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For Duluth, normal highs begin in the upper 50s and cool to the mid 40s by the end of the month. Normal lows begin in the low 40s and cool to the low 30s by the end of the month. Normal precipitation for October is 2.85 inches. Normal snowfall for October is 2.3 inches. 

For International Falls, normal highs begin in the upper 50s and cool to the low 40s by the end of the month. Normal lows begin in the mid 30s and cool to the mid 20s by the end of the month. Normal precipitation for October is 2.08 inches. Normal snowfall for October is 2.2 inches.

For Brainerd, normal highs begin in the low 60s and cool to the upper 40s by the end of the month. Normal lows begin in the lower 40s and cool to the lower 30s by the end of the month. Normal precipitation for October is 2.18 inches. Normal snowfall for October is 0.4 inches. 

For Hibbing, normal highs begin in the upper 50s and cool to the mid 40s by the end of the month. Normal lows begin in the mid 30s and cool to the mid 20s by the end of the month. 

For Ashland, normal highs begin in the low 60s and cool to the upper 40s by the end of the month. Normal lows begin in the upper 30s and cool to the lower 30s by the end of the month. 

The latest Climate Prediction Center (CPC) outlook for October indicates that there is no clear signal for above or below normal temperatures and odds are tilted toward above normal precipitation.

Normals for the Month of October
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

43.2

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

51.5

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

34.8

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

2.85

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

2.3

  Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation

11.3

  Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater

0.8

  Normal Heating Degree Days

678

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

Records for the Month of October

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

55.9 in 1963

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

33.5 in 1917

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

86 on the 2^nd  in 1953

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

21 on the 28^th in 1925

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

6 on the 27^th in 1917

  Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

62 on the 14^th in 1968 & on the 8^th in 2011

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

7.53 in 1949

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

0.09 in 1895

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

2.94 on the 26^th  in 2010

  Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches)

14.0 in 1933

  Least Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.0 in Multiple Years

  Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches)

10.0 on the 23^rd  in 1933

  Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches)

6 on the 16^th to 17^th in 1966 & on the 27^th in 2010

Normals for the Month of October
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

41.1

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

51.1

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

31.0

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

2.08

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

2.2

  Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation

11.7

  Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater

0.8

  Normal Heating Degree Days

743

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

Records for the Month October

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

53.6 in 1963

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

32.7 in 1917

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

88 on the 5^th in 1963 & on the 11^th in 2015

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

20 on the 27^th in 1919

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

2 on the 30^th in 1988

  Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

64 on the 7^th in 2011

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

5.45 in 1909

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

0.14 in 1992

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

2.33 on the 31^st in 1979

  Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches)

10.5 in 1917

  Least Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.0 in Multiple Years

  Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches)

6.0 on the 18^th in 1917

  Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches)

8 on the 22^nd in 1917

Normals for the Month of October
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

45.5

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

55.3

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

35.7

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

2.93

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.4

  Normal Heating Degree Days

606

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

1

Records for the Month of October

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

56.3 in 1963

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

32.6 in 1925

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

88 on the 2^nd in 1992

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

20 on the 27^th and the 28^th in 1925

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

4 on the 27^th in 1976

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

66 on the 15^th in 1962 and on the 7^th in 2011

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

7.06 in 1984

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

0.18 in 1964

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

3.11 on the 26^th in 2010

  Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches)

3.5 in 1992

  Least Monthly  Snowfall (inches)

0.0 in Multiple Years

  Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches)

3.0 on the 22^nd in 1987 and on the 31^st in 1972

  Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches)

3 on the 26^th in 1959

Normals for the Month of October
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

40.7

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

52.0

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

29.5

  Normal Heating Degree Days

752

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

Records for the Month of October

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

52.7 in 1947

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

33.6 in 2002

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

87 on the 5^th in 1963 and on the 11^th in 2015

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

25 in multiple years

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

0 on the 27^th in 1976

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

61 on the 8^th and the 12^th in 1997

Normals for the Month of October
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

44.5

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

54.6

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

34.4

  Normal Heating Degree Days

637

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

2

Records for the Month of October

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

55.3 in 1963

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

36.4 in 1925

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

94 on the 14^th in 1908

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

26 on the 28^th in 1925

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

0 on the 18^th in 1893

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

67 on the 3^rd in 2005