Platte County climate

Platte County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus 3 Ne, 20 km from Platte County

Average highs run from 71°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 48°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 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 Platte 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
41°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
96°FOct 3, 1938
Record low
6°FOct 27, 1925
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 45 min to 10 h 25 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
38°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 171°F48°F93°F 196328°F 198524%0%
Oct 271°F48°F92°F 193826°F 197424%0%
Oct 370°F47°F96°F 193829°F 195024%0%
Oct 469°F47°F95°F 193825°F 193524%0%
Oct 569°F46°F94°F 194726°F 193224%0%
Oct 668°F46°F91°F 196320°F 193524%0%
Oct 768°F45°F90°F 191622°F 195224%0%
Oct 867°F45°F92°F 193418°F 200024%1%
Oct 967°F44°F89°F 198024°F 200024%1%
Oct 1066°F44°F92°F 192820°F 190623%1%
Oct 1166°F43°F94°F 201519°F 190623%1%
Oct 1265°F43°F91°F 197520°F 191723%1%
Oct 1365°F43°F90°F 197522°F 190923%1%
Oct 1464°F42°F86°F 191824°F 193923%1%
Oct 1564°F42°F90°F 195820°F 189322%1%
Oct 1663°F41°F89°F 189923°F 194322%1%
Oct 1762°F41°F89°F 196119°F 192222%1%
Oct 1862°F40°F87°F 193619°F 202222%1%
Oct 1961°F40°F89°F 196315°F 197221%1%
Oct 2061°F39°F92°F 194717°F 191621%1%
Oct 2160°F39°F89°F 194016°F 191321%2%
Oct 2260°F38°F89°F 192718°F 193621%2%
Oct 2359°F38°F89°F 189918°F 198121%2%
Oct 2459°F37°F89°F 192718°F 202020%2%
Oct 2558°F37°F90°F 194018°F 189820%2%
Oct 2658°F37°F86°F 192715°F 202020%2%
Oct 2757°F36°F88°F 19226°F 192519%2%
Oct 2857°F36°F87°F 193714°F 192519%2%
Oct 2956°F35°F90°F 193713°F 189519%2%
Oct 3056°F35°F90°F 195010°F 191319%2%
Oct 3155°F34°F84°F 194410°F 191318%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251825 (Columbus 3 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00251825, 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.