Atchison County climate

Atchison County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tarkio, 3.4 km from Atchison County

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 58°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 35°F.

October day by day

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

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

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
40°F
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
97°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
15°FOct 19, 1972
Chance of a freeze
97%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
42°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 172°F47°F94°F 195626°F 19850%
Oct 271°F46°F93°F 195328°F 19740%
Oct 371°F46°F93°F 193826°F 19800%
Oct 471°F45°F95°F 193826°F 19350%
Oct 570°F45°F97°F 196324°F 19790%
Oct 670°F44°F95°F 196322°F 19351%
Oct 769°F44°F91°F 199720°F 19521%
Oct 869°F44°F91°F 193423°F 20001%
Oct 968°F43°F91°F 201021°F 20001%
Oct 1068°F43°F95°F 196322°F 20001%
Oct 1168°F42°F88°F 196028°F 19901%
Oct 1267°F42°F93°F 191822°F 19801%
Oct 1367°F41°F88°F 199519°F 19791%
Oct 1466°F41°F90°F 196320°F 19371%
Oct 1566°F41°F92°F 191820°F 19371%
Oct 1665°F40°F89°F 193818°F 19431%
Oct 1765°F40°F87°F 191819°F 19762%
Oct 1865°F39°F87°F 201619°F 20222%
Oct 1964°F39°F86°F 196315°F 19722%
Oct 2064°F39°F89°F 200319°F 19602%
Oct 2163°F38°F88°F 200322°F 19822%
Oct 2263°F38°F89°F 200322°F 19762%
Oct 2362°F38°F84°F 193918°F 19372%
Oct 2462°F37°F88°F 193920°F 19992%
Oct 2561°F37°F89°F 194021°F 19993%
Oct 2661°F37°F85°F 194018°F 19423%
Oct 2760°F36°F84°F 201417°F 19973%
Oct 2860°F36°F86°F 199918°F 19973%
Oct 2959°F36°F88°F 193716°F 19523%
Oct 3059°F35°F88°F 193721°F 19883%
Oct 3158°F35°F87°F 195015°F 19933%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atchison County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 6:20 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014945 (Tarkio), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137613, 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.