December 1, 2016 Evening

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 46 degrees in Albany. There is a west breeze at 10 mph. A bit chilly with that breeze this evening. The skies will clear Saturday around 11 pm.

Lately I’ve gotten into listening to the Guess Who, that early 70s Canadian soft rock Β band most famous for American Women. I hadn’t heard She’s Come Undun in almost a decade but then I heard it ON XM Radio’s free preview and I got hooked on it.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 36 degrees at 6am. Nine degrees above normal. West wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2015, it got down to 41 degrees with periods of rain. The record low of -2 occurred back in 1875.

Look towards the west for beautiful Β theΒ Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 17% illuminated.Β At times it will be hidden by clouds. The moon will set around 8:30 pm. The First Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with a chance of rain orsnow expected. The Full β€œCold” Moon is on Wednesday, December 14th.

Another evening in soon to be Donald Trump’s America. All I can say is that the bus is running on time, and traffic wasn’t that bad. I really should go to Sears tonight but I really don’t feel like going anywhere tonight.

“Too many mountains and not enough stairs to climb /Β Too many churches and not enough truth / Too many people and not enough eyes to see /Β Too many lives to lead and not enough time” – She’s Come Undun, The Guess Who

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 47 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees above normal. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had rain and a high of 50 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1998. 6.2 inches of snow fell back in 1949.

Looking colder and generally nastier for Saturday but Sunday still looks nice if I don’t get stuck in the office.Β Much like most of America.Β Β Saturday, a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 40.Typical average high for the weekend is 41 degrees. I’m increasingly looking at staying in town this weekend because I think Saturday could be cold in the wilderness, even if it is snow free. I’ll make a decision tomorrow. I might have to go into the office on Sunday. On the other hand, it might be nice to get away before it gets super frigid outside with the blast of cold air certainly on its way.

In four weeks on December 29 the sun will be setting at 4:30 pm, which is 8 minutes later then tonight. In 2015 on that day, we had rain, snow and temperatures between 35 and 24 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 32 and 17 degrees. The record high of 71 degrees was set back in 1984. It must have been nice on that late December day to get up to 71. I’ll have to check the record book to see see if it was sunny on that warm day a few days before 1985 rolled around.

After doing extensive research I found that the problem I was having with my PyQGIS script is thatΒ the SIP module that ships with Python 2.7 is broken and not properly allowing methods to be called through their parents. Nothing I can do to easily fix it unless I want to re-compile Python 2.5Β and QGIS. For now, I’m just going to disable the problematic code.

December 1, 2016 Morning

Good morning! Happy December! Only 30 days and 15 hours of 2016 left. The State of New York sent me a letter reminding me I have only a few weeks left to give to my niece’s 527 account and deduct it from my 2016 state taxes. It’s not like an IRA, you can’t back date contributions up to April 15th.

This morning is still mostly cloudy and 47 degrees in Delmar. Breezy, 16 mph breeze from the west. The skies will clear around 7 pm.

Today will have a slight chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 degrees at 12pm. Eight degrees above normal. West wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had rain and a high of 43 degrees. The record high of 67 was set in 1934. 3.7 inches of snow fell back in 1969.

I woke up at 6:30, went downstairs and took a piss and subsequently fell back asleep until quarter to eight. Last Thursday was Thanksgiving so I had turned it off. Evidently I’m taking the Route 18 Yokel Local bus to work. The weather looked kind of threatening to walk down to the express from the Park and Ride. 

The sun will set at 4:22 pm with dusk around 4:54 pm, which is 18 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 1 minutes and 21 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 35 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees above normal. West wind 7 to 11 mph. In 2015, it got down to 41 degrees with periods of rain. The record low of -2 occurred back in 1875.

There is 1 month until New Years Day when the sun will be setting at 4:33 pm with dusk at 5:05 pm. The average high temperature is 32 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895. Then we will have to remember to date all those memorandums with 2017. Time goes by so quickly. 

Today in 1824, the Electoral College picks the winner of the presidential race. Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.