Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wind Cave, 13.7 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 69°F on October 1 to 55°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.55 in over about 7 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 Custer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.55 in
Snowfall
2.1 in
Record high
82°FOct 1, 2005
Record low
-10°FOct 26, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
9.6 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 169°F40°F82°F 200526°F 199922%2%
Oct 269°F40°F82°F 201125°F 200922%2%
Oct 368°F39°F82°F 202522°F 200922%2%
Oct 468°F39°F79°F 201025°F 201322%2%
Oct 567°F38°F80°F 202115°F 200022%2%
Oct 666°F38°F76°F 19998°F 200022%2%
Oct 766°F38°F75°F 20039°F 200022%2%
Oct 865°F37°F78°F 202015°F 200022%3%
Oct 965°F37°F78°F 20033°F 200922%3%
Oct 1064°F36°F81°F 2024-3°F 200922%3%
Oct 1164°F36°F78°F 20159°F 200922%3%
Oct 1263°F35°F71°F 202413°F 200622%3%
Oct 1363°F35°F69°F 201517°F 201821%3%
Oct 1462°F35°F75°F 20247°F 201821%3%
Oct 1562°F34°F75°F 201012°F 201821%4%
Oct 1661°F34°F75°F 202417°F 199921%4%
Oct 1761°F33°F75°F 202317°F 199921%4%
Oct 1860°F33°F76°F 200320°F 202021%4%
Oct 1960°F33°F78°F 200324°F 200420%4%
Oct 2059°F32°F73°F 202324°F 200620%4%
Oct 2159°F32°F75°F 200322°F 200620%5%
Oct 2258°F32°F77°F 200314°F 200220%5%
Oct 2358°F31°F80°F 200312°F 200520%5%
Oct 2458°F31°F72°F 20169°F 202020%5%
Oct 2557°F31°F74°F 20070°F 202020%5%
Oct 2657°F30°F71°F 1999-10°F 202019%6%
Oct 2756°F30°F71°F 20164°F 202319%6%
Oct 2856°F30°F70°F 20016°F 201919%6%
Oct 2955°F29°F70°F 2008-3°F 201919%6%
Oct 3055°F29°F67°F 2008-5°F 201918%6%
Oct 3155°F29°F70°F 19992°F 200618%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer 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 (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399347 (Wind Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.