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In a little more then sixteen weeks, summer will be coming to a conclusion and we will be looking at autumn. How fast things change.
But in the next six weeks, look for the weather to moderate with later sunsets, which will start slowing as we reach the latest sunset of the year at 8:37 PM, which occurs on Saturday June 24th through Wednesday June 28th. Dusk isn’t until around 9:12 PM on those days. 8 PM sunsets return on August 12th, then 7:30 sunset on August 31st.
The average high climbs until Thursday July 13th, when it will stick around 83 degrees until Thursday, July 27th when it will fall down to 82 degrees and slow descend through the 80s until Thursday, August 24th when the average high will be only 79.
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | May 9 | 5:06 am | 5:37 am | 8:04 pm | 8:36 pm | 14:27 | 67 | 45 | 93 (1979) | 27 (1956) |
| 1 | May 16 | 4:57 am | 5:30 am | 8:12 pm | 8:44 pm | 14:41 | 70 | 47 | 89 (1991) | 33 (1980) |
| 2 | May 23 | 4:51 am | 5:24 am | 8:19 pm | 8:52 pm | 14:54 | 72 | 49 | 93 (1964) | 36 (1967) |
| 3 | May 30 | 4:46 am | 5:20 am | 8:25 pm | 8:59 pm | 15:05 | 73 | 52 | 92 (1987) | 33 (1967) |
| 4 | June 6 | 4:42 am | 5:17 am | 8:30 pm | 9:04 pm | 15:12 | 75 | 54 | 94 (1925) | 38 (1971) |
| 5 | June 13 | 4:41 am | 5:16 am | 8:34 pm | 9:09 pm | 15:17 | 77 | 56 | 94 (1892) | 38 (1974) |
| 6 | June 20 | 4:42 am | 5:17 am | 8:36 pm | 9:11 pm | 15:19 | 79 | 58 | 97 (1953) | 43 (1918) |
| 7 | June 27 | 4:44 am | 5:19 am | 8:37 pm | 9:11 pm | 15:17 | 81 | 60 | 97 (1941) | 45 (1970) |
| 8 | July 4 | 4:48 am | 5:23 am | 8:35 pm | 9:10 pm | 15:12 | 82 | 61 | 104 (1911) | 44 (1971) |
| 9 | July 11 | 4:54 am | 5:28 am | 8:33 pm | 9:07 pm | 15:04 | 82 | 61 | 98 (1936) | 48 (1986) |
| 10 | July 18 | 5:00 am | 5:34 am | 8:28 pm | 9:01 pm | 14:54 | 83 | 62 | 100 (1953) | 46 (1939) |
| 11 | July 25 | 5:08 am | 5:40 am | 8:22 pm | 8:54 pm | 14:41 | 83 | 62 | 97 (1963) | 46 (1953) |
| 12 | August 1 | 5:16 am | 5:47 am | 8:14 pm | 8:46 pm | 14:26 | 82 | 62 | 101 (1933) | 46 (1964) |
| 13 | August 8 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 14:10 | 82 | 61 | 95 (1983) | 46 (1948) |
| 14 | August 15 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 7:55 pm | 8:26 pm | 13:52 | 81 | 60 | 96 (1959) | 48 (1964) |
| 15 | August 22 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 13:34 | 80 | 59 | 93 (1916) | 39 (1982) |
| 16 | August 29 | 5:48 am | 6:17 am | 7:33 pm | 8:02 pm | 13:15 | 78 | 58 | 95 (1953) | 34 (1982) |
Well for a while we had a fair bit of sun, but now it’s hiding behind the clouds. A little warmer than yesterday with temperatures around 48 degrees on our way up to 54 degrees. Not going to get really warm because of that cold arctic air filtering in from the north.
The sun will set at 8:05 pm with dusk around 8:37 pm, which is one minute and 6 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions and 49 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 16 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 37 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees below normal. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. In 2016, it got down to 34 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1958.
As previously noted, next Tuesday is Average High is 70 when the sun will be setting at 8:12 pm with dusk at 8:45 pm. On that day in 2016, we had rain, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 59 and 39 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1991.
I tell you, I wouldn’t mind the Rex Block so much, if the weather was more stable on the weekends. The occasional blue skies and sunshine are fine, and I don’t mind the cold. But rain and clouds predicted every weekend just sucks.
I’m feeling better this morning. I think I may have inhaled some mildew cleaning on yesterday morning. The bleach is working but I have some other spots to hit by the window come tonight. . It’s been just so damp lately. Maybe I should get a face mask and where it while cleaning. I thought I had solved the mildew problem last year after many hours of extensive scrubbing with bleach, but it popped up again with the cold, damp weather.
Assuming I get out of work early enough today, I want to get to the grocery store to buy some soap and waffle mix. My slivers of soap keep getting smaller in the bathroom, and while I like having eggs for breakfast, I think I prefer waffles because it’s a faster breakfast to cook and clean up after. I got to get to Shoprite, because they have all the good different types of waffle mixes that I like.
I’m almost to work. Have a great day!
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Next Tuesday the Average High Should Be 70. Partly cloudy and 39 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 5 mph. Thanks, Rex Block.
Today will have isolated showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 53 degrees at 6pm. Only 13 degrees below normal. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies and a high of 61 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1979. 1.6 inches of snow fell back in 1977.
We need more people out there protesting the Rex Block. I know we celebrated the Omega Block last year but this sucks.
“A blocking area of high pressure positioned in the North Atlantic Basin will continue to prevent the Upper Low over the Northeast from making any eastward progression,” explains Weather Network meteorologist Ross Giarratana. “Thus, cooler than normal temperatures and at times unsettled weather will continue to impact the Great Lakes and Northeast region.