Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:26 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:36 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 4°F39 in of rain a yearwettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 15 days2 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mabel station, 6 mi away; snow from Dorchester
Nearby landmarksMestad Springspring · 1.2 miHawks Pondslake · 4.7 miBlack Hammer Bluffpeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Bear Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 587 acresNorth Bear Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 827 acresPine Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 694 acresSouth Pine Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 217 acresUpper Iowa River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 633 acresBee Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Houston)state conservation land · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWinneshiek County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 344 days measured97 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Olmsted County, MN, 52 mi away
Drinking waterDecorah Water Departmentserves 7,615 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,172 ft357 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWinnMed Hospital12.4 miPost officeMabel Post Office5.6 miTown hallMabel City Hall5.6 miPoliceSpring Grove Police Department7.2 miFire stationMabel Fire Department5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
