Gordon, Wisconsin climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Gordon's normal year runs from 0°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 33.4 inches of precipitation and 60 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.8°C, January lows of −18°C, July highs of 26°C, 848 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGordon
- Station IDUSC00473186
- Location46.24°N 91.80°W
- Elevation1,040 ft (317 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)114
On October 23, the normal high in Gordon is 50°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Gordon.
- Jan 20° 0°
- Feb 26° 3°
- Mar 38° 16°
- Apr 52° 29°
- May 66° 41°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 56°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 69° 45°
- Oct 54° 34°
- Nov 38° 21°
- Dec 25° 8°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Gordon each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 0°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.80 in), the least in January (0.96 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°F | 0°F | 9.7°F | 0.96 | 10.3 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 26°F | 3°F | 14.2°F | 0.97 | 10.3 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 16°F | 26.9°F | 1.56 | 10.4 | 9 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 29°F | 40.2°F | 2.88 | 5.8 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 53.6°F | 3.78 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 6 | 15 h |
| June | 75°F | 51°F | 63.1°F | 4.25 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 79°F | 56°F | 67.8°F | 4.80 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 4.18 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 45°F | 57.1°F | 3.76 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 34°F | 43.9°F | 3.20 | 0.9 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 38°F | 21°F | 29.5°F | 1.70 | 8.9 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 25°F | 8°F | 16.7°F | 1.33 | 12.8 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 30°F | 40.7°F | 33.37 | 59.7 | 122 | 6 | 191 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7°C | −18°C | −12.4°C | 24 mm | 26 cm |
| February | −4°C | −16°C | −9.9°C | 25 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 3°C | −9°C | −2.8°C | 40 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 73 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19°C | 5°C | 12.0°C | 96 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 7°C | 13.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 1°C | 6.6°C | 81 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 3°C | −6°C | −1.4°C | 43 mm | 23 cm |
| December | −4°C | −13°C | −8.5°C | 34 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00473186; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Gordon?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00473186.
When is the last frost in Gordon?
In Gordon, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 22 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 in half of years and before September 11 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 221 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after May 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 11; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 126 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 148 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 9 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gordon in zone 4a in ZIP code 54838, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Gordon's NOAA station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −29°F (30 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00473186; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Gordon?
In a normal year in Gordon, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 191 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 122 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 191a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 88high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 122a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 102°F, on July 16, 2006; the lowest is −48°F, on January 10, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 44.24 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 100.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00473186; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00473186. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Gordon?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Gordon, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.3 |
| February | 66% | 2.3 |
| March | 68% | 3.5 |
| April | 67% | 4.5 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 72% | 5.9 |
| July | 78% | 6.2 |
| August | 76% | 5.1 |
| September | 72% | 3.8 |
| October | 63% | 2.4 |
| November | 58% | 1.4 |
| December | 52% | 1.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Gordon need?
A normal year in Gordon brings 9,145 heating degree days, 70% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 325 cooling degree days, 64% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,938 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,714 | 0 |
| February | 1,421 | 0 |
| March | 1,180 | 0 |
| April | 745 | 1 |
| May | 370 | 16 |
| June | 120 | 63 |
| July | 44 | 131 |
| August | 70 | 86 |
| September | 264 | 27 |
| October | 656 | 2 |
| November | 1,065 | 0 |
| December | 1,497 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,145 | 325 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00473186. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Gordon been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 41.5°F, 0.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 40.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.3°F | +1.6°F | 26.80 | 46.9 |
| 2022 | 38.7°F | −2.0°F | 29.08 | – |
| 2023 | 42.7°F | +2.0°F | 31.75 | – |
| 2024 | 44.4°F | +3.7°F | 29.68 | – |
| 2025 | 41.5°F | +0.8°F | 23.86 | – |
Over 54 complete years from 1954 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.6°F per century (+0.31°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00473186; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Gordon's climate compare?
Gordon is warmer than 9 of the other 164 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 46. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.7°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Gordon is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Gordon's climate
What is the coldest month in Gordon?
January, with a normal high of 20°F and a normal low of 0°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Gordon?
Yes: 60 inches in a normal year, falling on 40 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (12.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Gordon?
July, with 4.80 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.96 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Gordon in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Gordon in zone 4a in ZIP code 54838, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Gordon's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −29°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come in Gordon?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 22; in one year in ten it comes after June 4. Waiting until June 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Solon Springs, WI8 miles from this station, 42.5°F a year
- Minong, WI12 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Brule, WI22 miles from this station, 40.6°F a year
- Hayward, WI23 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
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