September 29, 2017 8 AM Update

At 50 degrees under deep blue skies today is a fairly typical late September day. Indeed October 1st is Sunday is remarkable as that seems and I will be leaving for my Columbus Day trip come next Saturday. I still have some planning to do for that trip though. 67 degrees for a high which is fairly normal for today.

Finally made it to the express bus but it was still running about 10 minutes late. I noticed that yesterday when I got the local that the express was running late. Probably just the traffic now that school is back in session and people aren’t on vacation.

The sun will set at 6:39 pm with dusk around 7:07 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly clear conditions and 62 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 5 mph. Pretty typical autumn conditions. Β Today will have 11 hours and 47 minutes of daytime, an decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low of 48 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1991.

As I noted earlier, it’s sure been difficult to get going in the morning with the dark mornings. I need to get bed earlier, use the red light more in my bedroom and maybe set the alarm clock on the other side of the bedroom. I like taking the express bus but I have to get up early enough to do that. Earlier this week it was quite humid so that’s a partial excuse but not really.

With the cooler weather I finally got around to catching up on the dishes and putting the camping gear and clothes away. To be fair I got back late on Monday and was at the laundromat and grocery store on Tuesday. Wednesday I went down to the library to return books and to the store to buy other things I left off my list.

Looking forward to a quiet weekend.Β I am going to spend some time studying maps and figuring out what my Columbus Day Week trip should look like. I think it will be Virginia and West Virigina but details are yet to be finalized. This really is the last big trip of the year, except maybe for a four day trip to the North Country in mid to late November.Β Β I really got to get the maps out and study them further.

There are 4 months until 35th Birthday when the sun will be setting at 5:05 pm with dusk at 5:35 pm (Standard Time). The average high temperature is 32 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895. Cold in winter. I’ll be an old man then, only 20 more years if I retire at 55, which I probably won’t but who knows.

September 29, 2017 Morning

Good morning! I tell you it’s difficult getting up and going when the mornings are as dark as they really this time of year. Sun is still hiding low to south. Cool, especially with the windows open. Clear, cool and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 5 mph.

Today will be sunny, with a high of 65 degrees at 3pm. October like weather. Two degrees below normal. Northwest wind around 6 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 69 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 1921.

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September 28, 2017 Morning

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Next Thursday is the Hunter’s Moon. Crisp and clear this morning, around 64 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 54 degrees. 

Much nicer then that hot and humid weather of recent days. I can finally get around to doing all the things I’ve been putting off lately due to the heat and humidity, namely washing dishes and putting the remaining camping gear away back in the closet. That fresh air feels great, I have my wonderful Carhartt vest on it feels like autumn — even if it is still a bit above normal for late September. We might even have a a warm up for next week. Wouldn’t that be wild? It’s the summer that never ends, because it really didn”t get hot out until September. But alas, October usually is much cooler. 90 degree days are almost unheard of in October when the norm is the low 60s and 50s.

Today will be sunny, with a high of 71 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 54 at 8am. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. The breeze by evening might make it feel a bit chilly, but for now with the sun, it’s quite nice. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 70 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 2014.

The sun will set at 6:40 pm with dusk around 7:08 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for clear conditions and 67 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 11 mph. Might even feel a bit chilly this evening. Today will have 11 hours and 50 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 45 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 48 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 2000.

I went down to the library last night to return my library books and then to Walmart to buy headphones to replace the ones that were broke. I guess this means I’ll have more speaker wire to tie the wallet to my pants. Hey, it works. I also needed vegetable oil so I wouldn’t run out for with the waffles. Bought some frozen fruit too, because the fresh fruit is starting to get more expensive as winter approaches. I did go to the farmers market yesterday and got sweet corn, peppers and mushrooms because that isn’t expected to avaliable that much longer.

I didn’t quite make the express bus, but I guess I could have as the bus was running like 10 minutes late. But that’s fine, as while I was waiting for the local, I dicovered my shirt had a rip in it, so I had to head home and change the shirt. I knew I had this shirt with the hole that I wore for camping but I don’t know how it got back on the rack. I’m glad that I stayed late at work last night but I wish I had gotten an earlier start but it was not to be. 

I was reading about the complete streets proposal for Delaware Avenue at the library and that the public hearing was on Wednesday evening so I missed it. I was a bit curious about the crowd at Town Hall the previous night. I don’t really care that much about such things as don’t expect to live in New York that much longer, and certainly not past my retirement in another 20 or 25 years. I guess that the Complete Streets proposal would make much nicer when I walk down to the grocery store or dentist from the bus. That said I really have zero interest in suburban politics. I do however like how 22lr ammo is now back on the shelves of Walmart. And the markets keep growing and so do my investments. 

Nine days from now I will be on my way to West Virginia. It should be a nice trip. The first night I will probably overnight in Pennsylvania, maybe the County Bridge Campground outside of Mansfield then drive south to Camp Run in Fort Seybert then maybe the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia or some other locations in West Virginia. I’m still deciding on where exactly I will go. 

As previously noted, next Thursday is Hunter’s Moon when the sun will be setting at 6:28 pm with dusk at 6:56 pm. On that day in 2016, we had heavy fog then mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 72 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 64 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1941.