Friend climate

Friend Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Friend 3E, 5.5 km from Friend

Average highs run from 72°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 in over about 7 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 Friend, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
96°FOct 12, 2015
Record low
13°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 29 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.6 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 172°F47°F94°F 202335°F 201125%0%
Oct 272°F46°F92°F 202330°F 201225%0%
Oct 371°F46°F91°F 202330°F 201025%0%
Oct 471°F45°F94°F 201828°F 200925%0%
Oct 570°F45°F92°F 201130°F 201225%0%
Oct 670°F44°F88°F 202429°F 201225%0%
Oct 769°F44°F85°F 202021°F 201225%0%
Oct 869°F43°F84°F 202027°F 201225%1%
Oct 968°F43°F93°F 201026°F 200924%1%
Oct 1068°F42°F88°F 202024°F 200924%1%
Oct 1167°F42°F88°F 202424°F 200924%1%
Oct 1267°F41°F96°F 201527°F 201924%1%
Oct 1366°F41°F87°F 202526°F 201924%1%
Oct 1466°F40°F84°F 201527°F 201924%1%
Oct 1565°F40°F81°F 201023°F 201823%1%
Oct 1665°F39°F81°F 201222°F 202423%1%
Oct 1764°F39°F84°F 202525°F 202223%1%
Oct 1864°F38°F78°F 201716°F 202223%1%
Oct 1963°F38°F80°F 201515°F 202222%1%
Oct 2063°F37°F83°F 201519°F 202222%1%
Oct 2162°F37°F87°F 202322°F 201122%1%
Oct 2262°F37°F81°F 201229°F 201022%1%
Oct 2361°F36°F85°F 202227°F 202522%2%
Oct 2461°F36°F89°F 202222°F 202021%2%
Oct 2560°F35°F81°F 201124°F 202021%2%
Oct 2660°F35°F79°F 201617°F 202021%2%
Oct 2759°F34°F81°F 201415°F 202021%2%
Oct 2859°F34°F80°F 201616°F 202021%2%
Oct 2958°F33°F77°F 201615°F 201721%2%
Oct 3058°F33°F84°F 202415°F 202320%2%
Oct 3157°F32°F73°F 200813°F 201920%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Friend, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 6:27 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253065 (Friend 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.