Dell Rapids climate

Dell Rapids Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Falls 14 Nne, 12.2 km from Dell Rapids

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.30 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 Dell Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.30 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
12°FOct 26, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
12.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 168°F43°F93°F 202336°F 202030%1%
Oct 267°F43°F91°F 202331°F 202030%1%
Oct 367°F42°F91°F 202535°F 201430%1%
Oct 466°F42°F90°F 202529°F 201430%1%
Oct 565°F41°F88°F 201127°F 201229%1%
Oct 665°F41°F85°F 202024°F 201229%1%
Oct 764°F41°F82°F 201125°F 201229%1%
Oct 864°F40°F84°F 202132°F 202229%1%
Oct 963°F40°F84°F 202432°F 201229%1%
Oct 1063°F39°F85°F 202426°F 201229%1%
Oct 1162°F39°F91°F 201528°F 201229%2%
Oct 1261°F38°F81°F 202522°F 201228%2%
Oct 1361°F38°F73°F 201232°F 201928%2%
Oct 1460°F38°F74°F 201627°F 201828%2%
Oct 1560°F37°F72°F 201224°F 201827%2%
Oct 1659°F37°F80°F 202531°F 201527%2%
Oct 1758°F36°F78°F 201722°F 202227%2%
Oct 1858°F36°F76°F 202117°F 202226%3%
Oct 1957°F35°F80°F 201521°F 202226%3%
Oct 2057°F35°F84°F 202425°F 201126%3%
Oct 2156°F34°F82°F 202429°F 201125%3%
Oct 2256°F34°F82°F 202230°F 202525%3%
Oct 2355°F34°F83°F 202218°F 202025%4%
Oct 2454°F33°F76°F 201416°F 202024%4%
Oct 2554°F33°F67°F 201416°F 202024%4%
Oct 2653°F32°F69°F 201412°F 202023%4%
Oct 2753°F32°F69°F 202414°F 202023%4%
Oct 2852°F31°F77°F 201616°F 201723%4%
Oct 2951°F31°F71°F 202421°F 201922%4%
Oct 3051°F30°F63°F 202217°F 202322%4%
Oct 3150°F30°F70°F 202215°F 201721%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dell Rapids, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004990 (Sioux Falls 14 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.