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Yankton October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Yankton, South Dakota in the month of October.

Typical Yankton October Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	63.5 °F
Average daily low	38.1 °F
Average monthly precipitation	2.5 inches
Average monthly snow	0.8 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	21.8%
Daily chance of snow	1.7%

Yankton October Weather Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	96 °F	October 12, 2015
Lowest temperature	11 °F	October 26, 2020
Highest daily low	70 °F	October 1, 2023
Lowest daily high	24 °F	October 31, 1991
Hottest average high temperature	74.7 °F	1963
Coldest average high temperature	51.3 °F	2009
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	October 23, 2008
Most monthly precipitation	6.5 inches	2008
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	October 29, 2023
Most monthly snow	6.0 inches	2020

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
October 1	70.6	44.1	92	25
October 2	70.0	43.6	94	24
October 3	69.6	43.2	96	24
October 4	69.1	42.8	89	25
October 5	68.7	42.3	93	26
October 6	68.3	41.9	94	25
October 7	68.0	41.6	90	19
October 8	67.7	41.2	90	19
October 9	67.3	40.8	92	18
October 10	66.8	40.4	90	23
October 11	66.2	40.0	88	19
October 12	65.6	39.5	96	19
October 13	65.0	39.1	89	21
October 14	64.5	38.8	90	17
October 15	64.0	38.3	89	19
October 16	63.4	37.8	93	19
October 17	62.7	37.4	87	19
October 18	62.1	37.0	88	14
October 19	61.7	36.6	87	14
October 20	61.2	36.1	91	16
October 21	60.7	35.6	88	16
October 22	60.4	35.1	84	18
October 23	59.8	34.7	87	16
October 24	59.3	34.2	83	13
October 25	58.8	33.8	86	12
October 26	58.3	33.4	87	11
October 27	57.7	32.9	87	12
October 28	57.0	32.3	87	14
October 29	56.4	31.8	83	17
October 30	55.9	31.4	82	15
October 31	55.5	31.0	92	14

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Yankton 2 E	location