Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Spring, 7.1 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 84°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 in over about 4 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Record high
101°FOct 3, 2000
Record low
19°FOct 31, 2019
Chance of a freeze
11%
Days of 90°F or more
4.4
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 54 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
10.5 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 184°F59°F98°F 195141°F 198514%0%
Oct 284°F58°F98°F 201642°F 198514%0%
Oct 383°F58°F101°F 200042°F 196114%0%
Oct 483°F58°F101°F 200042°F 196114%0%
Oct 583°F57°F97°F 200042°F 198514%0%
Oct 683°F57°F97°F 200044°F 198514%0%
Oct 782°F57°F96°F 195636°F 197614%0%
Oct 882°F56°F98°F 197936°F 197614%0%
Oct 982°F56°F99°F 197935°F 197614%0%
Oct 1081°F56°F98°F 202039°F 200014%0%
Oct 1181°F55°F98°F 202038°F 201914%0%
Oct 1281°F55°F95°F 197936°F 201914%0%
Oct 1380°F54°F97°F 197935°F 196914%0%
Oct 1480°F54°F98°F 202036°F 201813%0%
Oct 1580°F54°F94°F 197236°F 201813%0%
Oct 1679°F53°F98°F 201637°F 197613%0%
Oct 1779°F53°F95°F 201637°F 197613%0%
Oct 1879°F53°F97°F 201138°F 196813%0%
Oct 1978°F52°F96°F 201632°F 198913%0%
Oct 2078°F52°F93°F 201631°F 198913%0%
Oct 2178°F51°F92°F 200735°F 197613%0%
Oct 2277°F51°F92°F 200735°F 199013%0%
Oct 2377°F51°F92°F 199535°F 199013%0%
Oct 2476°F50°F92°F 195035°F 199012%0%
Oct 2576°F50°F92°F 202132°F 195512%0%
Oct 2676°F49°F92°F 202126°F 202012%0%
Oct 2775°F49°F90°F 195025°F 202012%0%
Oct 2875°F48°F91°F 195031°F 202012%0%
Oct 2974°F48°F88°F 195029°F 198012%0%
Oct 3074°F48°F90°F 198723°F 201912%0%
Oct 3174°F47°F90°F 201019°F 201911%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:56 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023041 (Big Spring), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.