Deerfield climate

Deerfield Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Mills Wwtp, 14.9 km from Deerfield

Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 46°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.82 in over about 10 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 Deerfield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.82 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
90°FOct 1, 1976
Record low
13°FOct 30, 1988
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
11.0 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 168°F46°F90°F 197627°F 197432%0%
Oct 268°F45°F87°F 195322°F 197432%0%
Oct 367°F45°F87°F 202525°F 197432%0%
Oct 467°F45°F87°F 200525°F 198932%0%
Oct 566°F44°F85°F 200523°F 198032%0%
Oct 666°F44°F90°F 196322°F 195232%0%
Oct 765°F43°F85°F 193923°F 200132%0%
Oct 865°F43°F83°F 194922°F 198732%0%
Oct 964°F43°F85°F 201020°F 196432%0%
Oct 1064°F42°F82°F 196217°F 196432%0%
Oct 1163°F42°F82°F 194323°F 196732%0%
Oct 1263°F42°F83°F 199521°F 198832%0%
Oct 1362°F41°F90°F 197520°F 198832%0%
Oct 1462°F41°F82°F 194722°F 197932%1%
Oct 1561°F41°F86°F 194725°F 200632%1%
Oct 1661°F40°F80°F 195325°F 197032%1%
Oct 1760°F40°F81°F 195319°F 194832%1%
Oct 1860°F40°F82°F 195018°F 194832%1%
Oct 1959°F39°F80°F 195315°F 197232%1%
Oct 2059°F39°F82°F 195320°F 195232%1%
Oct 2158°F39°F84°F 194720°F 196032%1%
Oct 2258°F38°F81°F 194717°F 198231%1%
Oct 2357°F38°F81°F 196315°F 196931%1%
Oct 2457°F37°F79°F 196318°F 198131%1%
Oct 2556°F37°F78°F 198919°F 196631%2%
Oct 2656°F37°F78°F 196316°F 196231%2%
Oct 2755°F36°F75°F 201415°F 197631%2%
Oct 2855°F36°F73°F 194516°F 196931%2%
Oct 2954°F36°F82°F 202414°F 195230%2%
Oct 3054°F35°F78°F 197113°F 198830%2%
Oct 3153°F35°F77°F 195020°F 201930%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Deerfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:37 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474482 (Lake Mills Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.