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This is the current conditions weather report for Gurdon. The report was made 32 minutes ago, at 08:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the northwest (310°). The temperature was 39°F / 4°C, with a dew-point at 39°F / 4°C. The temperature felt like 36°F / 2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.18 inHg / 1023 hPa. The relative humidity was 39%. The skies were clear.

Gurdon is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,276 at the 2000 census. The town is known for the presence of a ghost light roughly five miles outside of town. Known as the Gurdon Light, a series of unexplained phenomena which occur in a wooded area by railroad tracks, appears to viewers as a light or lights hovering in mid-air. Local folk legend explains the light appearances as a deceased railwayman's lantern. Scientific work on the origin of the lights has proven inconclusive. The light has been featured on local media and on the TV show Unsolved Mysteries. The location is still in use by the railroad.

Gurdon is located at 33.916618, -93.150566.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.71%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

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