Racine climate

Racine Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley, 24.5 km from Racine

Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 64°F on October 31, and lows from 49°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.12 in over about 9 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 Racine, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.12 in
Record high
88°FOct 19, 1984
Record low
14°FOct 21, 1974
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 46 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
3.8 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 176°F49°F83°F 197130°F 197430%0%
Oct 276°F48°F84°F 200227°F 197430%0%
Oct 375°F48°F84°F 196719°F 197530%0%
Oct 475°F47°F85°F 197321°F 197430%0%
Oct 575°F47°F87°F 200226°F 196530%0%
Oct 674°F46°F85°F 198221°F 198030%0%
Oct 774°F46°F84°F 200521°F 197730%0%
Oct 873°F45°F82°F 199724°F 198830%0%
Oct 973°F45°F82°F 199722°F 197831%0%
Oct 1073°F45°F82°F 199726°F 197631%0%
Oct 1172°F44°F81°F 196920°F 196431%0%
Oct 1272°F44°F82°F 196923°F 196431%0%
Oct 1371°F43°F87°F 196923°F 198831%0%
Oct 1471°F43°F84°F 196923°F 198831%0%
Oct 1571°F42°F82°F 197525°F 197732%0%
Oct 1670°F42°F80°F 196725°F 197732%0%
Oct 1770°F41°F81°F 196416°F 197732%0%
Oct 1869°F41°F81°F 196416°F 197632%0%
Oct 1969°F41°F88°F 198426°F 197432%0%
Oct 2069°F40°F88°F 196518°F 197232%0%
Oct 2168°F40°F81°F 197914°F 197432%0%
Oct 2268°F39°F83°F 197919°F 197432%0%
Oct 2368°F39°F85°F 197915°F 197632%0%
Oct 2467°F39°F80°F 197517°F 196432%0%
Oct 2567°F38°F80°F 199121°F 196432%0%
Oct 2666°F38°F81°F 198426°F 198832%0%
Oct 2766°F38°F81°F 199120°F 198032%0%
Oct 2866°F37°F81°F 200016°F 197633%0%
Oct 2965°F37°F78°F 197118°F 196533%0%
Oct 3065°F36°F80°F 197118°F 196533%0%
Oct 3164°F36°F80°F 197117°F 198033%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Racine, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 7:10 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:28 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467552 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331288, 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.