30°F 1961 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 72°F | 51°F | 88°F 2004 | 26°F 1918 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 71°F | 50°F | 87°F 2016 | 25°F 1952 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 71°F | 50°F | 88°F 2016 | 27°F 1952 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 70°F | 49°F | 89°F 2016 | 29°F 1918 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221738, 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.