Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:29 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:58 am – 5:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 8 days35 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkton station, 14 mi away; snow from Crofton 3n
Parks and public landsLake Malonestate recreation area · 5.9 mi · 835 acresLake Malone State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 371 acresJefferson Davis State Historic Sitestate park · 13.8 miBriggs Lakestate recreation area · 19.4 miPennyrile Forest State Resort Parkstate park · 28.0 mi · 930 acresLand Between the Lakes Othernational forest · 44.6 mi · 107,548 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 7 Jan 197331 mi away, near Sacramento, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTodd County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 364 days measured98 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Christian County, KY, 20 mi away
Drinking waterTodd County Water Districtserves 9,801 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation793 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOwensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital13.4 miPost officeClifty Post Officeunder a mileFire stationClifty Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB51 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA66 miInterstateI-6922 miUS highwayUS 4319.5 miCoachMadisonville KY (MDV)Greyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42216 ZIP area.
