Fossil Weather in October
Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 56°F on October 31, and lows from 37°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.47 in over about 5 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
- 63°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 1.47 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 92°FOct 5, 1980
- Record low
- 10°FOct 30, 1935
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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 | 69°F | 37°F | 89°F 1991 | 25°F 1950 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 69°F | 36°F | 87°F 1992 | 29°F 1950 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 68°F | 36°F | 84°F 1987 | 29°F 1989 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 68°F | 36°F | 86°F 1980 | 26°F 1916 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 36°F | 92°F 1980 | 26°F 1898 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 1980 | 26°F 1912 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 67°F | 35°F | 87°F 1980 | 28°F 1990 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 1911 | 22°F 1985 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 66°F | 35°F | 83°F 1908 | 22°F 1985 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 34°F | 84°F 1934 | 25°F 2019 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 65°F | 34°F | 85°F 1988 | 24°F 1899 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 34°F | 82°F 1918 | 21°F 1928 | 14% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 64°F | 34°F | 82°F 1976 | 18°F 1969 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 64°F | 34°F | 80°F 1901 | 21°F 1969 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 33°F | 83°F 1959 | 25°F 1969 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 63°F | 33°F | 85°F 1991 | 19°F 1971 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 33°F | 78°F 1974 | 20°F 1949 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 33°F | 81°F 1927 | 25°F 1917 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 62°F | 33°F | 86°F 1940 | 15°F 1949 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 61°F | 33°F | 83°F 1940 | 18°F 1949 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 61°F | 32°F | 83°F 1925 | 21°F 1984 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 60°F | 32°F | 83°F 1942 | 23°F 1984 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 32°F | 80°F 1939 | 24°F 1984 | 18% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 59°F | 32°F | 81°F 1933 | 21°F 1919 | 18% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 32°F | 85°F 1933 | 14°F 2020 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 26 | 58°F | 32°F | 78°F 1945 | 19°F 2020 | 18% | 2% |
| Oct 27 | 58°F | 31°F | 81°F 1906 | 20°F 1910 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 28 | 57°F | 31°F | 80°F 1935 | 14°F 1971 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 29 | 57°F | 31°F | 80°F 1937 | 12°F 2019 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 30 | 56°F | 31°F | 78°F 1944 | 10°F 1935 | 19% | 2% |
| Oct 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 78°F 1967 | 10°F 1935 | 19% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00353038 (Fossil), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00353827, 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.