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OHIO · HOCKING COUNTY

Murray City

335 people, 890 ft above sea level in Hocking County.

890 ftElevation, city center
335People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 33° · NW 6 mph · high 40°
City of Murray City River Interstate 2 miles
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The Murray City 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 Murray City

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Fairfield County Airport (KLHQ) · 5:53 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 37° · high of 40° near 6 PM
WindNW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity73%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.17 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 33° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.37 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hocking County
NWS Wilmington and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:11 AM5:14 PM ↓
10 h 3 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 39, 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 29 to 37° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 36° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 53° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
40° 31°
0% rain — WNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
48° 27°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51° 25°
0% rain — NNW 0 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
54° 26°
0% rain — SSE 5 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 30°
0% rain — SSE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 38°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 38°
0% rain — S 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 Murray City about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,910 miles back along its path. It came down from about 15,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. 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

79° on Nov. 11, 2020, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1896. Next is 75° in 2002.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Logan record since 1896.
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THE GROUND

What Murray City stands on

Murray City’s center stands about 890 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 720 ft to 1,050 ft, a difference of 330 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Schultz Hill, about 1,150 ft, 13 miles west.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Murray City, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft800 ft1,000 ft MURRAY CITY890 ftChauncey820 ftHigh point of the line1,110 ft ← S · AthensN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 42×. 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

Conemaugh Group

Shale, siltstone, mudstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 15 mi of the line.

Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, Undivided

Shale, siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 9 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 Murray City’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Murray City reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Snow Fork, Monday Creek, the Hocking, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,800 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Murray City≈ 1,800 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF MURRAY CITY ≈ 1,800 mi to the Gulf of America Snow Fork → Monday Creek → Hocking → Ohio → Mississippi

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Murray City’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1896 · Logan, 12 mi west

Murray City has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 84° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 43 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

39°19°42°21°52°28°65°37°74°48°81°57°84°62°84°59°78°52°67°40°54°30°43°23° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY MURRAY CITY 43.2 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average84° / 62°high / low, the warmest month
January, average39° / 19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year43.2 inwettest months: June and July
Hottest on record107°FSeptember 5, 1899
Coldest on record−37°FJanuary 19, 1994
Wettest day on record4.60 inSeptember 8, 2004
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Lows below freezingNov. 6 to April 2; normal lows fall below 32°
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high39°42°52°65°74°81°84°84°78°67°54°43°
Normal low19°21°28°37°48°57°62°59°52°40°30°23°
Rain, inches3.242.893.694.134.274.744.743.552.943.082.783.13

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1896 at Logan, 12 miles west, 170 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Murray City on the Forecast Network

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OHIO · HOCKING

Murray City

335 people, 890 ft above sea level in Hocking County.

890 ftElevation
335People
0 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 33°
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Today in Murray City

NEXT 15 HOURS
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9p mostly cloudy night 39° 1%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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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

79°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1896.

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What Murray City stands on

Murray City’s center stands about 890 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 720 ft to 1,050 ft, a difference of 330 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Schultz Hill, about 1,150 ft, 13 miles west.

Murray City, south to north Murray City890 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 80×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center890 ft
Within 3 miles720 to 1,050 ft
Lie of the landRolling (330 ft of relief)
High point nearbySchultz Hill, 1,150 ft, 13 mi west
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Murray City’s year

Murray City has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 84° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. About 43 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 43.2 in
July, average84° / 62° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average39° / 19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year43.2 in · wettest months: June and July
Hottest on record107°F · September 5, 1899
Coldest on record−37°F · January 19, 1994
Wettest day on record4.60 in · September 8, 2004
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Lows below freezing · Nov. 6 to April 2; normal lows fall below 32°
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1896 at Logan, 12 miles west, 170 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,800 mito the Gulf of AmericaSnow Fork → Monday Creek → Hocking → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Murray City reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Snow Fork, Monday Creek, the Hocking, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,800 river miles.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.