Plankinton climate

Plankinton Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for White Lake, 15.3 km from Plankinton

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.87 in over about 5 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 Plankinton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
1.87 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
93°FOct 1, 2023
Record low
7°FOct 27, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 17 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
11.6 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 168°F43°F93°F 202328°F 200316%1%
Oct 268°F43°F91°F 202323°F 199916%1%
Oct 367°F43°F91°F 202531°F 201416%1%
Oct 467°F42°F92°F 202528°F 201816%1%
Oct 566°F42°F87°F 201127°F 200016%1%
Oct 666°F41°F91°F 200723°F 200116%1%
Oct 765°F41°F88°F 200322°F 200016%1%
Oct 864°F40°F87°F 201017°F 200016%1%
Oct 964°F40°F88°F 202025°F 200016%1%
Oct 1063°F39°F88°F 201523°F 200915%1%
Oct 1163°F39°F93°F 201522°F 200915%1%
Oct 1262°F38°F81°F 202524°F 200615%1%
Oct 1361°F38°F77°F 201527°F 200615%1%
Oct 1461°F37°F76°F 201623°F 200615%1%
Oct 1560°F37°F78°F 201224°F 201815%1%
Oct 1660°F36°F78°F 200522°F 200114%2%
Oct 1759°F36°F80°F 201718°F 202214%2%
Oct 1859°F35°F86°F 200312°F 202214%2%
Oct 1958°F35°F88°F 200019°F 202214%2%
Oct 2057°F34°F83°F 202424°F 201114%2%
Oct 2157°F34°F83°F 200330°F 200213%2%
Oct 2256°F33°F86°F 200323°F 200613%2%
Oct 2356°F33°F87°F 202218°F 200613%2%
Oct 2455°F32°F79°F 201417°F 202013%2%
Oct 2555°F32°F73°F 200011°F 202013%3%
Oct 2654°F31°F70°F 201410°F 202013%3%
Oct 2754°F31°F80°F 19997°F 202012%3%
Oct 2853°F30°F82°F 201614°F 201712%3%
Oct 2953°F30°F76°F 200620°F 201912%3%
Oct 3052°F30°F74°F 200716°F 200212%3%
Oct 3152°F29°F75°F 199912°F 200212%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plankinton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 6:26 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399232 (White Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.