Merrill Weather in October
Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 48°F on October 31, and lows from 40°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.16 in over about 13 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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 3.16 in
- Snowfall
- 0.9 in
- Record high
- 89°FOct 4, 1905
- Record low
- 4°FOct 30, 1925
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min to 10 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 38°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 82°F 1932 | 24°F 1918 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 2 | 63°F | 40°F | 88°F 1976 | 21°F 1975 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 3 | 62°F | 39°F | 83°F 1992 | 21°F 1987 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 4 | 62°F | 39°F | 89°F 1905 | 21°F 1987 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 5 | 61°F | 39°F | 83°F 2025 | 17°F 1980 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 6 | 61°F | 38°F | 89°F 1963 | 17°F 1935 | 43% | 1% |
| Oct 7 | 60°F | 38°F | 83°F 2007 | 19°F 2001 | 42% | 1% |
| Oct 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 86°F 1909 | 19°F 2001 | 42% | 2% |
| Oct 9 | 59°F | 37°F | 85°F 1909 | 21°F 1989 | 42% | 2% |
| Oct 10 | 59°F | 37°F | 84°F 1928 | 17°F 1964 | 42% | 2% |
| Oct 11 | 58°F | 36°F | 84°F 1928 | 14°F 1906 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 12 | 58°F | 36°F | 82°F 1930 | 17°F 1987 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 13 | 57°F | 36°F | 82°F 1956 | 19°F 1988 | 41% | 2% |
| Oct 14 | 57°F | 35°F | 82°F 1975 | 19°F 1993 | 41% | 3% |
| Oct 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 79°F 1968 | 20°F 1944 | 40% | 3% |
| Oct 16 | 55°F | 34°F | 83°F 1953 | 16°F 1952 | 40% | 3% |
| Oct 17 | 55°F | 34°F | 80°F 1956 | 14°F 1952 | 40% | 3% |
| Oct 18 | 54°F | 34°F | 82°F 1924 | 14°F 1948 | 39% | 3% |
| Oct 19 | 54°F | 33°F | 79°F 1953 | 12°F 1972 | 39% | 4% |
| Oct 20 | 53°F | 33°F | 81°F 1953 | 14°F 1976 | 39% | 4% |
| Oct 21 | 53°F | 33°F | 81°F 1914 | 18°F 1907 | 38% | 4% |
| Oct 22 | 52°F | 32°F | 80°F 1947 | 13°F 1930 | 38% | 4% |
| Oct 23 | 52°F | 32°F | 77°F 1963 | 12°F 1936 | 38% | 5% |
| Oct 24 | 51°F | 32°F | 78°F 1963 | 15°F 1917 | 38% | 5% |
| Oct 25 | 51°F | 31°F | 76°F 1989 | 13°F 1905 | 37% | 5% |
| Oct 26 | 50°F | 31°F | 78°F 1989 | 14°F 1962 | 37% | 5% |
| Oct 27 | 50°F | 31°F | 79°F 1927 | 6°F 1936 | 37% | 6% |
| Oct 28 | 49°F | 30°F | 70°F 1924 | 8°F 1976 | 36% | 6% |
| Oct 29 | 49°F | 30°F | 75°F 1937 | 9°F 1905 | 36% | 6% |
| Oct 30 | 48°F | 30°F | 79°F 1909 | 4°F 1925 | 36% | 7% |
| Oct 31 | 48°F | 29°F | 76°F 1909 | 9°F 1906 | 36% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475364 (Merrill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475364, 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.