Palmer climate

Palmer Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly, 10.9 km from Palmer

Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 56°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 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 Palmer, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Record high
96°FOct 1, 2019
Record low
20°FOct 20, 2022
Chance of a freeze
25%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.7 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 178°F56°F96°F 201930°F 189528%0%
Oct 278°F56°F95°F 201931°F 198428%0%
Oct 377°F55°F95°F 201930°F 197428%0%
Oct 477°F55°F95°F 191931°F 197428%0%
Oct 577°F54°F93°F 195430°F 196828%0%
Oct 676°F54°F93°F 193129°F 198028%0%
Oct 776°F53°F95°F 191629°F 193528%0%
Oct 876°F53°F90°F 191227°F 200029%0%
Oct 975°F53°F91°F 191227°F 200029%0%
Oct 1075°F52°F92°F 191327°F 200029%0%
Oct 1174°F52°F91°F 191224°F 190629%0%
Oct 1274°F51°F87°F 192028°F 190629%0%
Oct 1374°F51°F88°F 192025°F 190929%0%
Oct 1473°F51°F90°F 192827°F 198829%0%
Oct 1573°F50°F89°F 194728°F 200629%0%
Oct 1672°F50°F89°F 195032°F 202429%0%
Oct 1772°F49°F88°F 191729°F 197729%0%
Oct 1872°F49°F87°F 191527°F 194829%0%
Oct 1971°F49°F90°F 201627°F 194829%0%
Oct 2071°F48°F89°F 201620°F 202229%0%
Oct 2171°F48°F88°F 192022°F 197429%0%
Oct 2270°F48°F88°F 194724°F 198729%0%
Oct 2370°F47°F89°F 192026°F 192429%0%
Oct 2469°F47°F85°F 192126°F 190429%0%
Oct 2569°F47°F88°F 190022°F 190329%0%
Oct 2669°F46°F85°F 191924°F 201329%0%
Oct 2768°F46°F85°F 191923°F 196129%0%
Oct 2868°F46°F84°F 199124°F 191429%0%
Oct 2968°F46°F85°F 192223°F 192529%0%
Oct 3067°F45°F87°F 192223°F 195229%0%
Oct 3167°F45°F86°F 192224°F 191729%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmer, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00409691 (Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.