Ridgeway climate

Ridgeway Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dodgeville Wwtp, 11.2 km from Ridgeway

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 52°F on October 31, and lows from 43°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.08 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 Ridgeway, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.08 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 1976
Record low
12°FOct 30, 1988
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
10.7 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 166°F43°F91°F 197629°F 197431%0%
Oct 266°F43°F87°F 195322°F 197431%0%
Oct 365°F42°F83°F 189724°F 197431%0%
Oct 465°F42°F87°F 202523°F 190131%0%
Oct 565°F42°F85°F 200525°F 195231%0%
Oct 664°F41°F87°F 196323°F 189631%0%
Oct 764°F41°F86°F 200720°F 189631%0%
Oct 863°F41°F83°F 199723°F 198731%0%
Oct 963°F40°F81°F 201120°F 191531%0%
Oct 1062°F40°F87°F 201020°F 196431%0%
Oct 1162°F39°F82°F 201020°F 198731%1%
Oct 1261°F39°F82°F 202421°F 200931%1%
Oct 1361°F39°F87°F 197518°F 191731%1%
Oct 1460°F38°F84°F 189719°F 199831%1%
Oct 1560°F38°F84°F 189725°F 196931%1%
Oct 1659°F38°F82°F 195324°F 189631%1%
Oct 1759°F37°F81°F 195314°F 189631%1%
Oct 1858°F37°F83°F 195321°F 189631%1%
Oct 1958°F37°F81°F 195316°F 197231%1%
Oct 2058°F36°F83°F 195313°F 189631%1%
Oct 2157°F36°F80°F 195317°F 189631%1%
Oct 2257°F35°F81°F 189921°F 189631%1%
Oct 2356°F35°F81°F 190115°F 189631%1%
Oct 2456°F35°F77°F 189918°F 198131%1%
Oct 2555°F34°F78°F 202322°F 189831%2%
Oct 2655°F34°F77°F 198915°F 194231%2%
Oct 2754°F34°F74°F 198918°F 199731%2%
Oct 2854°F33°F75°F 201417°F 190931%2%
Oct 2953°F33°F78°F 190118°F 195231%2%
Oct 3053°F32°F81°F 202412°F 198830%2%
Oct 3152°F32°F76°F 195014°F 198830%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgeway, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00472173 (Dodgeville Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00472173, 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.