Cattaraugus County

Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.

Cattaraugus County is in the southwestern part of the state, immediately north of the Pennsylvania border. The southern part of Cattaraugus County is the only area of western New York that was not covered by the last ice age glaciation and is noticeably more rugged than neighboring areas that had peaks rounded and valleys filled by the glacier. The entire area is actually a dissected plateau of Pennsylvanian and Mississippian age, but appears mountainous to the casual observer. The plateau is an extension of the Allegany Plateau from nearby Pennsylvania. Southern Cattaraugus County is part of the same oil field, and petroleum was formerly a resource of the area. It is now mostly played out, but natural gas continues to be extracted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattaraugus_County,_New_York

November 15, 2016 Afternoon

Good afternoon! Brilliant blue skies and 64 degrees at the convergence of the Cattaraugus Creek and South Branch at in Gowanda. Calm wind.

This afternoon will be sunny, with a high of 64 degrees at 2pm. 14 degrees above normal. Light west wind. You might say, it’s a pretty nice day. Last year, partly cloudy with a high around 59. The record high of 74 was set in 1993. There was 4.8 inches of snow back in 1906.

The sun will set at 4:52 pm with dusk around 5:22 pm, which is 52 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 9 hours and 44 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 40 degrees at 10pm. Eight degrees above normal. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. One year ago, mostly clear with a low around 35. The record low of 7 occurred back in 1972.

There are 2 weeks until Square Dance Day when the sun will be setting at 4:44 pm with dusk at 5:15 pm. The average high temperature is 42 degrees, with a record high of 66 in 2005.