Plains climate

Plains Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plains, 0.2 km from Plains

Average highs run from 80°F on October 1 to 69°F on October 31, and lows from 51°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.43 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 Plains, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.43 in
Record high
99°FOct 11, 2020
Record low
15°FOct 30, 1993
Chance of a freeze
50%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 51 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
10.1 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 180°F51°F97°F 199744°F 199216%0%
Oct 280°F51°F97°F 200042°F 199216%0%
Oct 380°F51°F98°F 200041°F 199215%0%
Oct 479°F50°F96°F 200042°F 199215%0%
Oct 579°F50°F92°F 199342°F 199815%0%
Oct 679°F49°F95°F 202035°F 200015%0%
Oct 778°F49°F91°F 202035°F 200015%0%
Oct 878°F48°F92°F 201430°F 199215%0%
Oct 978°F48°F92°F 202128°F 199215%0%
Oct 1078°F48°F94°F 202133°F 200014%0%
Oct 1177°F47°F99°F 202033°F 201914%0%
Oct 1277°F47°F96°F 202031°F 198614%0%
Oct 1377°F46°F94°F 202431°F 198614%0%
Oct 1476°F46°F95°F 202037°F 198614%0%
Oct 1576°F46°F95°F 202032°F 201814%0%
Oct 1675°F45°F92°F 201632°F 201814%0%
Oct 1775°F45°F94°F 201634°F 199913%0%
Oct 1875°F44°F94°F 201634°F 199913%0%
Oct 1974°F44°F89°F 200333°F 201313%0%
Oct 2074°F43°F88°F 200338°F 199913%0%
Oct 2174°F43°F92°F 202532°F 199313%0%
Oct 2273°F42°F90°F 200331°F 199313%0%
Oct 2373°F42°F92°F 202031°F 199012%0%
Oct 2472°F42°F92°F 202432°F 202012%0%
Oct 2572°F41°F92°F 202429°F 201912%0%
Oct 2672°F41°F89°F 198728°F 202012%0%
Oct 2771°F40°F89°F 201421°F 202012%0%
Oct 2871°F40°F89°F 202421°F 202011%0%
Oct 2970°F39°F88°F 198728°F 202011%0%
Oct 3070°F39°F89°F 201615°F 199311%0%
Oct 3169°F39°F89°F 201016°F 199311%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plains, 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 7:46 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 7:00 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417074 (Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412408, 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.