Good morning! The sun has returned and it’s a Friday! Partly sunny and 48 degrees in Delmar. There is a southwest breeze at 6 mph. The current wind chill is 35. One of the first mornings that we can report a wind chill but with the sun and fairly warm temperatures it’s a pretty nice morning.

Finally got an early enough start to walk down to the express bus, although not a real early start. The express bus has been going past the high school lately, which means it doesn’t appear in the real time updates. I think the drivers don’t like the turn in the park and ride, and they figure it’s easier to cut by the high school. Nice morning otherwise, maybe a bit brisk with some pretty good color on the trees. I kind of wish I didn’t have to do the Renewable Energy Fair tomorrow for Save the Pine Bush but maybe I can get out for a hike tomorrow after the fair.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 60 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees above normal. South wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, which became light snow and mist by afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. Much colder than today. The record high of 79 was set in 1963. 1.7 inches of snow fell back in 2016.

The sun will set at 5:54 pm with dusk around 6:23 pm, which is one minute and 24 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly clear conditions and 58 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 38 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of 41 degrees at 6am. One degree above normal. South wind around 7 mph. In 2016, we had light rain and mist in the evening, remaining overcast into the early morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of 18 occurred back in 1974.

Governor Ronald Reagan in 1964 delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as “A Time for Choosing”. Things changed a lot during the Reagan years although I guess you could argue that they were a logical conclusion after the oil crisis stagflation of the 1970s, and the groeth of the administrative state after the new laws that went into effect during the Great Society years. Not all good, not all of the presidents making, but certainly not all bad as some liberals would argue.