Happy Weather in October
Average highs run from 78°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 50°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.91 in over about 5 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
- 72°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 1.91 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 97°FOct 4, 2000
- Record low
- 15°FOct 31, 1991
- Chance of a freeze
- 70%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.4
- Daylight
- 11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 78°F | 50°F | 94°F 2009 | 30°F 1985 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 77°F | 50°F | 94°F 2000 | 36°F 1965 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 77°F | 50°F | 93°F 1973 | 35°F 1961 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 77°F | 49°F | 97°F 2000 | 35°F 1979 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 76°F | 49°F | 91°F 1967 | 32°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 76°F | 48°F | 92°F 2020 | 32°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 76°F | 48°F | 95°F 1907 | 28°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 75°F | 47°F | 95°F 1979 | 27°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 75°F | 47°F | 95°F 1979 | 27°F 1976 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 75°F | 47°F | 93°F 1965 | 28°F 1970 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 11 | 74°F | 46°F | 94°F 2020 | 28°F 2009 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 74°F | 46°F | 95°F 2024 | 23°F 1909 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 74°F | 45°F | 90°F 1911 | 24°F 1969 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 73°F | 45°F | 92°F 1911 | 24°F 1969 | 17% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 73°F | 44°F | 93°F 2020 | 25°F 1966 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 72°F | 44°F | 91°F 2016 | 25°F 1966 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 72°F | 44°F | 88°F 1964 | 29°F 2001 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 72°F | 43°F | 93°F 2016 | 26°F 1948 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 71°F | 43°F | 90°F 1911 | 23°F 1966 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 71°F | 42°F | 90°F 1955 | 24°F 1966 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 71°F | 42°F | 89°F 2003 | 22°F 1976 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 70°F | 41°F | 89°F 2023 | 24°F 1910 | 16% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 70°F | 41°F | 88°F 1961 | 27°F 1996 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 69°F | 40°F | 90°F 2024 | 25°F 1908 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 69°F | 40°F | 87°F 1961 | 23°F 2019 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 26 | 69°F | 40°F | 89°F 1959 | 19°F 2020 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 27 | 68°F | 39°F | 90°F 1979 | 16°F 2020 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 28 | 68°F | 39°F | 89°F 2024 | 17°F 2020 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 29 | 67°F | 38°F | 85°F 1909 | 21°F 1980 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 30 | 67°F | 38°F | 89°F 2016 | 16°F 1993 | 15% | 1% |
| Oct 31 | 67°F | 37°F | 86°F 2010 | 15°F 1991 | 14% | 1% |
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 7:31 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 6:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419175 (Tulia), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414098, 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.