Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Milbank, 12.9 km from Grant County

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 49°F on October 31, and lows from 42°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.31 in.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.31 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
92°FOct 2, 2023
Record low
9°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
12.5 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 166°F42°F84°F 201234°F 20111%
Oct 266°F41°F92°F 202334°F 20111%
Oct 365°F41°F89°F 202321°F 20201%
Oct 465°F40°F90°F 202526°F 20201%
Oct 564°F40°F87°F 202526°F 20201%
Oct 664°F39°F85°F 201128°F 20121%
Oct 763°F39°F80°F 201127°F 20121%
Oct 863°F38°F81°F 201131°F 20251%
Oct 962°F38°F88°F 201026°F 20092%
Oct 1062°F37°F84°F 202022°F 20092%
Oct 1161°F37°F84°F 202422°F 20092%
Oct 1260°F37°F91°F 201521°F 20122%
Oct 1360°F36°F76°F 202522°F 20092%
Oct 1459°F36°F64°F 201222°F 20092%
Oct 1559°F35°F72°F 201623°F 20182%
Oct 1658°F35°F69°F 201223°F 20182%
Oct 1758°F34°F76°F 202522°F 20223%
Oct 1857°F34°F76°F 201715°F 20223%
Oct 1956°F33°F77°F 202115°F 20223%
Oct 2056°F33°F75°F 201723°F 20223%
Oct 2155°F32°F77°F 202423°F 20183%
Oct 2255°F32°F81°F 202426°F 20133%
Oct 2354°F32°F74°F 201025°F 20184%
Oct 2453°F31°F75°F 202218°F 20204%
Oct 2553°F31°F77°F 201421°F 20204%
Oct 2652°F30°F62°F 201414°F 20204%
Oct 2752°F30°F66°F 20259°F 20204%
Oct 2851°F29°F67°F 202413°F 20204%
Oct 2950°F29°F73°F 202415°F 20174%
Oct 3050°F29°F65°F 202219°F 20195%
Oct 3149°F28°F61°F 202215°F 20195%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 7:07 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 6:16 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395531 (Milbank), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395531, 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.