Polk County Weather in October
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 4.56 in over about 6 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
- 81°F
- Average low
- 58°F
- Precipitation
- 4.56 in
- Record high
- 100°FOct 1, 1938
- Record low
- 25°FOct 29, 1910
- Chance of a freeze
- 4%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.7
- Daylight
- 11 h 51 min to 10 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 58°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 86°F | 63°F | 100°F 1938 | 38°F 1984 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 85°F | 63°F | 96°F 1938 | 42°F 1984 | 17% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 85°F | 63°F | 96°F 1954 | 41°F 1906 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 85°F | 62°F | 99°F 1924 | 39°F 1987 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 85°F | 62°F | 97°F 1917 | 41°F 1987 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 84°F | 61°F | 97°F 1909 | 37°F 1985 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 84°F | 61°F | 97°F 1917 | 34°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 84°F | 61°F | 94°F 1928 | 27°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 83°F | 60°F | 98°F 1931 | 31°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 83°F | 60°F | 97°F 1931 | 35°F 1908 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 83°F | 60°F | 97°F 1931 | 36°F 1952 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 83°F | 59°F | 96°F 1991 | 39°F 1917 | 18% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 82°F | 59°F | 94°F 1954 | 37°F 1908 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 82°F | 59°F | 95°F 1910 | 38°F 1907 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 82°F | 58°F | 95°F 1935 | 34°F 1907 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 81°F | 58°F | 94°F 1933 | 35°F 1954 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 81°F | 58°F | 93°F 1932 | 35°F 1952 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 81°F | 57°F | 92°F 1920 | 29°F 1948 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 80°F | 57°F | 96°F 1920 | 28°F 1948 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 80°F | 57°F | 98°F 1920 | 26°F 1989 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 80°F | 56°F | 93°F 1934 | 32°F 1976 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 96°F 1939 | 33°F 1910 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 79°F | 56°F | 91°F 1932 | 33°F 1937 | 19% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 79°F | 55°F | 91°F 1931 | 31°F 1908 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 78°F | 55°F | 92°F 2021 | 32°F 1952 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 78°F | 55°F | 90°F 1927 | 33°F 1955 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 78°F | 54°F | 93°F 2010 | 30°F 1957 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 77°F | 54°F | 90°F 1927 | 29°F 1957 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 77°F | 54°F | 92°F 1977 | 25°F 1910 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 1937 | 27°F 1917 | 20% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 76°F | 53°F | 90°F 1972 | 25°F 1993 | 20% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415271 (Livingston 2 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093987, 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.