Barnes County climate

Barnes County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valley City 3 Nnw, 4.5 km from Barnes County

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.91 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 Barnes County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.91 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
93°FOct 2, 1992
Record low
-4°FOct 28, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
33°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 165°F38°F90°F 195319°F 193619%1%
Oct 264°F38°F93°F 199217°F 197419%1%
Oct 364°F37°F87°F 199717°F 198919%1%
Oct 463°F37°F90°F 196312°F 193519%1%
Oct 562°F37°F91°F 196315°F 193519%1%
Oct 662°F36°F88°F 192012°F 197619%2%
Oct 761°F36°F85°F 192010°F 197619%2%
Oct 861°F35°F87°F 193610°F 197619%2%
Oct 960°F35°F86°F 201012°F 196419%2%
Oct 1060°F35°F85°F 19559°F 191918%2%
Oct 1159°F34°F83°F 193417°F 197018%2%
Oct 1258°F34°F88°F 201011°F 191918%2%
Oct 1358°F33°F85°F 193415°F 197918%2%
Oct 1457°F33°F82°F 196210°F 193718%2%
Oct 1557°F32°F85°F 198815°F 191918%2%
Oct 1656°F32°F85°F 194513°F 191918%3%
Oct 1755°F32°F84°F 19918°F 197618%3%
Oct 1855°F31°F80°F 19564°F 197218%3%
Oct 1954°F31°F82°F 19535°F 197218%3%
Oct 2054°F30°F90°F 200315°F 190718%3%
Oct 2153°F30°F81°F 19478°F 193018%3%
Oct 2252°F29°F78°F 19639°F 189618%3%
Oct 2352°F29°F80°F 196311°F 197618%3%
Oct 2451°F29°F78°F 19639°F 189618%4%
Oct 2551°F28°F82°F 19896°F 191918%4%
Oct 2650°F28°F82°F 19890°F 193618%4%
Oct 2749°F27°F82°F 19902°F 191918%4%
Oct 2849°F27°F76°F 1937-4°F 191918%4%
Oct 2948°F26°F78°F 1950-2°F 192518%4%
Oct 3048°F26°F75°F 19507°F 199117%5%
Oct 3147°F25°F73°F 19503°F 199117%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barnes 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 7:31 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00328937 (Valley City 3 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00328937, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.