Moorcroft climate

Moorcroft Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorcroft 3S, 5.4 km from Moorcroft

Average highs run from 66°F on October 1 to 51°F on October 31, and lows from 38°F to 28°F.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Moorcroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
32°F
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
91°FOct 1, 2011
Record low
-10°FOct 25, 2020
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 42 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
11.2 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 166°F38°F91°F 201126°F 20201%
Oct 266°F37°F87°F 201125°F 20091%
Oct 365°F37°F89°F 202521°F 20091%
Oct 465°F37°F89°F 201024°F 20171%
Oct 564°F36°F84°F 202115°F 20052%
Oct 664°F36°F83°F 202015°F 20002%
Oct 763°F35°F81°F 200315°F 20002%
Oct 863°F35°F87°F 202024°F 20002%
Oct 962°F35°F85°F 20037°F 20092%
Oct 1062°F34°F86°F 201514°F 20092%
Oct 1161°F34°F82°F 199911°F 20192%
Oct 1261°F34°F79°F 201215°F 20092%
Oct 1360°F33°F77°F 199913°F 20082%
Oct 1459°F33°F79°F 202417°F 20183%
Oct 1559°F33°F80°F 200522°F 20183%
Oct 1658°F32°F84°F 202420°F 19993%
Oct 1758°F32°F84°F 200324°F 20063%
Oct 1857°F32°F81°F 200320°F 20063%
Oct 1957°F31°F84°F 200328°F 20023%
Oct 2056°F31°F79°F 201426°F 19983%
Oct 2156°F31°F80°F 200324°F 20194%
Oct 2255°F30°F82°F 20039°F 20024%
Oct 2355°F30°F80°F 200311°F 20204%
Oct 2454°F30°F79°F 200711°F 20204%
Oct 2554°F29°F78°F 2017-10°F 20204%
Oct 2653°F29°F77°F 1999-2°F 20204%
Oct 2753°F29°F77°F 2016-2°F 20235%
Oct 2853°F29°F74°F 20165°F 20195%
Oct 2952°F28°F73°F 2008-4°F 20195%
Oct 3052°F28°F72°F 20010°F 20025%
Oct 3151°F28°F73°F 20087°F 20025%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorcroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:36 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 USW00024088 (Moorcroft 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094023, 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.