Sheldon, Iowa — The month of October was slightly warmer and slightly drier than normal in Sheldon.
According to the weather facts collected by KIWA Radio, the highest high was 88 degrees, recorded on August 3rd and 4th. The lowest high temperature was 43 degrees, recorded on October 31st.
The lowest low in the month was 25 degrees on both October 22nd and 23rd. The highest low was 64 on October 4th.
The average high for the month was 65. The normal is 62. The average low was 41. The normal is 38. The average temperature as-a-whole for the month was 53 degrees, and normally it’s 50.
We received 1.6 inches of precipitation for October. A normal October sees 1.92 inches, so we were 0.32 of an inch below normal for the month. Year-to-date precip as of the end of October was 26.37 inches. Normal year-to-date precip would be 25.64, so we’re 0.73 of an inch above normal on the year. The day with the most precip was October 28th, when we received 0.68 of an inch of rain.
We have not received any measurable snowfall this season. Normal would be 8 tenths of an inch, so we’re below normal by that amount. The forecast says our first chance of snow will be this coming Saturday in northwest Iowa.
