Ponca climate

Ponca Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vermillion 2 Se, 28.2 km from Ponca

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 32°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 Ponca, 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
2.35 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
98°FOct 1, 1963
Record low
3°FOct 28, 1925
Chance of a freeze
100%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
39°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 173°F45°F98°F 196325°F 197422%0%
Oct 272°F45°F94°F 193225°F 197422%0%
Oct 372°F45°F93°F 189725°F 198022%1%
Oct 471°F44°F93°F 193821°F 193522%1%
Oct 571°F44°F97°F 196324°F 198822%1%
Oct 670°F43°F91°F 196320°F 189522%1%
Oct 770°F43°F91°F 198018°F 201222%1%
Oct 869°F42°F91°F 201015°F 200022%1%
Oct 969°F42°F92°F 201019°F 196421%1%
Oct 1068°F41°F94°F 192821°F 190621%1%
Oct 1167°F41°F91°F 195619°F 200921%1%
Oct 1267°F40°F96°F 201517°F 191721%1%
Oct 1366°F40°F92°F 197516°F 190921%1%
Oct 1466°F39°F91°F 195816°F 193721%1%
Oct 1565°F39°F93°F 195821°F 197221%1%
Oct 1665°F39°F89°F 196118°F 197621%1%
Oct 1764°F38°F86°F 192616°F 197620%2%
Oct 1864°F38°F89°F 194512°F 202220%2%
Oct 1963°F37°F90°F 195810°F 197220%2%
Oct 2062°F37°F89°F 194713°F 196020%2%
Oct 2162°F36°F88°F 194712°F 191320%2%
Oct 2261°F36°F85°F 190116°F 189520%2%
Oct 2361°F35°F87°F 192718°F 196419%2%
Oct 2460°F35°F85°F 194413°F 202019%2%
Oct 2560°F34°F96°F 189515°F 194219%3%
Oct 2659°F34°F89°F 192711°F 202019%3%
Oct 2759°F33°F85°F 19839°F 202018%3%
Oct 2858°F33°F85°F 19223°F 192518%3%
Oct 2957°F33°F82°F 19375°F 189518%3%
Oct 3057°F32°F92°F 19505°F 192518%3%
Oct 3156°F32°F83°F 194411°F 199317%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ponca, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00398622 (Vermillion 2 Se), 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.