Menard Weather in October
Average highs run from 85°F on October 1 to 74°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.50 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
- 80°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 2.50 in
- Record high
- 104°FOct 3, 1951
- Record low
- 26°FOct 25, 1955
- Chance of a freeze
- 55%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.1
- Daylight
- 11 h 51 min to 10 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- Humidity
- 63%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 10.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 85°F | 55°F | 96°F 2015 | 39°F 1963 | 16% |
| Oct 2 | 85°F | 54°F | 100°F 1951 | 41°F 1949 | 16% |
| Oct 3 | 84°F | 54°F | 104°F 1951 | 39°F 1961 | 16% |
| Oct 4 | 84°F | 53°F | 99°F 1956 | 35°F 1961 | 16% |
| Oct 5 | 84°F | 53°F | 95°F 1960 | 37°F 1961 | 16% |
| Oct 6 | 83°F | 53°F | 94°F 1951 | 38°F 1964 | 16% |
| Oct 7 | 83°F | 52°F | 95°F 2014 | 35°F 1952 | 16% |
| Oct 8 | 83°F | 52°F | 97°F 1956 | 28°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 52°F | 95°F 1956 | 32°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 10 | 82°F | 51°F | 98°F 2020 | 34°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 11 | 82°F | 51°F | 100°F 2020 | 38°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 12 | 82°F | 50°F | 99°F 2015 | 44°F 1949 | 17% |
| Oct 13 | 81°F | 50°F | 98°F 2024 | 38°F 1949 | 17% |
| Oct 14 | 81°F | 50°F | 95°F 2024 | 37°F 1997 | 17% |
| Oct 15 | 81°F | 49°F | 94°F 1962 | 36°F 1997 | 17% |
| Oct 16 | 80°F | 49°F | 91°F 1962 | 31°F 1952 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | 80°F | 49°F | 95°F 2012 | 31°F 2001 | 17% |
| Oct 18 | 79°F | 48°F | 95°F 2025 | 35°F 1961 | 17% |
| Oct 19 | 79°F | 48°F | 93°F 2004 | 35°F 1968 | 17% |
| Oct 20 | 79°F | 48°F | 94°F 2023 | 29°F 1966 | 17% |
| Oct 21 | 78°F | 47°F | 92°F 2012 | 35°F 1999 | 18% |
| Oct 22 | 78°F | 47°F | 89°F 2025 | 36°F 1964 | 18% |
| Oct 23 | 77°F | 47°F | 92°F 2024 | 34°F 2007 | 18% |
| Oct 24 | 77°F | 46°F | 93°F 2021 | 33°F 2008 | 18% |
| Oct 25 | 76°F | 46°F | 96°F 2021 | 26°F 1955 | 18% |
| Oct 26 | 76°F | 46°F | 90°F 2024 | 31°F 1955 | 18% |
| Oct 27 | 76°F | 45°F | 92°F 2010 | 27°F 1997 | 18% |
| Oct 28 | 75°F | 45°F | 89°F 1950 | 29°F 2017 | 18% |
| Oct 29 | 75°F | 45°F | 87°F 2024 | 28°F 1952 | 18% |
| Oct 30 | 74°F | 44°F | 88°F 2024 | 29°F 2025 | 18% |
| Oct 31 | 74°F | 44°F | 94°F 2010 | 27°F 2019 | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415822 (Menard), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013973, 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.