Dawson climate

Dawson Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Navarro Mills Dam, 7.9 km from Dawson

Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 73°F on October 31, and lows from 61°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.58 in over about 7 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 Dawson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.58 in
Record high
98°FOct 13, 2024
Record low
32°FOct 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
13%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 10 h 55 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.2 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 185°F61°F96°F 201950°F 199918%0%
Oct 285°F60°F96°F 201452°F 202218%0%
Oct 384°F60°F95°F 201952°F 201018%0%
Oct 484°F59°F94°F 201947°F 201418%0%
Oct 584°F59°F95°F 200650°F 201019%0%
Oct 683°F58°F96°F 201948°F 200119%0%
Oct 783°F58°F95°F 202546°F 201019%0%
Oct 883°F58°F92°F 200743°F 200019%0%
Oct 982°F57°F93°F 201740°F 200020%0%
Oct 1082°F57°F94°F 201942°F 200020%0%
Oct 1181°F56°F95°F 201543°F 201920%0%
Oct 1281°F56°F97°F 201542°F 201921%0%
Oct 1381°F56°F98°F 202448°F 200621%0%
Oct 1480°F55°F97°F 201547°F 200121%0%
Oct 1580°F55°F98°F 202443°F 200221%0%
Oct 1680°F54°F91°F 201543°F 200121%0%
Oct 1779°F54°F92°F 202541°F 202322%0%
Oct 1879°F54°F92°F 200545°F 202222%0%
Oct 1978°F53°F92°F 200439°F 202222%0%
Oct 2078°F53°F93°F 202341°F 200622%0%
Oct 2177°F52°F91°F 202346°F 199922%0%
Oct 2277°F52°F91°F 199944°F 200623%0%
Oct 2377°F52°F90°F 202440°F 200823%0%
Oct 2476°F51°F89°F 200335°F 200523%0%
Oct 2576°F51°F90°F 202435°F 200523%0%
Oct 2675°F51°F90°F 202438°F 200723%0%
Oct 2775°F50°F91°F 202439°F 201223%0%
Oct 2874°F50°F88°F 202432°F 201723%0%
Oct 2974°F50°F89°F 202434°F 201723%0%
Oct 3074°F50°F93°F 202439°F 201923%0%
Oct 3173°F49°F87°F 200332°F 201923%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:38 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416210 (Navarro Mills Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053912, 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.