October Weather in Marshall United StatesDaily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 83°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 91°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 60°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 70°F. For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Marshall typically range from 73°F to 94°F, while on January 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 36°F to 56°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Beni Kheddache, Tunisia (5,758 miles away) and Jisr ash Shughūr, Syria (6,745 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Marshall (view comparison). CloudsThe month of October in Marshall experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 29% to 35%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 29% on October 4. The clearest day of the month is October 4, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 71% of the time. For reference, on February 16, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 50%, while on October 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Marshall, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is gradually increasing, starting the month at 23% and ending it at 25%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on June 9, and its lowest chance is 21% on September 19. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Marshall is increasing, starting the month at 3.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.8 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.2 inches or falls below 1.2 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 4.4 inches on October 30. SunOver the course of October in Marshall, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 54 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 15 seconds. The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Marshall is 7:11 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 23 minutes later at 7:34 AM on October 31. The latest sunset is 7:01 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 34 minutes earlier at 6:27 PM on October 31. Daylight saving time is observed in Marshall during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets 14 hours, 18 minutes later, at 8:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:15 AM and sets 10 hours, 1 minute later, at 5:16 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Marshall is very rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 34% to 12% over the course of the month. For reference, on July 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 92% of the time, while on February 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Marshall is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.8 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on March 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour, while on July 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Marshall throughout October is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 43% on October 29. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Marshall typically lasts for 8.0 months (245 days), from around March 13 to around November 13, rarely starting before February 21 or after April 3, and rarely ending before October 22 or after December 3. The month of October in Marshall is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 100% to 77% over the course of the month. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Marshall are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 457°F, from 5,018°F to 5,476°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Marshall is decreasing during October, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 5.1 kWh to 3.9 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Marshall are 32.545 deg latitude, -94.367 deg longitude, and 410 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Marshall contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 167 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 379 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (410 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (581 feet). The area within 2 miles of Marshall is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by trees (54%) and cropland (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (46%) and cropland (33%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Marshall, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Marshall. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Marshall according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Marshall is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Marshall and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Marshall and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |