Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:25 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:26 am – 5:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F38 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare115 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Whitney Dam station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsMeridian State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 504 acresOlsen Parkpark · 7.9 miClifton Baseball Fieldsrecreation area · 8.1 miWhitney Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.7 mi · 45,028 acresAquilla Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.8 mi · 10,298 acresCleburne State Parkstate park · 25.3 mi · 534 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 24 Jun 201245 mi away, near Briaroaks, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202450 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBosque County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025170 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McLennan County, TX, 35 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Cliftonserves 3,442 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation742 ft226 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGoodall - Witcher Healthcare Foundation Hospital8.9 miPost officeMeridian Post Office2.0 miTown hallMeridian City Hall2.1 miPoliceMeridian Police Department2.1 miFire stationMeridian Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT31 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW78 miInterstateI-3531 miUS highwayUS 6723 miAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG34 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76644 ZIP area.
