Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:18 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:32 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 8°F34 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month August48 in of snow a year, on about 24 days6 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Necedah 5 Wnw station, 11 mi away; snow from Mather 3 Nw
Parks and public landsMill Bluff State Park-Iansrstate park · 1.9 mi · 1,605 acresNecedah Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 7.6 mi · 54,211 acresScattered Wildlifestate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 8,490 acresBuckley Parkpark · 6.7 miFireman Parkpark · 6.7 miNecedah National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.6 mi · 44,046 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonroe County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025206 of 305 days measured90 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 165main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monroe County monitors, WI
Drinking waterOakdale Waterworksserves 317 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation919 ft280 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center6.9 miPost officeOakdale Post Office1.2 miTown hallOakdale Town Hall1.3 miPoliceTomah Police Department7.2 miFire stationOakdale Area Fire Department Oakdale Station1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOakdale Elementary School1.3 miCollegeWisconsin Technical College - Tomah Campus7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLa Crosse Regional Airport LSE45 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE142 miInterstateI-901.1 miUS highwayUS 122.9 miAmtrakTomah, WI TOH7.2 miCoachTomah McDonald'sGreyhound7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54649 ZIP area.
