Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:20 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:33 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 30°F35 in of rain a yearwettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days100 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waurika 1ene Mesonet station, 11 mi away; rain from Ryan 5.0 Wnw; snow from Waurika
Parks and public landsJap Beaver Public Fishing Areastate conservation land · 14.5 mi · 208 acresHagerman National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.6 mi · 822 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 15 Nov 199050 mi away, near Erin Springs, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Mar 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025280 of 343 days measured62 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 32, worst day 155main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Carter County, OK, 34 mi away
Drinking waterJefferson Co Cons Rwd #1serves 8,398 people from surface water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation889 ft271 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson County Hospital10.1 miPost officeRyan Post Office7.7 miTown hallRyan City Hall7.6 miPoliceRyan Police Department7.5 miFire stationClaypool Volunteer Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base SPS38 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC93 miInterstateI-4437 miUS highwayUS 817.3 miAmtrakArdmore, OK ADM41 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73561 ZIP area.
