Morton County climate

Morton County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Salem 5NW, 25.2 km from Morton County

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.38 in over about 8 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 Morton County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.38 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
96°FOct 5, 1963
Record low
-14°FOct 26, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 41 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.3 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°F95°F 198918°F 193624%3%
Oct 264°F38°F94°F 195318°F 199924%3%
Oct 364°F37°F94°F 199716°F 198924%3%
Oct 463°F37°F86°F 196318°F 198824%3%
Oct 563°F37°F96°F 196318°F 193524%4%
Oct 662°F36°F91°F 192020°F 195424%4%
Oct 761°F36°F91°F 192013°F 197624%4%
Oct 861°F35°F88°F 193615°F 197624%5%
Oct 960°F35°F87°F 202416°F 192524%5%
Oct 1060°F34°F87°F 19436°F 191924%5%
Oct 1159°F34°F88°F 201510°F 191924%5%
Oct 1258°F33°F85°F 19347°F 191724%6%
Oct 1358°F33°F86°F 195613°F 197924%6%
Oct 1457°F32°F89°F 195812°F 193724%6%
Oct 1557°F32°F85°F 198818°F 201824%7%
Oct 1656°F31°F88°F 19459°F 197624%7%
Oct 1755°F31°F85°F 199110°F 197624%7%
Oct 1855°F30°F80°F 20038°F 197224%8%
Oct 1954°F30°F87°F 19277°F 196024%8%
Oct 2053°F29°F87°F 20038°F 196024%8%
Oct 2153°F29°F85°F 192710°F 193023%9%
Oct 2252°F28°F81°F 19156°F 193623%9%
Oct 2352°F28°F82°F 19638°F 202023%10%
Oct 2451°F28°F80°F 192710°F 198123%10%
Oct 2550°F27°F79°F 19654°F 194223%10%
Oct 2650°F27°F77°F 1955-14°F 191923%11%
Oct 2749°F26°F82°F 1944-7°F 191923%11%
Oct 2849°F26°F81°F 1937-6°F 191923%11%
Oct 2948°F25°F73°F 1915-8°F 192523%12%
Oct 3048°F25°F80°F 19503°F 192523%12%
Oct 3147°F24°F82°F 1950-5°F 199123%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morton 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 7:44 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:26 AM, sunset 6:31 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326365 (New Salem 5NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00325479, 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.