Sheldon climate

Sheldon Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lamar 7N, 6.7 km from Sheldon

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 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 Sheldon, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Record high
99°FOct 7, 1963
Record low
17°FOct 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
65%
Daylight
11 h 47 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
10.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 175°F51°F96°F 195330°F 198424%0%
Oct 275°F51°F97°F 195333°F 198524%0%
Oct 374°F50°F94°F 195435°F 198724%0%
Oct 474°F50°F96°F 196336°F 196824%0%
Oct 574°F50°F98°F 196333°F 197924%0%
Oct 673°F49°F96°F 191232°F 193225%0%
Oct 773°F49°F99°F 196327°F 195225%0%
Oct 873°F49°F94°F 196326°F 200025%0%
Oct 972°F48°F94°F 196325°F 200025%0%
Oct 1072°F48°F96°F 196325°F 190625%0%
Oct 1172°F47°F94°F 197522°F 200025%0%
Oct 1271°F47°F90°F 195623°F 190925%0%
Oct 1371°F47°F92°F 202425°F 190725%0%
Oct 1470°F46°F92°F 193830°F 196925%0%
Oct 1570°F46°F92°F 193833°F 194326%0%
Oct 1670°F46°F90°F 193828°F 194326%0%
Oct 1769°F45°F90°F 195029°F 202426%0%
Oct 1869°F45°F90°F 193224°F 194826%
Oct 1969°F45°F96°F 193224°F 191726%
Oct 2068°F44°F90°F 194722°F 191626%
Oct 2168°F44°F90°F 194025°F 191626%
Oct 2267°F43°F88°F 194725°F 195226%
Oct 2367°F43°F93°F 193920°F 193726%
Oct 2467°F43°F90°F 192725°F 191726%
Oct 2566°F42°F90°F 192728°F 192626%
Oct 2666°F42°F89°F 195223°F 194226%
Oct 2765°F42°F89°F 195023°F 195726%
Oct 2865°F41°F87°F 195018°F 192526%
Oct 2964°F41°F89°F 195020°F 191326%
Oct 3064°F41°F91°F 195017°F 191726%
Oct 3164°F40°F87°F 195018°F 192526%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheldon, 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 7:13 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:41 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 USC00234705 (Lamar 7N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, 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.