Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:46 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:52 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 7°F30 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 15 days17 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Le Mars station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksRowan Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miTekamah Creek Reservoir 41-Areservoir · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiverview Parkrecreation area · 9.3 miWest Floyd Parkpark · 9.4 mi · 131 acresCut Off Bendstate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 86 acresPetry-conwaystate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 74 acresLynottestate conservation land · 12.0 miPetry Harmelinkstate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202334 mi away, near Wakonda, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPlymouth County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 34 mi away
Drinking waterCraig Water Worksserves 79 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,402 ft427 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFloyd Valley Hospital10.4 miPost officeIreton Post Office5.5 miTown hallCraig Town Hallunder a mileFire stationIreton Community Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX35 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA112 miInterstateI-2923 miUS highwayUS 756.8 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51017 ZIP area.
