The record book

October

107 Octobers on record at the Grand Marais cooperative weather station (NWS COOP 213282). An average October runs a high of 52° and a low of 37° with 2.44 inches of rain and 0.3 inches of snow. The warmest was 1963, the coldest 1925, the wettest 2007 with 9.21 inches, the snowiest 1933 with 7.0 inches.

October this year, so far

Through Oct 12, 2026, 12 days reported

Mean high61°normal 50°; the warmest October on record ran 63°

Mean low44°normal 36°; the coldest ran 30°

Rain0.36innormal to date 1.29 in

Snownone reportednormal to date 0.0 in

Every October

Mean high that OctoberAverage of every October, 52°Orange: the warmest, 1963.The last bar is this year so far.

October by year

Year	Mean high	Mean low	Hottest day	Coldest	Rain	Snow	Days
2026, so far	61°	44°	69° Oct 2	38° Oct 5	0.36		12
2025	57°	41°	69° Oct 6	28° Oct 25	1.36	0.0	31
2024	56°	40°	67° Oct 1	31° Oct 16	2.56	0.0	31
2023	53°	41°	74° Oct 4	23° Oct 30	1.85	0.0	31
2022	54°	36°	69° Oct 22	26° Oct 19	2.53	0.0	30
2021	57°	45°	66° Oct 13	28° Oct 21	0.99	0.0	31
2020	47°	33°	68° Oct 10	21° Oct 28	2.49	0.0	31
2019	49°	36°	61° Oct 10	24° Oct 30	3.68	0.0	31
2018	46°	34°	58° Oct 20	24° Oct 13	4.45	0.0	31
2017	53°	41°	66° Oct 19	29° Oct 29	4.40	0.0	31
2016	53°	42°	66° Oct 2	31° Oct 25	1.56	0.0	31
2015	53°	37°	69° Oct 12	23° Oct 18	3.12	0.0	31
2014	50°	37°	64° Oct 15	27° Oct 31	1.22	0.5	31
2013	51°	39°	73° Oct 2	24° Oct 28	2.46		31
2012	51°	31°	67° Oct 2	18° Oct 31	3.50	0.0	31
2011	56°	37°	73° Oct 8	24° Oct 27	1.36	0.0	31
2010	57°	35°	73° Oct 8	23° Oct 29	2.97	0.0	31
2009	48°	34°	56° Oct 4	24° Oct 11	3.38	0.0	31
2008	53°	37°	63° Oct 12	23° Oct 29	2.98	0.0	31
2007	55°	41°	67° Oct 4	23° Oct 28	9.21wettest	0.0	31
2006	50°	32°	68° Oct 2	22° Oct 12	1.96	0.0	31
2005	57°	40°	71° Oct 1	28° Oct 9	2.61	0.0	31
2004	53°	37°	66° Oct 10	25° Oct 2	4.47	0.0	31
2003	51°	36°	67° Oct 9	24° Oct 26	1.49	0.5	23
2002	49°	33°	74° Oct 1	15° Oct 21	2.23	0.0	31
2001	54°	36°	69° Oct 3	23° Oct 22	2.81	0.0	29
2000	54°	37°	67° Oct 2	28° Oct 4	1.74	0.0	25
1999	53°	36°	65° Oct 11	25° Oct 7	2.44	0.0	29
1998	55°	40°	63° Oct 27	29° Oct 22	7.62	0.0	29
1997	52°	35°	74° Oct 6	21° Oct 27	3.40	0.0	29
1996	54°	37°	65° Oct 13	13° Oct 31	3.31	0.0	29
1995	53°	38°	67° Oct 14	28° Oct 30	2.82	0.0	31
1994	56°	41°	64° Oct 7	27° Oct 26	2.27	0.0	29
1993	48°	33°	70° Oct 4	24° Oct 9	1.21	0.0	31
1992	50°	36°	63° Oct 23	22° Oct 19	1.25	1.0	30
1991	48°	35°	69° Oct 18	23° Oct 19	2.24	0.0	31
1990	52°	36°	62° Oct 1	26° Oct 19	4.19	0.0	31
1989	50°	36°	68° Oct 13	23° Oct 19	1.36	0.0	31
1988	48°	34°	68° Oct 1	14° Oct 30	1.61	0.0	31
1987	49°	35°	60° Oct 1	25° Oct 10	0.89	0.0	30
1986	52°	35°	68° Oct 23	22° Oct 30	0.70	0.0	31
1985	51°	36°	67° Oct 26	28° Oct 30	2.79	0.0	31
1984	52°	40°	61° Oct 7	18° Oct 31	3.69	0.0	31
1983	51°	38°	59° Oct 2	29° Oct 29	4.29	0.0	31
1982	52°	40°	65° Oct 14	29° Oct 21	4.67	0.0	31
1981	48°	35°	58° Oct 14	15° Oct 26	3.23	2.0	31
1980	49°	35°	66° Oct 8	20° Oct 29	1.78	0.0	31
1979	49°	38°	62° Oct 21	27° Oct 26	3.01	1.0	31
1978	53°	39°	63° Oct 30	24° Oct 28	1.13	0.0	30
1977	54°	39°	66° Oct 27	29° Oct 22	2.99	0.0	31
1976	48°	34°	68° Oct 12	20° Oct 27	1.05	1.0	31
1975	55°	40°	66° Oct 3	29° Oct 2	1.64	0.0	31
1974	51°	36°	72° Oct 12	25° Oct 2	1.56	0.0	31
1973	55°	40°	65° Oct 10	28° Oct 29	1.57	0.0	31
1972	49°	35°	62° Oct 8	18° Oct 18	1.06	0.0	31
1971	55°	42°	70° Oct 1	31° Oct 12	6.26	0.0	31
1970	51°	38°	61° Oct 1	27° Oct 15	7.19	0.0	31
1969	48°	34°	67° Oct 5	17° Oct 22	2.88	4.0	31
1968	53°	39°	70° Oct 16	27° Oct 29	4.58	0.0	31
1967	50°	36°	71° Oct 4	24° Oct 19	2.08	0.5	31
1966	49°	34°	63° Oct 7	25° Oct 16	3.01	1.8	31
1965	53°	37°	66° Oct 2	21° Oct 24	1.71	0.0	31
1964	51°	35°	68° Oct 15	25° Oct 9	1.41	0.0	31
1963	63°warmest	45°	72° Oct 23	33° Oct 29	0.89	0.0	31
1962	54°	40°	77° Oct 15	15° Oct 26	0.23	0.4	31
1961	53°	38°	73° Oct 6	28° Oct 27	1.48	0.0	31
1960	53°	37°	75° Oct 10	16° Oct 24	2.52	0.0	31
1959	48°	36°	65° Oct 4	27° Oct 18	2.71	0.0	31
1958	55°	38°	70° Oct 3	23° Oct 5	1.18	0.0	31
1957	53°	37°	74° Oct 1	23° Oct 25	2.22	0.0	31
1956	58°	40°	73° Oct 17	30° Oct 27	1.26	0.0	29
1955	53°	39°	63° Oct 6	29° Oct 2	2.18	0.0	27
1954	50°	35°	61° Oct 12	20° Oct 31	1.56	0.5	24
1953	56°	40°	72° Oct 14	29° Oct 31	0.46	0.0	31
1952	50°	30°	66° Oct 1	16° Oct 17	0.47	0.0	31
1951	49°	36°	60° Oct 3	20° Oct 30			31
1950	53°	35°	65° Oct 10	20° Oct 22	2.99	0.0	31
1949	51°	37°	61° Oct 4	22° Oct 24	4.74		31
1948	55°	39°	69° Oct 3	25° Oct 17	0.59	2.1	31
1947	58°	38°	72° Oct 20	29° Oct 8	0.26	0.0	31
1946	54°	40°	65° Oct 4	30° Oct 13	3.71	0.0	31
1945	51°	33°	70° Oct 4	24° Oct 13	0.51	0.0	31
1944	54°	34°	65° Oct 6	23° Oct 1	0.42	0.0	31
1943	53°	37°	72° Oct 6	30° Oct 17	4.63	0.0	31
1942	54°	36°	72° Oct 20	15° Oct 28	2.99	0.0	31
1941	53°	34°	69° Oct 14	16° Oct 27	1.85	0.0	31
1940	54°	38°	67° Oct 12	22° Oct 15	0.26	0.0	31
1939	49°	33°	67° Oct 7	20° Oct 28	1.66	1.5	31
1938	53°	41°	62° Oct 2	30° Oct 24	0.64	0.6	31
1937	48°	34°	69° Oct 29	22° Oct 23	2.06	0.0	31
1936	48°	33°	64° Oct 10	6° Oct 26	1.30	4.0	31
1935	50°	37°	59° Oct 14	28° Oct 5	4.02	0.0	31
1934	53°	39°	72° Oct 11	24° Oct 28	2.80	0.0	31
1933	49°	34°	59° Oct 9	13° Oct 25	2.45	7.0snowiest	31
1932	48°	34°	71° Oct 1	22° Oct 30	3.13		31
1931	57°	43°	69° Oct 2	31° Oct 12	3.93		31
1930	48°	36°	64° Oct 13	20° Oct 21	2.92	0.0	31
1929	54°	38°	74° Oct 15	23° Oct 8	1.64		31
1928	52°	36°	62° Oct 5	20° Oct 29	2.15		31
1927	55°	37°	67° Oct 19	27° Oct 9	1.51		31
1926	49°	33°	59° Oct 2	18° Oct 24	3.25		31
1925	47°	30°coldest	61° Oct 4	15° Oct 29	0.60	0.0	31
1924	59°	39°	71° Oct 20	29° Oct 22	2.40		31
1923	54°	35°	65° Oct 1	12° Oct 30	1.15	0.0	31
1921	53°	37°	65° Oct 5	29° Oct 12	0.98		31
1920	58°	39°	70° Oct 3	19° Oct 29	3.13		31
1919	49°	31°	68° Oct 6	18° Oct 27	1.95	0.0	31
1918	57°	35°	72° Oct 14	29° Oct 6	2.19	0.0	30
1917	43°	31°	64° Oct 2	19° Oct 20	2.46		31
1914	57°	44°	72° Oct 4	32° Oct 13	0.57		30
1900	No reading	No reading			4.98	0.0	0

Every October, newest first. Means are of the days reported; a October with fewer than 25 days is listed with its count and left out of the averages. A year opens that year day by day.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: GHCN-Daily and the U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.