Dawson County Weather in October
Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 71°F on October 31, and lows from 53°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.41 in over about 4 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 76°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 1.41 in
- Record high
- 101°FOct 3, 2000
- Record low
- 22°FOct 31, 1991
- Chance of a freeze
- 34%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.2
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 39%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 81°F | 53°F | 97°F 1928 | 36°F 1999 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 81°F | 53°F | 100°F 1979 | 40°F 2009 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 81°F | 52°F | 101°F 2000 | 38°F 1961 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 80°F | 52°F | 100°F 2000 | 37°F 1961 | 16% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 80°F | 51°F | 98°F 1931 | 36°F 1932 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 80°F | 51°F | 100°F 1929 | 40°F 2001 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 79°F | 51°F | 101°F 1931 | 34°F 1952 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 79°F | 50°F | 98°F 1979 | 31°F 2012 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 79°F | 50°F | 101°F 1979 | 31°F 2012 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 79°F | 49°F | 98°F 1975 | 32°F 1970 | 15% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 78°F | 49°F | 93°F 1935 | 35°F 2000 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 78°F | 48°F | 95°F 1935 | 36°F 1977 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 78°F | 48°F | 96°F 1979 | 32°F 1969 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 77°F | 48°F | 95°F 1935 | 34°F 1969 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 77°F | 47°F | 92°F 1968 | 35°F 1966 | 14% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 77°F | 47°F | 92°F 1979 | 32°F 2001 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 76°F | 46°F | 94°F 1979 | 32°F 2001 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 76°F | 46°F | 94°F 1964 | 35°F 1959 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 76°F | 45°F | 91°F 1936 | 29°F 1989 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 75°F | 45°F | 92°F 1979 | 27°F 1989 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 75°F | 45°F | 92°F 2007 | 32°F 1976 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 75°F | 44°F | 91°F 1961 | 30°F 1945 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 74°F | 44°F | 91°F 1961 | 27°F 1929 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 74°F | 43°F | 98°F 1927 | 30°F 1996 | 13% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 73°F | 43°F | 93°F 1937 | 29°F 1955 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 73°F | 43°F | 89°F 1968 | 31°F 1932 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 73°F | 42°F | 91°F 1979 | 26°F 2012 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 72°F | 42°F | 95°F 1933 | 26°F 2012 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 72°F | 41°F | 94°F 1933 | 25°F 1980 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 71°F | 41°F | 88°F 1937 | 26°F 1993 | 12% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 71°F | 41°F | 90°F 2010 | 22°F 1991 | 12% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 6:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415013 (Lamesa 1 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415013, 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.