Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kearney 3E, 10 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 62°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 8 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
94°FOct 4, 2006
Record low
16°FOct 19, 2022
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 32 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
10.5 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 174°F49°F92°F 202336°F 200926%0%
Oct 274°F49°F93°F 200633°F 201126%0%
Oct 373°F48°F93°F 200632°F 201126%0%
Oct 473°F48°F94°F 200632°F 199926%0%
Oct 573°F47°F91°F 201130°F 199926%0%
Oct 672°F47°F94°F 202429°F 201226%0%
Oct 772°F46°F89°F 200727°F 200026%0%
Oct 871°F46°F89°F 202025°F 201226%0%
Oct 971°F46°F88°F 201021°F 200026%0%
Oct 1071°F45°F86°F 201022°F 200026%0%
Oct 1170°F45°F86°F 201024°F 200026%0%
Oct 1270°F44°F89°F 202429°F 200026%0%
Oct 1369°F44°F91°F 202428°F 200626%0%
Oct 1469°F44°F84°F 201726°F 200626%0%
Oct 1569°F43°F85°F 199924°F 200626%0%
Oct 1668°F43°F80°F 199625°F 202426%0%
Oct 1768°F42°F83°F 199526°F 202426%0%
Oct 1867°F42°F82°F 199522°F 202226%0%
Oct 1967°F42°F85°F 200516°F 202226%0%
Oct 2067°F41°F83°F 200317°F 202225%1%
Oct 2166°F41°F86°F 200324°F 201125%1%
Oct 2266°F40°F89°F 202226°F 201125%1%
Oct 2365°F40°F86°F 202026°F 200625%1%
Oct 2465°F40°F88°F 202223°F 200625%1%
Oct 2564°F39°F86°F 201122°F 200625%1%
Oct 2664°F39°F86°F 201123°F 199425%1%
Oct 2764°F38°F86°F 201422°F 200125%1%
Oct 2863°F38°F77°F 199922°F 200125%1%
Oct 2963°F38°F84°F 202422°F 200825%1%
Oct 3062°F37°F82°F 202424°F 201125%1%
Oct 3162°F37°F77°F 200824°F 201724%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay 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 7:14 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:17 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234382 (Kearney 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00234382, 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.