Wheeler climate

Wheeler Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shamrock #2, 25.6 km from Wheeler

Average highs run from 79°F on October 1 to 67°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.31 in over about 5 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 Wheeler, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.31 in
Record high
99°FOct 1, 1967
Record low
14°FOct 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
56%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 45 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
11.9 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 179°F52°F99°F 196735°F 190617%0%
Oct 279°F52°F96°F 200038°F 194817%0%
Oct 379°F51°F94°F 196334°F 196117%0%
Oct 478°F51°F99°F 200036°F 196117%0%
Oct 578°F50°F98°F 191832°F 193217%0%
Oct 678°F50°F95°F 192130°F 200117%0%
Oct 777°F49°F92°F 197925°F 195217%0%
Oct 877°F49°F96°F 197929°F 190716%0%
Oct 976°F48°F97°F 195624°F 190716%0%
Oct 1076°F48°F90°F 196331°F 199016%0%
Oct 1176°F47°F93°F 197228°F 190516%0%
Oct 1275°F47°F95°F 195330°F 194416%0%
Oct 1375°F47°F90°F 194123°F 198616%0%
Oct 1474°F46°F96°F 195425°F 196915%0%
Oct 1574°F46°F93°F 196228°F 195215%0%
Oct 1673°F45°F92°F 194827°F 200115%
Oct 1773°F45°F92°F 196429°F 197615%
Oct 1873°F44°F94°F 194326°F 194815%
Oct 1972°F44°F90°F 198222°F 190515%
Oct 2072°F44°F90°F 200321°F 197615%
Oct 2171°F43°F92°F 200321°F 197615%
Oct 2271°F43°F93°F 197526°F 198215%
Oct 2371°F42°F90°F 196119°F 200515%
Oct 2470°F42°F88°F 200319°F 200514%
Oct 2570°F42°F86°F 193722°F 197514%
Oct 2669°F41°F90°F 192223°F 195714%
Oct 2769°F41°F90°F 195018°F 199714%
Oct 2869°F40°F89°F 197517°F 192514%
Oct 2968°F40°F90°F 194317°F 191714%
Oct 3068°F40°F92°F 195016°F 192514%
Oct 3167°F39°F89°F 193714°F 199314%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wheeler, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:47 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418236 (Shamrock #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415875, 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.