Taylor County climate

Taylor County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Medford, 15.3 km from Taylor County

Average highs run from 63°F on October 1 to 47°F on October 31, and lows from 41°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 11 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 Taylor County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
89°FOct 2, 1976
Record low
2°FOct 30, 1925
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
38°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 163°F41°F82°F 202124°F 197438%1%
Oct 262°F40°F89°F 197620°F 200338%1%
Oct 362°F40°F87°F 189722°F 198738%1%
Oct 461°F39°F87°F 189721°F 198938%1%
Oct 561°F39°F82°F 202518°F 195238%1%
Oct 660°F38°F80°F 195516°F 193538%1%
Oct 760°F38°F83°F 200716°F 189637%1%
Oct 859°F38°F85°F 200721°F 189637%1%
Oct 959°F37°F79°F 193013°F 189537%1%
Oct 1058°F37°F84°F 189317°F 196437%1%
Oct 1158°F36°F83°F 193017°F 198737%1%
Oct 1257°F36°F79°F 193019°F 189537%1%
Oct 1356°F36°F80°F 195616°F 191736%1%
Oct 1456°F35°F81°F 189717°F 189436%1%
Oct 1555°F35°F84°F 194721°F 200636%1%
Oct 1655°F34°F82°F 195313°F 195236%2%
Oct 1754°F34°F81°F 191014°F 195236%2%
Oct 1854°F34°F82°F 19508°F 189636%2%
Oct 1953°F33°F77°F 195312°F 197235%2%
Oct 2053°F33°F82°F 195310°F 189635%2%
Oct 2152°F33°F83°F 19479°F 189635%2%
Oct 2252°F32°F80°F 19476°F 189635%2%
Oct 2351°F32°F80°F 18998°F 193635%3%
Oct 2451°F31°F79°F 189911°F 198134%3%
Oct 2550°F31°F77°F 18976°F 193334%3%
Oct 2650°F31°F79°F 192710°F 196234%3%
Oct 2749°F30°F79°F 19278°F 197634%3%
Oct 2849°F30°F76°F 195513°F 197634%3%
Oct 2948°F30°F75°F 190110°F 190533%4%
Oct 3047°F29°F75°F 19012°F 192533%4%
Oct 3147°F29°F76°F 195014°F 191333%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Taylor County, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475255 (Medford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475255, 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.