Desert Aire climate

Desert Aire Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Priest Rapids Dam, 3.8 km from Desert Aire

Average highs run from 74°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 52°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 7 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 Desert Aire, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Record high
89°FOct 2, 1988
Record low
12°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
37%
Daylight
11 h 40 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
7.2 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 174°F52°F88°F 193127°F 195413%0%
Oct 273°F52°F89°F 198828°F 195413%0%
Oct 373°F52°F89°F 198828°F 191314%0%
Oct 472°F51°F88°F 191726°F 191614%0%
Oct 572°F51°F86°F 190726°F 189814%0%
Oct 671°F50°F86°F 191728°F 191615%0%
Oct 771°F50°F88°F 194326°F 191515%0%
Oct 870°F50°F86°F 193627°F 191616%0%
Oct 969°F49°F86°F 193626°F 198517%0%
Oct 1069°F49°F88°F 193623°F 191617%0%
Oct 1168°F48°F84°F 191821°F 200918%0%
Oct 1268°F48°F83°F 191826°F 193018%0%
Oct 1367°F48°F82°F 191823°F 192819%0%
Oct 1466°F47°F85°F 191721°F 189919%0%
Oct 1566°F47°F85°F 192922°F 193020%0%
Oct 1665°F46°F83°F 191624°F 193020%0%
Oct 1765°F46°F79°F 194025°F 189721%0%
Oct 1864°F46°F85°F 194024°F 191722%0%
Oct 1964°F45°F81°F 200322°F 190522%0%
Oct 2063°F45°F82°F 191522°F 191223%0%
Oct 2162°F44°F80°F 200321°F 190623%0%
Oct 2262°F44°F87°F 200323°F 190624%0%
Oct 2361°F44°F79°F 200321°F 191625%0%
Oct 2461°F43°F77°F 192622°F 195825%0%
Oct 2560°F43°F76°F 191614°F 191926%0%
Oct 2660°F43°F80°F 193723°F 194826%0%
Oct 2759°F42°F74°F 191518°F 191027%0%
Oct 2859°F42°F80°F 191520°F 191127%1%
Oct 2958°F41°F80°F 200316°F 197128%1%
Oct 3058°F41°F72°F 192114°F 193528%1%
Oct 3157°F41°F75°F 196712°F 200228%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Desert Aire, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456747 (Priest Rapids Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00458207, 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.