Average October Temperature in Watertown by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Watertown, South Dakota for the month of October each year between 1897 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest October Ever in Watertown?

1963 was the warmest October in the history of Watertown, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 68.7 °F, and the average low was 43.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest October Ever in Watertown?

1925 was the coolest October in the history of Watertown, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 44.2 °F, and the average low was 24.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	59	56.2	37.4
2022	55	60.6	33.7
2021	18	61.0	40.2
2020	121	49.9	30.8
2019	120	48.4	32.6
2018	115	51.5	31.5
2017	66	57.6	34.9
2016	25	59.6	39.3
2015	13	62.8	39.9
2014	49	59.4	35.5
2013	97	52.9	35.9
2012	105	54.2	33.4
2011	21	62.2	38.1
2010	35	60.5	36.7
2009	122	45.5	32.7
2008	82	55.2	35.7
2007	16	61.0	40.5
2006	108	54.1	31.8
2005	45	58.9	36.4
2004	41	58.0	37.8
2003	29	62.1	36.1
2002	123	45.6	29.5
2001	78	56.8	34.5
2000	27	60.0	38.8
1999	70	58.1	33.7
1998	37	58.2	38.6
1997	43	59.4	36.1
1996	87	56.9	33.6
1995	92	53.6	36.2
1994	24	58.7	40.2
1993	77	57.5	33.8
1992	72	57.6	34.0
1991	95	57.4	32.4
1990	74	59.2	32.3
1989	48	62.4	32.5
1988	102	56.7	31.1
1987	106	55.4	31.7
1986	44	59.2	36.2
1985	68	57.5	34.3
1984	51	56.5	38.1
1983	84	55.3	35.5
1982	71	55.8	36.0
1981	83	55.4	35.5
1980	99	54.7	33.5
1979	88	56.2	34.1
1978	63	58.6	34.9
1977	73	56.7	34.8
1976	113	53.9	30.3
1975	32	61.5	36.0
1974	31	62.1	35.5
1973	11	64.0	40.4
1972	109	53.5	32.1
1971	40	57.6	38.4
1970	94	55.1	34.7
1969	114	50.1	33.0
1968	61	57.7	35.7
1967	89	57.1	32.8
1966	80	58.6	32.6
1965	23	62.2	36.7
1964	62	60.4	33.1
1963	1	68.7	43.6
1962	28	61.9	36.6
1961	39	61.1	35.0
1960	42	61.3	34.4
1959	117	51.7	30.6
1958	22	63.6	35.8
1957	67	54.4	37.7
1956	10	67.5	37.2
1955	36	62.2	34.7
1954	98	53.5	34.8
1953	7	67.1	39.0
1952	107	56.8	29.3
1951	100	54.5	33.4
1950	30	60.8	37.0
1949	60	57.7	35.8
1948	53	59.4	35.1
1947	5	65.2	42.3
1946	90	54.8	35.1
1945	58	60.5	33.1
1944	33	62.2	35.0
1943	46	60.6	34.7
1942	91	57.6	32.3
1941	57	58.7	35.0
1940	9	66.1	39.0
1939	64	58.6	34.7
1938	2	68.0	41.9
1937	93	56.1	33.7
1936	101	57.4	30.5
1935	81	59.7	31.2
1934	8	65.0	40.1
1933	65	61.4	31.2
1932	104	54.5	33.1
1931	14	62.7	39.5
1930	96	55.2	34.3
1929	52	59.4	35.2
1928	79	56.7	34.5
1927	20	64.4	36.5
1926	86	57.0	33.5
1925	125	44.2	24.2
1924	3	69.4	39.6
1923	85	57.3	33.2
1922	19	64.6	36.5
1921	26	62.7	36.1
1920	6	66.3	40.3
1919	118	51.7	30.2
1918	17	63.1	38.3
1917	124	47.9	23.8
1916	112	56.5	27.9
1915	38	61.7	34.8
1914	15	65.2	37.0
1913	116	54.7	27.8
1912	56	62.2	31.7
1911	110	51.8	33.5
1910	12	66.4	37.9
1909	76	56.9	34.5
1908	69	56.5	35.4
1906	103	54.4	33.3
1905	111	53.8	31.3
1904	34	60.3	36.9
1903	47	61.0	34.1
1902	50	61.1	33.7
1900	4	66.4	41.3
1899	75	59.5	32.0
1898	119	51.4	30.1
1897	54	59.6	34.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Watertown Regional Airport	location