Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min6:05 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min8:01 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 12°F23 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month May30 in of snow a year, on about 12 days24 days above 90°F, 177 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Broken Bow 2 W station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksRyno Tablepeak · 4.2 miCarothers Lakelake · 6.4 miEast Tablepeak · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTomahawk Parkpark · 4.0 miMelham Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 53 acresBerggren-Young Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 159 acresPressey Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 52 acresVictoria Springs State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 14.8 mi · 58 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Jun 201822 mi away, near Arnold, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Dec 201825 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCuster County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025278 of 337 days measured57 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 118main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, NE, 73 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Broken Bowserves 3,568 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,587 ft789 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMelham Medical Center5.1 miPost officeBroken Bow Post Office4.7 miTown hallBroken Bow Municipal Building4.5 miPoliceBroken Bow Police Department4.5 miFire stationBroken Bow Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field LBF53 miInterstateI-8040 miUS highwayUS 18318 miAmtrakHoldrege, NE HLD69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68880 ZIP area.
