McDade climate

McDade Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin 1 N, 15.5 km from McDade

Average highs run from 86°F on October 1 to 76°F on October 31, and lows from 63°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 in over about 6 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 McDade, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.02 in
Record high
100°FOct 1, 2011
Record low
25°FOct 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
5.3
Daylight
11 h 52 min to 10 h 59 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
8.7 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 186°F63°F100°F 201142°F 198418%0%
Oct 286°F63°F96°F 200544°F 198418%0%
Oct 386°F63°F96°F 200546°F 197518%0%
Oct 485°F62°F95°F 200045°F 197518%0%
Oct 585°F62°F97°F 199844°F 201018%0%
Oct 685°F62°F95°F 200041°F 201018%0%
Oct 784°F61°F95°F 201942°F 201018%0%
Oct 884°F61°F97°F 196245°F 197618%0%
Oct 984°F61°F94°F 199039°F 197618%0%
Oct 1084°F60°F94°F 201941°F 197018%0%
Oct 1183°F60°F94°F 201942°F 199018%0%
Oct 1283°F60°F96°F 202043°F 197719%0%
Oct 1383°F59°F97°F 201541°F 197719%0%
Oct 1482°F59°F96°F 199141°F 197719%0%
Oct 1582°F59°F95°F 201540°F 201019%0%
Oct 1682°F58°F94°F 201540°F 197419%0%
Oct 1781°F58°F90°F 198940°F 197419%0%
Oct 1881°F58°F92°F 199343°F 197419%0%
Oct 1981°F57°F92°F 199338°F 198919%0%
Oct 2080°F57°F92°F 202033°F 197619%0%
Oct 2180°F57°F92°F 201935°F 197619%0%
Oct 2279°F56°F92°F 200337°F 197619%0%
Oct 2379°F56°F91°F 200340°F 199019%0%
Oct 2479°F56°F89°F 198837°F 200819%0%
Oct 2578°F55°F90°F 199133°F 200518%0%
Oct 2678°F55°F89°F 199234°F 200518%0%
Oct 2777°F55°F89°F 198735°F 200518%0%
Oct 2877°F54°F90°F 201032°F 200818%0%
Oct 2977°F54°F87°F 200431°F 201718%0%
Oct 3076°F54°F87°F 197731°F 201718%0%
Oct 3176°F53°F90°F 199725°F 199318%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDade, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:42 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412820 (Elgin 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415193, 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.