Is this weather normal in Iron County?

Wisconsin · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Iron County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.0. Iron County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 45°, lows near 28°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Iron County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.8°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: -3.7°DecJan 2026: -4.1°JanFeb: +5.0°FebMar: +3.7°MarApr: +2.3°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +1.7°JunJul: +5.2°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +4.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.5 inOctNov: +0.5 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: +0.3 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: +0.8 inMarApr: +1.3 inAprMay: -2.4 inMayJun: -1.4 inJunJul: -2.5 inJulAug: -1.7 inAugSep: -1.9 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Iron County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January20° / 3°1.6 in23.5° 2006-9.0° 1912
February25° / 4°1.3 in29.7° 1998-3.2° 1936
March37° / 14°1.8 in41.0° 201210.1° 1899
April50° / 27°2.9 in47.6° 191528.0° 1950
May64° / 39°3.7 in60.8° 197741.8° 1907
June73° / 50°4.2 in67.5° 193353.3° 1969
July77° / 54°4.2 in71.3° 191658.9° 1992
August75° / 52°3.7 in69.6° 194757.4° 1915
September67° / 45°3.8 in61.4° 202447.5° 1918
October53° / 33°3.6 in53.8° 196332.9° 1917
November37° / 22°2.3 in40.4° 200118.7° 1896
December25° / 10°1.8 in28.8° 20233.8° 1924

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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