Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:15 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:25 am – 4:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 20 days5 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Town Of Westford station, 8 mi away; snow from Beaver Dam Wwtp
Parks and public landsGlacial Habitat Restoration - Sdstate recreation area · 3.1 mi · 1,773 acresParadise Marsh Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 4.4 mi · 1,596 acresRem-Beaver Dam Lakestate recreation area · 5.7 mi · 79 acresPeter Helland Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 3,549 acresPeter Helland Wildlife Area 7state conservation land · 7.2 mi · 52 acresDerge County Parkpark · 7.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateColumbia County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025168 of 198 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Columbia County monitors, WI
Drinking waterRandolph Water Deptserves 1,800 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: radium, maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation953 ft290 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeaver Dam Community Hospital11.6 miPost officeRandolph Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRandolph Village Hallunder a milePoliceRandolph Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRandolph Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolRandolph Christian Schoolunder a mileSchoolFaith Christian Schoolunder a mileElementaryRandolph Elementary / Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeMoraine Park Technical College - Beaver Dam Campus11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDane County Regional Truax Field MSN32 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE70 miInterstateI-3923 miUS highwayUS 15110 miAmtrakColumbus, WI CBS14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53957 ZIP area.
