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PENNSYLVANIA · MERCER COUNTY

Clark

559 people, 900 ft above sea level in Mercer County.

900 ftElevation, city center
559People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Rain 38°
Rain now Dew point 37° · W 13 mph · high 41°
City of Clark River Interstate 2 miles
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The Clark 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 Clark

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (KYNG) · 1:51 PM
Rain
38° Rain Feels like 30° · high of 41° near 2 PM
WindW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity97%falling to 82% this afternoon
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 37° · Dry29° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.4 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Mercer County
NWS Pittsburgh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM5:03 PM ↓
9 h 55 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 20, 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 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 50° / 34°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
41° 33°
40% rain — WNW 14 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
46° 34°
30% rain up to 0.06″ NNW 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48° 26°
10% rain — WNW 4 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
52° 27°
0% rain — SSW 3 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 29°
0% rain — S 6 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 38°
0% rain — SSW 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 38°
0% rain — SSW 2 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 Clark about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,320 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. 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 IN 1949 Nov. 12, 1949

The hottest this week has been

73° on Nov. 12, 1949, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1896. Next is 72° in 1931.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Youngstown Area threaded record since 1896.
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THE GROUND

What Clark stands on

Clark’s center stands about 900 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 890 ft to 1,210 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wheeler Hill, about 1,410 ft, 9 miles northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Cuyahoga Group (siltstone, shale), from the Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old.

The section below crosses 6 rock units mapped at the surface.

Vienna Center to Fairview, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,200 ft CLARK900 ftBrookfield Center1,080 ftSharpsville920 ftShenango Riverabout 890 ftDelaware1,220 ftHigh point of the line1,390 ft ← W · Vienna CenterFairview · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 38×. 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

Cuyahoga Group

Siltstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Pottsville Formation

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, Undivided

Shale, siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Shenango Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Maxville Limestone; Rushville, Logan, and Cuyhoga Formations, Undivided

Shale, siltstone, sandstone. Age: Devonian to Carboniferous, 324 to 422 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Berea Sandstone through Venango Formation, undivided

Shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 1 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 Clark’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Clark reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Shenango, the Beaver, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,980 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Clark≈ 1,980 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF CLARK ≈ 1,980 mi to the Gulf of America Shenango → Beaver → 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 Clark; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Clark’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1896 · Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, 13 mi west

Clark has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 83° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. A normal year brings about 68 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 41 inches of water.

34°19°37°21°47°28°60°38°71°48°79°56°83°60°81°59°74°52°62°42°50°33°39°25° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY CLARK 41.2 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average83° / 60°high / low, the warmest month
January, average34° / 19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow41.2 inwettest months: July and June
Snow a year67.8 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record103°FJuly 10, 1936
Coldest on record−22°FJanuary 19, 1994
Wettest day on record4.65 inJuly 21, 2003
Snowiest day on record17.2 inJanuary 24, 1948
90° days a year8none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°127and 41 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 14, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 19 to March 31; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Clark normally reaches 50° and falls to 34°. The record high is 69°, in 1994; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 1993.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high34°37°47°60°71°79°83°81°74°62°50°39°
Normal low19°21°28°38°48°56°60°59°52°42°33°25°
Rain and melt, in3.032.523.213.753.723.904.273.483.843.342.963.17
Snow, inches19.615.110.52.60.00.00.00.00.00.74.514.8
Record high71° (1950)75° (2017)82° (1986)90° (1942)95° (1941)99° (1988)103° (1936)100° (1930)99° (1954)88° (2019)80° (1961)76° (1982)
Record low−22° (1994)−16° (2015)−10° (1980)11° (1950)24° (1970)30° (1972)40° (2001)32° (1982)27° (1942)20° (1988)1° (1976)−12° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1896 from the Youngstown Area threaded record (Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, 13 miles west, 270 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Clark on the Forecast Network

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PENNSYLVANIA · MERCER

Clark

559 people, 900 ft above sea level in Mercer County.

900 ftElevation
559People
3 sq miLand
Rain 38°
RainDew point 37°
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Today in Clark

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 41° 40%
5p rain 41° 37%
8p mostly cloudy night 39° 27%
11p mostly cloudy night 38° 16%
2a mostly cloudy night 37° 15%
5a rain 38° 30%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 40%
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Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
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Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1949 · NOV. 12, 1949

73°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1896.

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What Clark stands on

Clark’s center stands about 900 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 890 ft to 1,210 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wheeler Hill, about 1,410 ft, 9 miles northeast.

Clark, west to east Clark900 ftShenango Riverabout 890 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 72×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center900 ft
Within 3 miles890 to 1,210 ft
Lie of the landRolling (320 ft of relief)
High point nearbyWheeler Hill, 1,410 ft, 9 mi northeast
Rock at the surfaceCuyahoga Group
Its ageCarboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old
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Clark’s year

Clark has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 83° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. A normal year brings about 68 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 41 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 41.2 in
July, average83° / 60° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average34° / 19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow41.2 in · wettest months: July and June
Snow a year67.8 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record103°F · July 10, 1936
Coldest on record−22°F · January 19, 1994
Wettest day on record4.65 in · July 21, 2003
Snowiest day on record17.2 in · January 24, 1948
90° days a year8 · none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°127 · and 41 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 14, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 19 to March 31; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Clark normally reaches 50° and falls to 34°. The record high is 69°, in 1994; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 1993.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1896 from the Youngstown Area threaded record (Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, 13 miles west, 270 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,980 mito the Gulf of AmericaShenango → Beaver → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Clark reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Shenango, the Beaver, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,980 river miles.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.