Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:42 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:51 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 5°F30 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 22 days10 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sibley station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsWolter's Prairiepark · 2.4 mi · 161 acresEd Winkel Memorial Trailstate recreation area · 4.0 mi · 80 acresSwalve Wildlife Management Areapark · 3.1 mi · 167 acresOcheyedan Mound State Preservestate conservation land · 5.3 miRush Lake (Osceola) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 72 acresLake Bella State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 175 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOsceola County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 364 days measured92 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 134main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Palo Alto County, IA, 52 mi away
Drinking waterOsceola Rural Water System-northserves 7,002 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,570 ft479 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOsceola Community Hospital6.4 miPost officeOcheyedan Post Office5.2 miTown hallOcheyedan Town Hall5.1 miPoliceOsceola County Sheriff's Office6.5 miFire stationOcheyedan Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD58 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA144 miInterstateI-9020 miUS highwayUS 597.9 miCoachWorthingtonJefferson Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51349 ZIP area.
