Quay County climate

Quay County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucumcari Muni AP, 9.9 km from Quay County

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 68°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 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 Quay County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
97°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
12°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
71%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 46 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
10.5 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 180°F51°F95°F 200035°F 196519%0%
Oct 280°F50°F94°F 200029°F 200919%0%
Oct 380°F50°F97°F 200041°F 196519%0%
Oct 479°F49°F94°F 195439°F 200219%0%
Oct 579°F49°F94°F 200736°F 200118%0%
Oct 678°F49°F94°F 200734°F 201318%0%
Oct 778°F48°F97°F 197931°F 194818%0%
Oct 878°F48°F97°F 197928°F 197618%1%
Oct 977°F47°F95°F 202031°F 197018%1%
Oct 1077°F47°F96°F 202029°F 200917%1%
Oct 1176°F46°F93°F 197925°F 201917%1%
Oct 1276°F46°F93°F 200727°F 196917%1%
Oct 1376°F45°F93°F 195025°F 196916%1%
Oct 1475°F45°F95°F 202030°F 196916%1%
Oct 1575°F44°F95°F 201628°F 196616%1%
Oct 1674°F44°F95°F 201630°F 200116%1%
Oct 1774°F43°F97°F 201628°F 194815%1%
Oct 1874°F43°F87°F 195029°F 201315%1%
Oct 1973°F43°F90°F 200326°F 196615%1%
Oct 2073°F42°F92°F 200728°F 197615%1%
Oct 2172°F42°F87°F 202029°F 201915%2%
Oct 2272°F41°F91°F 201628°F 201914%2%
Oct 2372°F41°F91°F 200328°F 200714%2%
Oct 2471°F40°F89°F 201427°F 200814%2%
Oct 2571°F40°F89°F 201427°F 201914%2%
Oct 2670°F40°F92°F 197919°F 202013%2%
Oct 2770°F39°F85°F 195019°F 202013%2%
Oct 2870°F39°F87°F 201626°F 197013%2%
Oct 2969°F38°F92°F 195024°F 200912%2%
Oct 3069°F38°F88°F 195016°F 201912%2%
Oct 3168°F38°F89°F 201612°F 201912%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quay 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023048 (Tucumcari Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023048, 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.