Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Forks Univ (nws), 16.5 km from Thompson

Average highs run from 62°F on October 1 to 44°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 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 Thompson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.00 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
92°FOct 1, 1992
Record low
6°FOct 31, 1991
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 39 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
34°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 162°F41°F92°F 199223°F 197427%2%
Oct 262°F41°F88°F 202519°F 197427%2%
Oct 361°F40°F90°F 202515°F 198927%2%
Oct 461°F40°F85°F 196021°F 198827%2%
Oct 560°F39°F89°F 201121°F 195227%2%
Oct 660°F39°F85°F 196119°F 195427%2%
Oct 759°F39°F87°F 197520°F 195227%3%
Oct 858°F38°F87°F 194318°F 200027%3%
Oct 958°F38°F83°F 195519°F 198527%3%
Oct 1057°F37°F87°F 202416°F 198727%3%
Oct 1157°F37°F90°F 201513°F 201827%3%
Oct 1256°F36°F83°F 19569°F 201827%4%
Oct 1355°F36°F82°F 195614°F 197927%4%
Oct 1455°F36°F83°F 198820°F 199227%4%
Oct 1554°F35°F81°F 195312°F 195227%4%
Oct 1653°F35°F82°F 195611°F 195227%4%
Oct 1753°F34°F80°F 20179°F 197227%5%
Oct 1852°F34°F76°F 20188°F 197226%5%
Oct 1952°F33°F79°F 195615°F 197226%5%
Oct 2051°F33°F79°F 197817°F 200226%5%
Oct 2150°F32°F79°F 194714°F 198726%6%
Oct 2250°F32°F78°F 196313°F 197626%6%
Oct 2349°F31°F78°F 19637°F 197626%6%
Oct 2448°F31°F78°F 198912°F 195525%7%
Oct 2548°F31°F78°F 197715°F 198825%7%
Oct 2647°F30°F80°F 19908°F 197625%7%
Oct 2746°F30°F80°F 19447°F 197625%8%
Oct 2846°F29°F69°F 19768°F 198825%8%
Oct 2945°F29°F77°F 19508°F 198825%8%
Oct 3045°F28°F73°F 19507°F 199124%9%
Oct 3144°F28°F77°F 19996°F 199124%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 6:12 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323621 (Grand Forks Univ (nws)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014916, 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.