Weather — October 2009

High temperature for October 2, and both readings from October 4, are taken from Rock County Airport observations; we were out of town from the afternoon of the 2nd to just before midnight on the 4th.

Date Day Low
(°F)
High
(°F)
Precipitation (inches)
10/31Sat 39.9°46°
Cloudy and breezy (from west) through midday, then winds diminishing; clear after dark
10/30Fri 58°65.8°Rain 0.12″
Occasional light rain, with strong breezes becoming southwest
10/29Thu 51.1°59.4°Rain 0.63″
Cloudy early, with a southeast breeze; occasional light rain from 1:40 p.m. onward
10/28Wed 46.0°60.3°
Cloudy with calm wind becoming light southeast late
10/27Tue 36.5°53.8°
Dense fog until 10 a.m., with calm wind; then becoming sunny with light east breezes
10/26Mon 50.5°56.1°Rain 0.79″
Rain overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) followed by morning fog, then occasional light rain
10/25Sun 45.7°63.5°
Clear in the morning; partly sunny in the afternoon. Light southwest breezes
10/24Sat 38.7°51.6°
Cloudy in the morning, some sun in the afternoon; west winds shifting to south
10/23Fri 44.4°54.5°Rain 0.67″
Occasional rain; winds shifting from east to north to west
10/22Thu 43.5°46.9°Rain 1.46″
Rain all day, with east winds increasing
10/21Wed 52.2°69.4°Rain 0.08″
Early morning shower; then mostly sunny with moderate south breezes
10/20Tue 48.0°59.7°
Becoming cloudy by sunrise, with light northeast winds
10/19Mon 43.0°63.0°
Sunny with southwest breezes
10/18Sun 30.7°55.0°
Mostly fair skies, with south breezes developing
10/17Sat 32.9°52.7°
Fair early, with light northwest breezes, then increasing clouds
10/16Fri 36.9°49.1°Rain (trace)
Light rain ending by 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy with patches of sun, and light north breezes
10/15Thu 40.5°43.5°Rain 0.39″
Intermittent light rain and east winds, gradually shifting to north late
10/14Wed 42°51.4°Rain (trace)
Generally cloudy with east winds, and a few sprinkles early and again late
10/13Tue 32.2°50.2°
Sunny with light north breezes becoming east late
10/12Mon 39.2°50.9°
Cloudy with light south breezes becoming northwest late
10/11Sun 26.2°45.5°
Mostly cloudy except for a clear spell in late afternoon
10/10Sat 30.4°44.6°
Clear and cold before sunrise. Flurry activity at midday. Clearing late afternoon
10/9Fri 45.5°50.2°Rain 0.08″
Cloudy with occasional light rain; clearing after dark
10/8Thu 46.6°55.8°Rain 0.16″
Rain after 8 a.m. and intermittently throughout the day
10/7Wed 45.3°59.5°
West winds diminishing early morning; clearing at sunrise, then sunny
10/6Tue 51.4°60.3°Rain 0.47″
Intermittent light rain and winds changing, becoming strong and gusty from the west by 5 p.m.
10/5Mon 48.7°62.8°
Becoming partly sunny with calm wind
10/4Sun 47°57°
Cloudy with light westerly breezes
10/3Sat 46.0°59.9°Rain 0.08″
Cloudy; light rain early (midnight to 2 a.m.) and again late in the afternoon
10/2Fri 50.2°54°Rain 1.34″
Light rain until 4 a.m. then cloudy with winds becoming southwest. Intermittent light drizzle in early afternoon, and again in the evening
10/1Thu 41.4°58.1°Next day
Becoming cloudy after sunrise, with light east winds. Intermittent rain throughout day, with thunderstorms in the evening

Rainfall amounts on this page are converted from millimeters to inches.