Alma climate

Alma Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harlan CO Lake, 12.7 km from Alma

Average highs run from 75°F on October 1 to 61°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.95 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 Alma, 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
39°F
Precipitation
1.95 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
96°FOct 4, 1938
Record low
4°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
97%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 30 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
11.4 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°F46°F94°F 192427°F 191219%0%
Oct 274°F46°F95°F 193829°F 201219%0%
Oct 374°F46°F94°F 193829°F 199919%0%
Oct 473°F45°F96°F 193829°F 193519%0%
Oct 573°F45°F96°F 191628°F 201219%0%
Oct 673°F44°F95°F 191622°F 195218%0%
Oct 772°F44°F96°F 191622°F 195218%0%
Oct 872°F43°F91°F 191820°F 200018%0%
Oct 971°F43°F95°F 192019°F 200018%0%
Oct 1071°F42°F94°F 191021°F 190617%1%
Oct 1170°F42°F89°F 196221°F 190617%1%
Oct 1270°F41°F94°F 201520°F 198617%1%
Oct 1369°F41°F93°F 190822°F 190917%1%
Oct 1469°F40°F88°F 190824°F 196916%1%
Oct 1568°F40°F92°F 192121°F 201816%1%
Oct 1668°F39°F91°F 192122°F 201816%1%
Oct 1767°F39°F93°F 192616°F 192216%1%
Oct 1867°F38°F90°F 191822°F 192216%1%
Oct 1966°F38°F89°F 200315°F 191716%1%
Oct 2066°F37°F92°F 191818°F 191615%1%
Oct 2166°F37°F87°F 191819°F 191615%1%
Oct 2265°F36°F87°F 192716°F 193615%1%
Oct 2365°F36°F89°F 200314°F 191715%1%
Oct 2464°F35°F86°F 191520°F 191615%1%
Oct 2564°F35°F85°F 192213°F 197515%2%
Oct 2663°F34°F90°F 192216°F 193615%2%
Oct 2763°F34°F88°F 19228°F 199714%2%
Oct 2862°F34°F85°F 19228°F 192514%2%
Oct 2962°F33°F86°F 19377°F 191314%2%
Oct 3061°F33°F84°F 19688°F 191314%2%
Oct 3161°F32°F80°F 19874°F 201914%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alma, 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 (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 6:36 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253595 (Harlan CO Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253910, 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.