Platte County climate

Platte County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wheatland 4 N, 2.9 km from Platte County

Average highs run from 73°F on October 1 to 59°F on October 31, and lows from 37°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.14 in over about 4 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 Platte County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.14 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
92°FOct 16, 1914
Record low
-9°FOct 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 44 min to 10 h 23 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
12.3 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 173°F37°F90°F 200518°F 198516%2%
Oct 272°F37°F90°F 200524°F 189316%2%
Oct 372°F36°F90°F 191325°F 197816%2%
Oct 471°F36°F88°F 196321°F 196815%2%
Oct 571°F36°F89°F 189620°F 198515%2%
Oct 670°F35°F87°F 197510°F 195215%3%
Oct 770°F35°F87°F 197518°F 191315%3%
Oct 869°F34°F84°F 198011°F 197015%3%
Oct 969°F34°F88°F 200313°F 197015%3%
Oct 1068°F34°F88°F 201513°F 200914%3%
Oct 1168°F33°F88°F 199610°F 201914%3%
Oct 1267°F33°F87°F 199611°F 201914%3%
Oct 1367°F33°F89°F 19327°F 196914%3%
Oct 1466°F32°F85°F 19588°F 196914%3%
Oct 1566°F32°F84°F 192611°F 201814%4%
Oct 1665°F32°F92°F 191411°F 201814%4%
Oct 1765°F31°F89°F 191415°F 193014%4%
Oct 1865°F31°F89°F 195811°F 191713%4%
Oct 1964°F31°F85°F 20038°F 197613%4%
Oct 2064°F31°F87°F 191416°F 191113%4%
Oct 2163°F30°F84°F 199215°F 197613%5%
Oct 2263°F30°F84°F 192713°F 198413%5%
Oct 2362°F30°F86°F 20036°F 191713%5%
Oct 2462°F30°F83°F 192712°F 197613%5%
Oct 2562°F29°F83°F 192712°F 194213%5%
Oct 2661°F29°F81°F 1896-8°F 199713%5%
Oct 2761°F29°F82°F 20160°F 192313%6%
Oct 2860°F29°F82°F 1990-3°F 201913%6%
Oct 2960°F28°F85°F 2007-9°F 191713%6%
Oct 3060°F28°F81°F 1933-9°F 201912%6%
Oct 3159°F28°F90°F 1914-9°F 199112%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00489615 (Wheatland 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00489615, 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.