Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:31 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min8:02 am – 5:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month April9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days56 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Providence station, 10 mi away; snow from Princeton 1 Se
Parks and public landsBig Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Foreststate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 7,575 acresProvidence Lakepark · 8.6 mi · 297 acresDam 50 Recreational Areapark · 8.7 miCave-In-Rock State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 188 acresHigginson-Henry Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 5,451 acresLee K. Nelson Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Jun 200240 mi away, near Parkers Settlement, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025306 of 338 days measured31 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Posey County, IN, 40 mi away
Drinking waterWebster Co Water Districtserves 5,940 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation353 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMethodist Hospital Union County12.6 miPost officeSullivan Post Office3.6 miTown hallClay City Hall6.5 miPoliceClay Police Department6.5 miFire stationBlackford Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV46 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA115 miInterstateI-6922 miUS highwayUS 601.4 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL73 miCoachMadisonville KY (MDV)Greyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42403 ZIP area.
