(Dial-type thermometer on tree, reading 65 degrees - KIWA Staff Stock Photo)Sheldon, Iowa — The month of October 2026 was a bit warmer and slightly wetter than normal in Sheldon.
According to the weather facts collected by KIWA Radio, the highest high was 90 degrees, recorded on October 10th. The lowest high temperature was 46 degrees, recorded on October 26th.
The lowest low in the month was 32, recorded on both October 16th and 17th. The highest low was 61 on October 10th.
The average high for the month was 68 degrees. The normal is 62. The average low was 43. The normal is 38. The average temperature as a whole for the month was 56 degrees, and normally it’s 50.
We received 2.5 inches of precipitation for October. A normal October sees 1.92, so we were 0.58″ above normal for the month. Year-to-date precip up until the end of October was 27.58 inches. Normal year-to-date precip would be 25.64, so we were 1.94 inches above normal on the year. The day with the most precip was October 26th, when we received 0.54 inches of rain.
We haven’t recorded any snow yet this season. Normal would be 0.8 of an inch, so we are below normal by that amount.
