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NEW YORK · CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

Lakewood

2,933 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Chautauqua County.

1,340 ftElevation, city center
2,933People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Clear 36°
Clear now Dew point 36° · NW 13 mph · high 36°
City of Lakewood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lakewood 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 Lakewood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (KJHW) · 6:56 PM
Clear
36° Clear Feels like 28° · high of 36° near 7 PM
WindNW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility5 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 36° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 9 PMin about 1 hours · 52% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.01 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Chautauqua County
NWS Buffalo and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM4:57 PM ↓
9 h 51 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 15, 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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CHANCE OF RAIN
52% · 0.09 in Saturday night 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 36°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
36° 33°
50% rain — NW 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
41° 33°
40% rain — NNW 10 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
44° 31°
0% rain — NW 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
50° 30°
0% rain — SW 7 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53° 32°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 40°
0% rain — SSW 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 39°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
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 Lakewood about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,430 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from British Columbia. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 2020

The hottest this week has been

77° on Nov. 11, 2020, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1895. Next is 73° in 1990.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Jamestown Area threaded record since 1895.
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THE GROUND

What Lakewood stands on

Lakewood’s center stands about 1,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,300 ft to 1,720 ft, a difference of 420 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Brown Hill, about 1,950 ft, 13 miles south.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Conneaut Group, undivided (shale, sandstone), from the Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old.

The section below crosses 5 rock units mapped at the surface.

Bear Lake to Ellington, cut in half

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,250 ft1,500 ft1,750 ft2,000 ft LAKEWOOD1,340 ftLow point1,250 ftHigh point of the line2,030 ft ← SW · Bear LakeEllington · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 25×. 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

Conneaut Group, undivided

Shale, sandstone. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 18 mi of the line.

Oswayo and Venango Formations

Shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Venango Formation

Siltstone, conglomerate. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Northeast Shale and Shumla Siltstone

Shale, siltstone. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Chadakoin Formation

Siltstone, shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 0.3 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 Lakewood’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lakewood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Chautauqua Lake, the Chadakoin, Cassadaga Creek, Conewango Creek, the Allegheny, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 2,180 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lakewood≈ 2,180 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF LAKEWOOD ≈ 2,180 mi to the Gulf of America Chautauqua Lake → Chadakoin → … → Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Chautauqua Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Ohio.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Lakewood’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1895 · Jamestown 4 ENE, 9 mi east

Lakewood has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 16° in January. A normal year brings about 98 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 46 inches of water.

32°16°35°16°44°23°57°34°69°44°76°54°80°58°79°56°73°49°61°39°48°31°37°23° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY LAKEWOOD 45.9 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average80° / 58°high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 16°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow45.9 inwettest months: July and June
Snow a year98.4 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record103°FJune 21, 1988
Coldest on record−31°FFebruary 17, 2015
Wettest day on record4.52 inOctober 16, 1954
Snowiest day on record23.0 inMarch 17, 1936
90° days a year5none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°154and 51 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 11, to the last in spring, about May 16 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingJan. 11 to Feb. 4; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingNov. 8 to April 11; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Lakewood normally reaches 49° and falls to 31°. The record high is 71°, in 2010; the record low 7°, in 1905. The most rain on this date, 0.88 in, fell in 1988.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high32°35°44°57°69°76°80°79°73°61°48°37°
Normal low16°16°23°34°44°54°58°56°49°39°31°23°
Rain and melt, in3.812.703.163.913.944.364.553.594.194.113.693.92
Snow, inches29.819.315.32.70.00.00.00.00.00.49.321.6
Record high72° (1950)73° (2017)82° (1998)92° (1990)93° (1929)103° (1988)100° (1936)99° (1988)98° (1953)88° (1951)80° (1950)73° (1982)
Record low−31° (1904)−31° (2015)−23° (2015)−1° (1923)19° (1987)27° (1986)36° (1985)28° (1986)24° (1904)13° (1985)−6° (1903)−21° (1988)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1895 from the Jamestown Area threaded record (Jamestown 4 ENE, 9 miles east). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lakewood on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Jamestown NY · 4 MI 4 miles east Erie PA · 39 MI 39 miles west Buffalo NY · 60 MI 60 miles northeast Pittsburgh PA · 120 MI 120 miles south Cleveland OH · 129 MI 129 miles west Detroit MI · 195 MI 195 miles west
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NEW YORK · CHAUTAUQUA

Lakewood

2,933 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Chautauqua County.

1,340 ftElevation
2,933People
2 sq miLand
Clear 36°
ClearDew point 36°
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Today in Lakewood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 36° 20%
10p rain 34° 52%
1a mostly cloudy night 34° 22%
4a mostly cloudy night 33° 13%
7a overcast 33° 10%
10a mostly cloudy day 36° 4%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 9 PM · 52%
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Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mon0%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2020

77°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1895.

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What Lakewood stands on

Lakewood’s center stands about 1,340 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,300 ft to 1,720 ft, a difference of 420 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Brown Hill, about 1,950 ft, 13 miles south.

Lakewood, southwest to northeast Lakewood1,340 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 47×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,340 ft
Within 3 miles1,300 to 1,720 ft
Lie of the landHilly (420 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBrown Hill, 1,950 ft, 13 mi south
Rock at the surfaceConneaut Group, undivided
Its ageLate Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old
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Lakewood’s year

Lakewood has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 16° in January. A normal year brings about 98 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 46 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 45.9 in
July, average80° / 58° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average32° / 16° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow45.9 in · wettest months: July and June
Snow a year98.4 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record103°F · June 21, 1988
Coldest on record−31°F · February 17, 2015
Wettest day on record4.52 in · October 16, 1954
Snowiest day on record23.0 in · March 17, 1936
90° days a year5 · none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°154 · and 51 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 11, to the last in spring, about May 16 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Jan. 11 to Feb. 4; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Nov. 8 to April 11; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Lakewood normally reaches 49° and falls to 31°. The record high is 71°, in 2010; the record low 7°, in 1905. The most rain on this date, 0.88 in, fell in 1988.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1895 from the Jamestown Area threaded record (Jamestown 4 ENE, 9 miles east). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,180 mito the Gulf of AmericaChautauqua Lake → Chadakoin → … → Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Lakewood reaches the Gulf of America by way of Chautauqua Lake, the Chadakoin, Cassadaga Creek, Conewango Creek, the Allegheny, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 2,180 river miles.

Lake on the way: Chautauqua Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Ohio.