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PENNSYLVANIA · VENANGO COUNTY

President

440 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Venango County.

1,060 ftElevation, city center
440People, 2024 estimate
38 sq miLand area
Sunny 39°
Sunny now Dew point 37° · WNW 8 mph · high 40°
City of President River Interstate 2 miles
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The President 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 President

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Venango Regional Airport (KFKL) · 3:04 PM
Sunny
39° Sunny Feels like 34° · high of 40° near 5 PM
WindWNW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity93%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility5 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 37° · Dry28° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 5 PMin about 1 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 80.01 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Venango County
NWS Pittsburgh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:05 AM4:59 PM ↓
9 h 54 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
19
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 28 to 38°

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
40° 31°
40% rain — WNW 10 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
44° 32°
20% rain — NNW 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
47° 26°
0% rain — NW 5 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 27°
0% rain — SW 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53° 29°
0% rain — S 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 37°
0% rain — SSW 6 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 38°
0% rain — SW 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 President about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 2,430 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. 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 1921. Next is 72° in 2012.

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77°
20122020
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Tionesta 2 SE Lake record since 1921.
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THE GROUND

What President stands on

President’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,020 ft to 1,640 ft, a difference of 620 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pine Hill, about 1,720 ft, 7 miles south.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation, undivided (sandstone, shale), from the Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old.

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

President, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,250 ft1,500 ft1,750 ft PRESIDENT1,060 ftWoodland Heights1,370 ftTionesta1,370 ftHigh point of the line1,780 ft ← WGreen · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 24×. 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

Pottsville Formation

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 11 mi of the line.

Shenango Formation through Cuyahoga Group, undivided

Sandstone, siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Cuyahoga Group

Siltstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Shenango Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation, undivided

Sandstone, shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 2 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 President’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in President reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Allegheny, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 2,090 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
President≈ 2,090 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF PRESIDENT ≈ 2,090 mi to the Gulf of America Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi

970 miles of the trip are on the Ohio.

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

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THE ALMANAC

President’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1921 · Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 6 mi east-northeast

President has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 83° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. A normal year brings about 51 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 47 inches of water.

35°19°38°19°47°26°61°36°72°47°79°56°83°61°82°60°75°53°63°42°50°32°39°25° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY PRESIDENT 47.1 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average83° / 61°high / low, the warmest month
January, average35° / 19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow47.1 inwettest months: June and July
Snow a year50.8 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record102°FJuly 23, 2011
Coldest on record−28°FJanuary 31, 1948
Wettest day on record4.72 inAugust 14, 1994
Snowiest day on record19.0 inFebruary 4, 1961
90° days a year9very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°142and 37 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 15 to April 5; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 President normally reaches 51° and falls to 33°. The record high is 71°, in 1989; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 0.86 in, fell in 1997.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high35°38°47°61°72°79°83°82°75°63°50°39°
Normal low19°19°26°36°47°56°61°60°53°42°32°25°
Rain and melt, in3.322.563.484.134.365.144.944.184.033.743.473.71
Snow, inches14.510.47.81.00.00.00.00.00.00.23.613.3
Record high72° (1950)75° (2017)84° (2012)89° (1990)94° (2018)97° (1952)102° (2011)99° (1993)97° (1953)88° (1922)80° (2026)72° (1982)
Record low−28° (1948)−27° (1963)−14° (1960)−3° (1923)21° (1970)29° (1990)39° (2001)34° (1982)24° (1990)11° (2006)0° (1950)−22° (1944)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1921 at Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 6 miles east-northeast, 140 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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PENNSYLVANIA · VENANGO

President

440 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Venango County.

1,060 ftElevation
440People
38 sq miLand
Sunny 39°
SunnyDew point 37°
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Today in President

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 39° 0%
6p rain 39° 30%
9p mostly cloudy night 38° 29%
12a mostly cloudy night 36° 18%
3a mostly cloudy night 36° 6%
6a mostly cloudy night 35° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 5 PM · 40%
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Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Sun20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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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 1921.

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What President stands on

President’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,020 ft to 1,640 ft, a difference of 620 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pine Hill, about 1,720 ft, 7 miles south.

President, west to east President1,060 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 46×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,060 ft
Within 3 miles1,020 to 1,640 ft
Lie of the landHilly (620 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPine Hill, 1,720 ft, 7 mi south
Rock at the surfaceCorry Sandstone through Riceville Formation, undivided
Its ageLate Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old
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President’s year

President has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 83° in July; winter nights fall to about 19° in January. A normal year brings about 51 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 47 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 47.1 in
July, average83° / 61° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average35° / 19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow47.1 in · wettest months: June and July
Snow a year50.8 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record102°F · July 23, 2011
Coldest on record−28°F · January 31, 1948
Wettest day on record4.72 in · August 14, 1994
Snowiest day on record19.0 in · February 4, 1961
90° days a year9 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°142 · and 37 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about May 5 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 15 to April 5; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 President normally reaches 51° and falls to 33°. The record high is 71°, in 1989; the record low 12°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 0.86 in, fell in 1997.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1921 at Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 6 miles east-northeast, 140 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,090 mito the Gulf of AmericaAllegheny → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in President reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Allegheny, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 2,090 river miles.

970 miles of the trip are on the Ohio.