Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:42 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:14 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month April12 in of snow a year, on about 9 days50 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clearwater Dam station, 26 mi away; snow from Potosi 4 Sw
Nearby landmarksLee Mountainpeak · under a mileLower Reservoirreservoir · under a mileJohnston Mountainpeak · 2.1 miSherwood Forest Lakelake · 2.2 miJohnson's Shut - Ins State Parkcampground · 2.9 miJohnson Shut-Insrapids · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohnson's Shut-Ins State Parkstate park · 2.2 mi · 8,304 acresJohnson's Shut-Ins Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 177 acresTaum Sauk Mountain State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 2,125 acresSaint Francois Mountains Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 1,453 acresLesterville Accessstate recreation area · 6.0 miCenterville Accessstate recreation area · 7.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 11 Dec 197644 mi away, near Sullivan, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Nov 202230 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIron County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured93 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 150main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, MO, 55 mi away
Drinking waterMo American Irontonserves 1,460 people from surface water11 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,067 ft325 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIron County Medical Center13.7 miPost officeLesterville Post Office3.6 miPoliceReynolds County Sheriff's Office7.9 miFire stationNorthern Reynolds County Fire Protection District3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI73 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL90 miUS highwayUS 6727 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63646 ZIP area.
