Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:37 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F46 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days39 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Perryville Wtp station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsSeventy-Six Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 838 acresRed Rock Landing Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 542 acresTower Rock Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.5 miApple Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 2,117 acresMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.0 mi · 6,180 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 14.5 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199035 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202350 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025216 of 255 days measured38 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Perry County monitors, MO
Drinking waterPerryville PWSserves 8,555 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation535 ft163 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital12.6 miPost officeFrohna Post Office2.4 miTown hallGrand Tower City Hall8.3 miPoliceGrand Tower Police Department8.3 miFire stationEast Perry County Rural Fire Protection Association Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI31 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL85 miInterstateI-558.3 miUS highwayUS 614.7 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD53 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63737 ZIP area.
