Palmyra climate

Palmyra Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quincy Dam 21, 14.6 km from Palmyra

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.65 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 Palmyra, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.65 in
Record high
95°FOct 7, 1939
Record low
15°FOct 31, 1934
Chance of a freeze
58%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
10.3 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 173°F51°F93°F 202333°F 198524%0%
Oct 273°F51°F94°F 195332°F 197424%0%
Oct 372°F50°F92°F 195432°F 198724%0%
Oct 472°F50°F93°F 200629°F 193524%0%
Oct 571°F50°F92°F 193831°F 199925%0%
Oct 671°F49°F91°F 196327°F 193525%0%
Oct 771°F49°F95°F 193928°F 195225%0%
Oct 870°F48°F89°F 193828°F 200025%0%
Oct 970°F48°F88°F 197929°F 200025%0%
Oct 1069°F48°F92°F 196328°F 196425%0%
Oct 1169°F47°F89°F 196228°F 198725%0%
Oct 1268°F47°F88°F 197531°F 194625%0%
Oct 1368°F47°F89°F 202429°F 197925%0%
Oct 1468°F46°F89°F 193825°F 193925%0%
Oct 1567°F46°F91°F 196329°F 197926%0%
Oct 1667°F45°F88°F 195030°F 197626%0%
Oct 1766°F45°F90°F 195027°F 194326%
Oct 1866°F45°F90°F 201625°F 194826%
Oct 1965°F44°F86°F 195321°F 197226%
Oct 2065°F44°F84°F 194718°F 199926%
Oct 2164°F44°F88°F 197925°F 195226%
Oct 2264°F43°F89°F 197926°F 197626%
Oct 2364°F43°F86°F 193925°F 198126%
Oct 2463°F42°F84°F 194024°F 198126%
Oct 2563°F42°F85°F 194027°F 194226%
Oct 2662°F42°F85°F 196320°F 194226%
Oct 2762°F41°F82°F 194027°F 196926%
Oct 2861°F41°F82°F 195026°F 194126%
Oct 2961°F41°F86°F 193722°F 195226%
Oct 3060°F40°F90°F 195025°F 201726%
Oct 3160°F40°F88°F 195015°F 193426%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmyra, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117077 (Quincy Dam 21), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00233601, 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.