Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:56 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:28 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lamar 7n station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLawless Lakelake · 4.1 miLamar Lakelake · 4.8 miWest Fork Riverriver · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMo-No-I Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 302 acresHarry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.1 miLamar City Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 68 acresRedwing Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 166 acresBethel Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 259 acresTreaty Line Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 167 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarton County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured58 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 162main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jasper County, MO, 20 mi away
Drinking waterBarton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1serves 9,523 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation981 ft299 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCox Barton County Hospital2.4 miPost officeLamar Post Office3.7 miTown hallLamar City Hall3.8 miPoliceBarton County Sheriff's Office3.7 miFire stationLamar Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJoplin Regional Airport JLN26 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL124 miInterstateI-492.9 miUS highwayUS 712.9 miCoachJoplin Bus StationGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 64766 ZIP area.
