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FLORIDA · SARASOTA COUNTY

Venice Gardens

3,402 people, 18 ft above sea level in Sarasota County.

18 ftElevation, city center
3,402People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 36° · N 13 mph · high 66°
City of Venice Gardens River Interstate 2 miles
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The Venice Gardens plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Venice Gardens

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Charlotte County Airport (KPGD) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 66° near 4 PM
WindN 13 mphno gusts
Humidity31%rising to 77% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 36° · Dry62° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 30.09 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Rip Current StatementRip Current Statement issued November 14 at 1:37AM EST until November 14 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM5:39 PM ↓
10 h 50 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
38
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 43° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 61° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 82° / 59°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 49°
0% rain — N 11 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
75° 57°
0% rain — NNE 10 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80° 63°
0% rain — ENE 14 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 64°
10% rain — NE 14 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
81° 64°
10% rain — NE 15 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 66°
10% rain — NE 15 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
83° 66°
10% rain — NE 14 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Venice Gardens about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Caribbean three days ago, about 680 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 340 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the Caribbean. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1997 Nov. 13–14, 1997

The wettest two days this week has seen

5.75 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1927. The next wettest, 4.60 inches, fell in 2020.

4.60″
5.75″
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Venice record since 1927.
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THE GROUND

What Venice Gardens stands on

Venice Gardens’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 30 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Shelly sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age (sand, limestone), from the Late Pliocene to Pleistocene, less than 3.6 million years old.

Venice Gardens, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft VENICE GARDENS18 ftMyakka Riverabout 20 ftHigh point of the line50 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Shelly sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age

Sand, limestone. Age: Late Pliocene to Pleistocene, less than 3.6 million years old. About 14 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Venice Gardens’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Venice Gardens reaches the Gulf of America by way of Hatchett Creek: about 3 river miles.

FROM THE CENTER OF VENICE GARDENS ≈ 3 mi to the Gulf of America Hatchett Creek

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Venice Gardens; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Venice Gardens’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1927 · Venice, 2 mi northwest

Venice Gardens has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 92° in July; winter nights fall to about 52° in January. About 51 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

72°52°75°54°78°58°83°62°87°68°90°73°92°74°92°75°90°73°86°67°80°60°75°55° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY 51.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average92° / 74°high / low, the warmest month
January, average72° / 52°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year51.3 inwettest months: August and June
Hottest on record100°FJune 24, 2010
Coldest on record22°FDecember 13, 1962
Wettest day on record14.8 inSeptember 28, 2022
90° days a year120very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°1a year, on average
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upJune 9 to Sept. 23; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretchJune through August: 23.5 of the year’s 51.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Venice Gardens normally reaches 80° and falls to 60°. The record high is 90°, in 1993; the record low 40°, in 1968. The most rain on this date, 3.36 in, fell in 1969.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high72°75°78°83°87°90°92°92°90°86°80°75°
Normal low52°54°58°62°68°73°74°75°73°67°60°55°
Rain, inches2.682.002.972.473.257.817.398.347.163.351.542.31
Record high89° (1988)89° (1997)90° (2023)95° (2017)98° (2024)100° (2010)100° (1989)99° (2001)99° (1988)97° (2009)91° (2024)89° (1998)
Record low23° (1981)26° (1996)31° (1962)38° (2003)49° (1963)56° (1984)62° (1977)65° (1975)60° (1956)36° (2001)29° (1970)22° (1962)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1927 at Venice, 2 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Venice Gardens on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

North Port FL · 13 MI 13 miles east Cape Coral FL · 39 MI 39 miles southeast St. Petersburg FL · 50 MI 50 miles north Tampa FL · 62 MI 62 miles north Orlando FL · 116 MI 116 miles northeast Miami FL · 163 MI 163 miles southeast
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FLORIDA · SARASOTA

Venice Gardens

3,402 people, 18 ft above sea level in Sarasota County.

18 ftElevation
3,402People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 36°
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Today in Venice Gardens

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 66° 0%
7p mostly clear night 58° 0%
10p mostly clear night 54° 0%
1a mostly clear night 51° 0%
4a clear night 50° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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THIS WEEK IN 1997 · NOV. 13–14, 1997

5.75 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1927.

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What Venice Gardens stands on

Venice Gardens’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 30 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Venice Gardens, west to east Venice Gardens18 ftMyakka Riverabout 20 ftHigh point50 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center18 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 30 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (30 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceShelly sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age
Its ageLate Pliocene to Pleistocene, less than 3.6 million years old
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Venice Gardens’s year

Venice Gardens has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 92° in July; winter nights fall to about 52° in January. About 51 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 51.3 in
July, average92° / 74° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average72° / 52° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year51.3 in · wettest months: August and June
Hottest on record100°F · June 24, 2010
Coldest on record22°F · December 13, 1962
Wettest day on record14.8 in · September 28, 2022
90° days a year120 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°1 · a year, on average
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Highs of 90° and up · June 9 to Sept. 23; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretch · June through August: 23.5 of the year’s 51.3 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Venice Gardens normally reaches 80° and falls to 60°. The record high is 90°, in 1993; the record low 40°, in 1968. The most rain on this date, 3.36 in, fell in 1969.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1927 at Venice, 2 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 3 mito the Gulf of AmericaHatchett Creek

A raindrop that lands in Venice Gardens reaches the Gulf of America by way of Hatchett Creek: about 3 river miles.