Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:43 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:06 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days58 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blytheville station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsCypress Parkpark · 6.8 miBig Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.6 mi · 10,911 acresWilliams Parkpark · 7.2 miJohn Tully Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 13,392 acresBig Lakestate recreation area · 9.9 mi · 10,804 acresFort Pillowstate park · 12.9 mi · 1,707 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197634 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202618 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMississippi County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 34 mi away
Drinking waterBurdette Waterworksserves 798 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation238 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreat River Medical Center8.8 miPost officeBurdette Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLuxora City Hall4.3 miPoliceMississippi County Sheriff's Office3.0 miFire stationBurdette Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR39 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM53 miInterstateI-554.5 miUS highwayUS 61under a mileAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR59 miCoachBlytheville Blues HwyGreyhound5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72321 ZIP area.
