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Sunday, December 31, 2017

2017 Wellsville Weather Review - Weather nerd exposed

Yeah, I'm a weather nerd...deal with it.
Here are my stats for Wellsville Weather for 2017 and compared with 2016. First off, weather conditions and recordings can change dramatically with a very short distance...so if your numbers don't match mine, it's okay. On a nearly daily basis, I compare my numbers with the NOAA certified reporting station at the Wellsville Airport (which is never reflective of conditions in the village of Wellsville valley) and the Wellsville Water Treatment Plant (my recording idols for a long time).
My recording instruments are located in the village, along the west side of the Genesee River, just south of the river recording station. My stats show that Wellsville had a wetter 2017 than 2016. It was also slightly cooler this year than last...by just a degree.
Snow held off a few days this year compared with last. The first measurable snow hit the hilltops of Wellsville on Oct. 27, 2016, but not until Nov. 20th in the village. In 2017, there wasn't a trace of measureable snow in the village until Nov. 1st.
The barometer in the village peaked at 30.70 this year, compared with 30.67 in 2016. It sank to 2914 in 2017, but bottomed out at 28.99 last year.
Peak wind gust in Wellsville in 2017 was 54, just 52 in 2016. Again, location matters, because winds stormed the valleys this year as evidenced in a video posted this year.
Here are some other Wellsville weather stats: