Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:45 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:11 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 24°F52 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days51 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Doniphan station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSchoolhouse Baybay · under a mileSpring Baybay · 1.0 miFLOAT CAMPcampground · 1.3 miDEER LEAPcampground · 2.2 miEmerald Lakelake · 2.4 miMalden Springspring · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCurrent River Purchase Unitnational forest · 2.8 mi · 188 acresLittle Black Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 2,245 acresOvercup Fen Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 130 acresMudpuppy Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,024 acresSpiderlily Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 360 acresFourche Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 3,778 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 18 Nov 202124 mi away, near Williamsville, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRipley County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 202512 of 12 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 21, worst day 43main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stoddard County, MO, 52 mi away
Drinking waterRipley County Pwsd 2serves 2,780 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation485 ft148 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSoutheast Health Medical Center Ripley County3.1 miPost officeDoniphan Post Office3.2 miTown hallDoniphan City Hall3.3 miPoliceRipley County Sheriff's Office3.2 miFire stationDoniphan Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR58 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM122 miUS highwayUS 1602.1 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63931 ZIP area.
