| Perryton, Texas | |
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Location of Perryton, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 36°23′30″N 100°48′22″W / 36.39167°N 100.80611°WCoordinates: 36°23′30″N 100°48′22″W / 36.39167°N 100.80611°W | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
| • Land | 4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,940 ft (896 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,802 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) |
| ZIP code | 79070 |
| Area code(s) | 806 |
Perryton is a city in Ochiltree County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,802 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ochiltree County.
Perryton is located at 36°23′30″N 100°48′22″W / 36.39167°N 100.80611°W (36.391752, -100.806109). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.4 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.45%) is water.
Perryton has a borderline cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) just short of either a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) or a humid continental climate (Dfa). Winter mornings are very cold: 137.9 mornings will fall to or below freezing and 4.4 mornings each year can be expected to fall so low as 0 °F or −17.8 °C. This indicates heavy continental influence courtesy of its far inland position. Winter weather can be extremely variable, ranging from extremely cold due to Arctic outbreaks from the Yukon to a three-month winter average of six afternoons above 70 °F or 21.1 °C due to hot chinook winds blowing off the Rocky Mountains. In some cases, these chinooks can produce extremely rapid increases in temperature: during February 10, 2017, the temperature rose from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) in the morning to 92 °F (33.3 °C) in the afternoon and down to 46 °F (7.8 °C) the following morning.