Carter County climate

Carter County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgeway 1 S, 7.1 km from Carter County

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 39°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.40 in over about 5 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 Carter County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.40 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
94°FOct 2, 2011
Record low
-3°FOct 26, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
12.1 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 166°F39°F93°F 201121°F 199918%2%
Oct 265°F38°F94°F 201122°F 199918%2%
Oct 365°F38°F93°F 202521°F 199918%2%
Oct 464°F37°F91°F 201123°F 201218%2%
Oct 564°F37°F93°F 202120°F 200018%2%
Oct 663°F37°F89°F 202117°F 201218%2%
Oct 762°F36°F84°F 200315°F 200018%2%
Oct 862°F36°F85°F 202418°F 200018%3%
Oct 961°F35°F87°F 202415°F 200918%3%
Oct 1061°F35°F88°F 201516°F 200917%3%
Oct 1160°F34°F80°F 201518°F 200917%3%
Oct 1260°F34°F70°F 202418°F 200617%3%
Oct 1359°F33°F72°F 200519°F 200617%3%
Oct 1459°F33°F76°F 202417°F 201817%3%
Oct 1558°F33°F82°F 201418°F 201817%4%
Oct 1658°F32°F80°F 202423°F 200117%4%
Oct 1757°F32°F82°F 200324°F 202016%4%
Oct 1856°F31°F84°F 201517°F 202016%4%
Oct 1956°F31°F83°F 200323°F 200216%4%
Oct 2055°F30°F85°F 201725°F 200616%4%
Oct 2155°F30°F84°F 201422°F 200216%5%
Oct 2254°F29°F76°F 200319°F 200215%5%
Oct 2354°F29°F70°F 19985°F 202015%5%
Oct 2454°F28°F77°F 199915°F 202015%5%
Oct 2553°F28°F78°F 20076°F 202015%5%
Oct 2653°F28°F75°F 1999-3°F 202015%5%
Oct 2752°F27°F75°F 20163°F 202314%6%
Oct 2852°F27°F70°F 200411°F 202314%6%
Oct 2951°F26°F75°F 200111°F 201914%6%
Oct 3051°F26°F70°F 20085°F 202314%6%
Oct 3150°F25°F80°F 19994°F 200214%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00247034 (Ridgeway 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094037, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.