Wells County climate

Wells County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fessenden, 7 km from Wells County

Average highs run from 65°F on October 1 to 45°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 in over about 3 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 Wells County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.08 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
90°FOct 1, 1992
Record low
-1°FOct 30, 1991
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
32°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°F40°F90°F 199219°F 200311%0%
Oct 264°F39°F87°F 199721°F 199311%0%
Oct 364°F39°F85°F 202515°F 198911%0%
Oct 463°F38°F85°F 202118°F 198811%0%
Oct 563°F38°F87°F 201120°F 201211%0%
Oct 662°F38°F83°F 200317°F 202211%0%
Oct 761°F37°F84°F 198020°F 200011%0%
Oct 861°F37°F87°F 198020°F 200011%0%
Oct 960°F36°F85°F 200316°F 198511%0%
Oct 1060°F36°F86°F 201513°F 198711%0%
Oct 1159°F35°F81°F 201517°F 201811%1%
Oct 1258°F35°F78°F 199619°F 199311%1%
Oct 1358°F34°F81°F 198816°F 197911%1%
Oct 1457°F34°F86°F 198812°F 201811%1%
Oct 1556°F33°F80°F 198819°F 200311%1%
Oct 1656°F33°F74°F 199115°F 200411%1%
Oct 1755°F33°F76°F 199717°F 198911%1%
Oct 1854°F32°F80°F 200311°F 198911%1%
Oct 1954°F32°F83°F 200321°F 200211%1%
Oct 2053°F31°F83°F 200321°F 200211%1%
Oct 2152°F31°F77°F 199210°F 200211%1%
Oct 2252°F30°F81°F 198910°F 202011%2%
Oct 2351°F30°F73°F 198915°F 197911%2%
Oct 2450°F29°F79°F 198911°F 198111%2%
Oct 2550°F29°F77°F 19828°F 202011%2%
Oct 2649°F28°F77°F 199012°F 198011%2%
Oct 2748°F28°F74°F 19863°F 202311%2%
Oct 2847°F27°F78°F 19837°F 202310%2%
Oct 2947°F27°F71°F 20074°F 198810%2%
Oct 3046°F26°F69°F 2007-1°F 199110%2%
Oct 3145°F26°F77°F 1999-1°F 199110%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wells County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:21 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00322949 (Fessenden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324013, 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.