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But that notion does not take into consideration that the Village of Wellsville was incorporated and named in 1857, 22 years before oil was even discovered in the New York oil field. The Village of Wellsville is circumscribed by Town of Wellsville, adding another approximately 3,000 people to the population (approx. 8,000 combined village and town.) Alfred State College maintains a branch by the south end of the village. Wellsville Airport, Tarantine Field, located to the west of the village, provides general aviation and charter services. National and regional weather reports are often misleading when Wellsville's weather is reported. Meteorologists including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gather their weather data of the Wellsville area from meteorological devices located at the airport, located at 2250 feet in elevation above sea level. The Village of Wellsville is at 1450 feet, 700 feet lower and protected from the winds in the Genesee River Valley. Wind speeds and temperature, as well as precipitation often differ greatly , especially in the Spring and the Fall between the village and the top of the mountain where the airport is located (northeast leg of Niles Hill.) Sometimes the temperature varies 10 degrees between the village and the tops of the surrounding hills. |
