Shell Knob climate

Shell Knob Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galena, 24.4 km from Shell Knob

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 65°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 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 Shell Knob, 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
44°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Record high
92°FOct 2, 2002
Record low
17°FOct 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
11 h 48 min to 10 h 42 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
6.5 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 176°F50°F91°F 199430°F 198422%0%
Oct 276°F49°F92°F 200231°F 197522%0%
Oct 375°F49°F91°F 200229°F 198722%0%
Oct 475°F49°F91°F 200230°F 198723%0%
Oct 574°F48°F91°F 200629°F 197923%0%
Oct 674°F48°F90°F 202428°F 196423%0%
Oct 774°F48°F92°F 196328°F 199123%0%
Oct 873°F47°F91°F 198025°F 200023%0%
Oct 973°F47°F91°F 198022°F 200023%0%
Oct 1073°F46°F89°F 202124°F 200023%0%
Oct 1172°F46°F92°F 196324°F 200024%0%
Oct 1272°F46°F88°F 197528°F 198024%0%
Oct 1372°F45°F92°F 202426°F 200624%0%
Oct 1471°F45°F90°F 196327°F 200224%0%
Oct 1571°F45°F89°F 201727°F 200224%0%
Oct 1670°F44°F86°F 199925°F 196625%0%
Oct 1770°F44°F91°F 196425°F 197625%0%
Oct 1870°F44°F88°F 200523°F 202225%0%
Oct 1969°F43°F91°F 200518°F 202225%0%
Oct 2069°F43°F91°F 200520°F 198925%0%
Oct 2169°F42°F87°F 196320°F 198926%0%
Oct 2268°F42°F88°F 196324°F 198226%0%
Oct 2368°F42°F92°F 196322°F 198226%0%
Oct 2468°F41°F88°F 196320°F 198126%0%
Oct 2567°F41°F86°F 200322°F 198227%0%
Oct 2667°F41°F86°F 201425°F 198027%0%
Oct 2766°F40°F85°F 197725°F 199427%0%
Oct 2866°F40°F84°F 199921°F 196927%0%
Oct 2966°F39°F87°F 202421°F 201728%0%
Oct 3065°F39°F82°F 197420°F 198028%0%
Oct 3165°F39°F82°F 198417°F 199328%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shell Knob, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00233094 (Galena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00233094, 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.