McKenzie County Weather in October
Average highs run from 64°F on October 1 to 46°F on October 31, and lows from 39°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 7 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 55°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 1.04 in
- Snowfall
- 2.9 in
- Record high
- 96°FOct 1, 1953
- Record low
- -7°FOct 26, 1919
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 40 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 32°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 64°F | 39°F | 96°F 1953 | 16°F 1936 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 2 | 63°F | 39°F | 92°F 1957 | 17°F 1999 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 3 | 63°F | 38°F | 94°F 1997 | 17°F 1999 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 4 | 62°F | 38°F | 95°F 1963 | 18°F 1999 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 5 | 61°F | 37°F | 87°F 1920 | 16°F 2000 | 22% | 2% |
| Oct 6 | 61°F | 37°F | 86°F 2011 | 15°F 1972 | 22% | 3% |
| Oct 7 | 60°F | 37°F | 87°F 1975 | 10°F 2000 | 22% | 3% |
| Oct 8 | 60°F | 36°F | 88°F 2003 | 10°F 2000 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 9 | 59°F | 36°F | 85°F 1955 | 15°F 1959 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 10 | 58°F | 35°F | 92°F 1955 | 3°F 1919 | 21% | 3% |
| Oct 11 | 58°F | 35°F | 90°F 1934 | 18°F 2006 | 21% | 4% |
| Oct 12 | 57°F | 34°F | 86°F 1934 | 15°F 1972 | 21% | 4% |
| Oct 13 | 57°F | 34°F | 85°F 1964 | 17°F 2006 | 21% | 4% |
| Oct 14 | 56°F | 34°F | 83°F 1958 | 18°F 2006 | 21% | 5% |
| Oct 15 | 55°F | 33°F | 83°F 1953 | 16°F 1966 | 21% | 5% |
| Oct 16 | 55°F | 33°F | 84°F 1945 | 9°F 1939 | 21% | 5% |
| Oct 17 | 54°F | 32°F | 81°F 1927 | 7°F 1930 | 21% | 6% |
| Oct 18 | 54°F | 32°F | 81°F 1958 | 0°F 1972 | 21% | 6% |
| Oct 19 | 53°F | 31°F | 82°F 1947 | 5°F 1960 | 21% | 6% |
| Oct 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 83°F 2003 | 11°F 1925 | 21% | 7% |
| Oct 21 | 52°F | 30°F | 81°F 1940 | 12°F 1930 | 21% | 7% |
| Oct 22 | 51°F | 30°F | 86°F 1992 | 7°F 1996 | 21% | 7% |
| Oct 23 | 50°F | 30°F | 77°F 1952 | 2°F 1919 | 21% | 7% |
| Oct 24 | 50°F | 29°F | 79°F 1948 | 3°F 1919 | 21% | 8% |
| Oct 25 | 49°F | 29°F | 79°F 1955 | 5°F 1942 | 21% | 8% |
| Oct 26 | 49°F | 28°F | 75°F 1924 | -7°F 1919 | 21% | 8% |
| Oct 27 | 48°F | 28°F | 76°F 1938 | -3°F 1925 | 21% | 9% |
| Oct 28 | 47°F | 27°F | 81°F 1937 | -3°F 1925 | 21% | 9% |
| Oct 29 | 47°F | 27°F | 76°F 1950 | -7°F 1925 | 21% | 9% |
| Oct 30 | 46°F | 27°F | 77°F 1950 | -3°F 2002 | 21% | 10% |
| Oct 31 | 46°F | 26°F | 77°F 1944 | -3°F 1935 | 21% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:37 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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.