New Castle weather in October: New Castle, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for October
New Castle in October has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 54°F, falling from 73°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal October, 3.22 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 5°C, 82 mm of precipitation in October.
- NOAA stationNew Castle (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00366233
- Location41.02°N 80.36°W
- Elevation825 ft (252 m)
- Population21,332
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 20°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 63° 36°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 85° 59°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 42° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is New Castle in October?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 53.8°F. October is 11.6°F cooler than September and 11.4°F warmer than November. October is the 6th warmest month of the year in New Castle and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 13°F, from 73°F on October 1 to 60°F on October 31. From one year to the next October's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Octobers in three average between 51°F and 56°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 73°F | 47°F | 38% | 23% |
| October 8 | 70°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% |
| October 15 | 67°F | 42°F | 41% | 24% |
| October 22 | 64°F | 39°F | 41% | 24% |
| October 31 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 24% |
Every day of October: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon October 1, coldest night October 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 73°F | 47°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 2 | 72°F | 46°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| October 3 | 72°F | 46°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 4 | 71°F | 46°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 5 | 71°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 6 | 71°F | 45°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| October 7 | 70°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 8 | 70°F | 44°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 9 | 69°F | 44°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| October 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 11 | 68°F | 43°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 12 | 68°F | 43°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 13 | 68°F | 42°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| October 14 | 67°F | 42°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 15 | 67°F | 42°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 16 | 66°F | 41°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 17 | 66°F | 41°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| October 18 | 66°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 19 | 65°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 20 | 65°F | 40°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 21 | 64°F | 39°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h |
| October 22 | 64°F | 39°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 23 | 63°F | 39°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 24 | 63°F | 38°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 25 | 63°F | 38°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| October 26 | 62°F | 38°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 27 | 62°F | 37°F | 41% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 28 | 61°F | 37°F | 42% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 29 | 61°F | 37°F | 42% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| October 30 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| October 31 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FOctober average
- Normal low
- 41°FOctober average
- Precipitation
- 3.22 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 11 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minOctober 1 to October 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 64%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00366233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in New Castle in October?
On a given October day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around October 28 (42%). In all, 3.22 in falls on 12 days of a normal October, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal October in New Castle, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00366233.
What are the records for October in New Castle?
The warmest October temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 91°F, on October 2, 1927; the coldest is 17°F, on October 29, 1965. The wettest October brought 10.80 in (1954); the snowiest, 2.1 inches (1930).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00366233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does October in New Castle compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, October normal highs run from 56°F in Laporte to 68°F in Marcus Hook; New Castle's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- New Castle in September79°F by day, 52°F at night
- New Castle in November53°F by day, 32°F at night
- New Castle through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Pennsylvania in OctoberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Marcus Hook: Pennsylvania's warmest Octobernormal high 68°F