Cedar County climate

Cedar County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hartington, 2.1 km from Cedar County

Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 44°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.56 in over about 6 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 Cedar County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.56 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
98°FOct 1, 1963
Record low
3°FOct 28, 1925
Chance of a freeze
99%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
38°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 170°F44°F98°F 196325°F 197419%0%
Oct 270°F44°F94°F 193225°F 197419%0%
Oct 369°F44°F93°F 189725°F 198019%0%
Oct 469°F43°F93°F 193821°F 193519%0%
Oct 568°F43°F97°F 196324°F 198819%1%
Oct 668°F42°F91°F 196320°F 189519%1%
Oct 767°F42°F91°F 198018°F 201219%1%
Oct 867°F41°F91°F 201015°F 200019%1%
Oct 966°F41°F92°F 201019°F 196418%1%
Oct 1066°F40°F94°F 192821°F 190618%1%
Oct 1165°F40°F91°F 195619°F 200918%1%
Oct 1265°F39°F96°F 201517°F 191718%1%
Oct 1364°F39°F92°F 197516°F 190918%1%
Oct 1464°F39°F91°F 195816°F 193717%1%
Oct 1563°F38°F93°F 195821°F 197217%1%
Oct 1663°F38°F89°F 196118°F 197617%1%
Oct 1762°F37°F86°F 192616°F 197617%2%
Oct 1861°F37°F89°F 194512°F 202217%2%
Oct 1961°F36°F90°F 195810°F 197217%2%
Oct 2060°F36°F89°F 194713°F 196016%2%
Oct 2160°F36°F88°F 194712°F 191316%2%
Oct 2259°F35°F85°F 190116°F 189516%2%
Oct 2359°F35°F87°F 192718°F 196416%2%
Oct 2458°F34°F85°F 194413°F 202016%3%
Oct 2558°F34°F96°F 189515°F 194216%3%
Oct 2657°F33°F89°F 192711°F 202016%3%
Oct 2757°F33°F85°F 19839°F 202016%3%
Oct 2856°F32°F85°F 19223°F 192516%3%
Oct 2956°F32°F82°F 19375°F 189516%3%
Oct 3055°F32°F92°F 19505°F 192515%3%
Oct 3155°F31°F83°F 194411°F 199315%4%

Chance of rain

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

October 1
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 7:10 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253630 (Hartington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00398622, 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.