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May 14, 2017 Night

Good evening! Rain showers and 53 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. The dew point is 44 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 6 pm.

Tonight will have a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low of 47 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2016, it got down to 39 degrees with rain and mostly cloudy skies. The record low of 31 occurred back in 1977.

Waning Gibbous Moon tonight with 73% illuminated. You should see it around morning once the clouds push off. The Last Quarter Moon is on Friday night with partly cloudy expected. The Full β€œStrawberry” Moon is on Friday, June 9th. The sun will rise at 5:33 am with the first light at 5:00 am, which is one minute and 2 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight will have 9 hours and 21 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 3 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees below normal. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had rain, mostly cloudy skies and a high of 52 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1900.

Going to warm up and be sunny by mid week. Maybe hit 90. I’ll see what the impact of the landlord cutting all of the various trees in the yard will be, although honestly I think that by the time I get home most nights the sun will be below the tree line. Not going to be really humid this week although possibly some more muggy air could push in on Thursday. Have to watch it. 

Next weekend looks like it might be perfect weather-wise. Next Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Maximum dew point of 46 at 6pm. Next Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 70. Maximum dew point of 54 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 71 degrees. Too bad that’s the weekend I have to work. More than a little annoyed but work is important as pays for ammunition, beer, gasoline, jacked up trucks and guns. But maybe it will be a pattern lasting for most of the summer. I’m hoping for some really nice summer weekends. 

In four weeks on June 11 the sun will be setting at 8:33 pm, which is 22 minutes and 56 seconds later then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had thunderstorm, thunderstorm rain, rain, fog, shallow fog, mist, cloudy skies and temperatures between 68 and 45 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 77 and 55 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1947.

As you can see who follow me on Facebook, I’m reconnected between the blog and the Facebook site. I hate messing with the Facebook API which always seems to be changing and breaking things unnecessarily. Still image previews are broken, I got to research that further. 

I’ve been researching adding preview images for graphics and Google Maps that I make but that requires a screenshot be rendered and that is a bit more difficult than might appear at first glance. That said it’s in my long term list of coding projects. 

More charts and maps of school funding data coming up this week for you to play with as our local school district votes come up. It’s important to participate in our democratic process so get out and vote on Tuesday. 

Looking ahead, Flag Day is in 1 month, Father’s Day is in 5 weeks, Buck Moon is in 8 weeks, National Nude Day is in 2 months, National Cheese Cake Day is in 11 weeks, 7 PM Sunset is in 18 weeks, Average High is 60 is in 22 weeks, Daylight Savings Time Ends is in 25 weeks, Average High is 40 is in 6 months, Cold Moon is in 29 weeks and New Years Eve is in 33 weeks. Auld Lang Syne! 

Ground Hog Day 2016 Morning

Good Morning! Happy Ground Hog Day. Early spring it looks like. Currently 40 degrees and sunny this morning in Albany. This afternoon we are looking for a high around 45 degrees. Light breeze. Going to be a nice one for early February. Sunset at 5:09 PM with darkness around 5:30. Should be a nice sunset. Tonight the Waning Crescent Moon with 36% visible will rise around 2:03 AM. Early risers and those up before tomorrow’s sunrise are most likely to see it. The new moon is next Monday.

I left my cellphone home this morning, so I guess I won’t be able to use it at work today. I realized I didn’t have my cellphone with me, so my choice was either to run home and catch a later bus or leave the phone home. I decided on the later. At least it will be well charged when I get home.

Certainly the bright sunshine nice this morning. It’s been so cloudy, dark, and gray lately. Sunshine just gives us some hope, especially as we enjoy it’s warmth. All things considered, this has been a rather depressing winter season. But maybe the early spring will mean warmer temperatures with adequate rain to prevent the fire risk. We will see. I heard that January was pretty darn dry by historical standards. I’m sure we have to get at least one good snow storm this year.

It seems like January came and went fairly quickly, which is nice because I’m already pretty tired of winter. It’s not so much the cold and the snow as the extended darkness. The nights are just so incredibly long this time of year. That said, I wouldn’t mind a nice weekend up at Moose River Plains once summer comes back around.

I think so much of the obsession over the Iowa Caucasus is a bit silly. NPR had three hours of analysis on the Iowa Caucus results last night, which I have to admit I did tune into hear a bit. Like many Americans, I was fascinated by the race between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Ms. Clinton won the Iowa Caucus but not by a lot. I was surprised how well Mr. Sanders preformed. Iowa is a fun state with good gun laws and not a lot of restrictions on open burning in the country. If it burns, you can burn it within reason. They as a state are a bit devoid of public lands, but they do have some good dirt for growing crops, which is why they produce a big chunk of the nation’s corn and soy, and they also feed a lot of hogs and cattle. Food is good.

That said, I think Punxsatawney Phil can tell us more about our country’s future then the Iowa Caucus.

Chapin Brothers – Ground Hog Song
Come out little ground hog.
Put your head above the ground.
Can’t you see there ain’t no shadow, on that cold, cold ground?
But if you dance your song, and you know that winter’s gone.
Come out little ground hog, spring a spring on me!

There are 2 months, 23 days until Arbor Day. Looking forward to the warmer temperatures and some green popping up. Maybe the Ground Hog is on to something.

This day in 1934, the Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated. The bank finances and insures foreign purchases of United States goods for customers unable or unwilling to accept credit risk. It was suspended for several months this year, when Congress refused to renew it’s charter, suggesting the bank was corporate welfare, and allowed risky American corporations to succeed when the market alone would not sustain them.

February 8, 2018 – Next Sixteen Weeks

Spring maybe a little over five and half weeks away, slowly but surely we are climbing out of the bleak of winter.β˜ƒ By March, temperatures in the 40s are common, and indeed sometimes we get weather in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.🌲 Who know how many much snow we get in March, it can very a lot from year to year.🌻

Week Date Dawn Sun-
rise
Sun-
set
Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 Feb 8 6:30 am 7:00 am 5:18 pm 5:48 pm 10:18 33 16 52 (1925) -16 (1950)
1 Feb 15 6:21 am 6:50 am 5:28 pm 5:56 pm 10:37 35 17 55 (2006) -22 (1943)
2 Feb 22 6:11 am 6:40 am 5:36 pm 6:05 pm 10:56 36 19 68 (1997) -8 (1963)
3 Mar 1 6:01 am 6:29 am 5:45 pm 6:13 pm 11:16 39 21 66 (2017) -9 (1948)
4 Mar 8 5:49 am 6:17 am 5:54 pm 6:22 pm 11:36 41 23 68 (2012) -2 (1989)
5 Mar 15 6:37 am 7:05 am 7:02 pm 7:30 pm 11:56 44 25 72 (1989) 1 (1993)
6 Mar 22 6:25 am 6:53 am 7:10 pm 7:38 pm 12:17 47 28 81 (2012) 2 (1875)
7 Mar 29 6:12 am 6:41 am 7:18 pm 7:46 pm 12:37 50 31 85 (1946) 0 (1923)
8 Apr 5 6:00 am 6:29 am 7:26 pm 7:55 pm 12:57 54 33 82 (1928) 14 (2016)
9 Apr 12 5:48 am 6:17 am 7:34 pm 8:03 pm 13:17 57 36 84 (1977) 13 (1874)
10 Apr 19 5:36 am 6:06 am 7:42 pm 8:12 pm 13:36 60 39 92 (1976) 18 (1875)
11 Apr 26 5:25 am 5:55 am 7:50 pm 8:20 pm 13:54 63 41 90 (1990) 24 (1972)
12 May 3 5:14 am 5:45 am 7:58 pm 8:29 pm 14:12 66 43 89 (2001) 29 (1966)
13 May 10 5:05 am 5:37 am 8:06 pm 8:37 pm 14:28 68 45 92 (1970) 28 (1958)
14 May 17 4:57 am 5:30 am 8:13 pm 8:45 pm 14:43 70 47 92 (2017) 30 (1959)
15 May 24 4:50 am 5:24 am 8:20 pm 8:53 pm 14:55 72 50 92 (1964) 29 (1963)
16 May 31 4:46 am 5:20 am 8:26 pm 9:00 pm 15:06 74 52 92 (2013) 34 (1961)

America

Dirt Road To Farm Tower

 

January 26, 2018 – Next Sixteen Weeks

Slowly but surely we are climbing out of the deep and dark of winter. At this point average temperatures will be increasing about a degree each week, then will start accelerating as we get to mid-February as spring approaches. When March gets underway, days in the 40s will not be uncommon and by April many days may hit the fifties. It’s called spring, and it eventually thaws out.

In the evening, you will notice we are past the five PM sunset, with daylight growing to 10 hours a day by next week. Seven weeks out from now will be daylight savings time with it not getting pitch black until well into the seven o’clock hour.

Week Date Dawn Sun-
rise
Sun-
set
Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 Jan 26 6:44 am 7:14 am 5:01 pm 5:32 pm 9:47 31 14 59 (1950) -17 (1920)
1 Feb 2 6:37 am 7:07 am 5:11 pm 5:40 pm 10:03 32 15 53 (1981) -18 (1961)
2 Feb 9 6:29 am 6:58 am 5:20 pm 5:49 pm 10:21 33 16 57 (1925) -20 (1934)
3 Feb 16 6:20 am 6:49 am 5:29 pm 5:58 pm 10:39 35 17 61 (2006) -20 (1943)
4 Feb 23 6:10 am 6:38 am 5:38 pm 6:06 pm 10:59 37 19 69 (2017) -16 (1972)
5 Mar 2 5:59 am 6:27 am 5:46 pm 6:15 pm 11:19 39 21 65 (1991) -4 (1940)
6 Mar 9 5:47 am 6:15 am 5:55 pm 6:23 pm 11:39 41 23 81 (2016) -14 (1943)
7 Mar 16 6:35 am 7:03 am 7:03 pm 7:31 pm 11:59 44 26 82 (1990) 4 (1980)
8 Mar 23 6:23 am 6:51 am 7:11 pm 7:39 pm 12:20 47 28 80 (1938) -4 (1875)
9 Mar 30 6:11 am 6:39 am 7:19 pm 7:48 pm 12:40 51 31 86 (1986) 7 (1970)
10 Apr 6 5:58 am 6:27 am 7:27 pm 7:56 pm 13:00 54 34 82 (1921) 14 (1943)
11 Apr 13 5:46 am 6:15 am 7:35 pm 8:04 pm 13:19 57 37 87 (1977) 19 (1874)
12 Apr 20 5:34 am 6:04 am 7:43 pm 8:13 pm 13:39 61 39 93 (1941) 19 (1875)
13 Apr 27 5:23 am 5:54 am 7:51 pm 8:22 pm 13:57 63 41 91 (1962) 26 (1963)
14 May 4 5:13 am 5:44 am 7:59 pm 8:30 pm 14:14 66 44 91 (1944) 28 (1985)
15 May 11 5:04 am 5:36 am 8:07 pm 8:39 pm 14:30 68 46 90 (1911) 29 (2010)
16 May 18 4:56 am 5:29 am 8:14 pm 8:47 pm 14:45 70 48 94 (2017) 29 (1981)

 White Pine Stand

March 8, 2017 – Next Sixteen Weeks

Now that we are well into the second week of the month of March, below zero weather is mostly a memory. It sometimes get cold in March, but not that cold, and indeed both the temperatures and day length are rapidly increasing — 3 degrees and 20 minutes a week. In three short weeks, the average temperature will reach 50 degrees, and in five weeks, dusk won’t be until after 8 PM. By April 3rd, the low temperature in Albany is above freezing, although we can still get a decent frost in Albany until May.

Week Date Dawn Sun-
rise
Sun-
set
Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 March 8 5:49 am 6:17 am 5:54 pm 6:22 pm 11:37 41 23 68 (2012) -2 (1989)
1 March 15 6:37 am 7:05 am 7:02 pm 7:30 pm 11:57 44 25 72 (1989) 1 (1993)
2 March 22 6:24 am 6:53 am 7:10 pm 7:38 pm 12:17 47 28 81 (2012) 2 (1875)
3 March 29 6:12 am 6:40 am 7:18 pm 7:47 pm 12:38 50 31 85 (1946) 0 (1923)
4 April 5 6:00 am 6:28 am 7:26 pm 7:55 pm 12:58 54 33 82 (1928) 14 (2016)
5 April 12 5:47 am 6:17 am 7:34 pm 8:03 pm 13:17 57 36 84 (1977) 13 (1874)
6 April 19 5:36 am 6:05 am 7:42 pm 8:12 pm 13:37 60 39 92 (1976) 18 (1875)
7 April 26 5:24 am 5:55 am 7:50 pm 8:21 pm 13:55 63 41 90 (1990) 24 (1972)
8 May 3 5:14 am 5:45 am 7:58 pm 8:29 pm 14:12 66 43 89 (2001) 29 (1966)
9 May 10 5:05 am 5:37 am 8:06 pm 8:38 pm 14:29 68 45 92 (1970) 28 (1958)
10 May 17 4:57 am 5:30 am 8:13 pm 8:46 pm 14:43 70 47 89 (1977) 30 (1959)
11 May 24 4:50 am 5:24 am 8:20 pm 8:53 pm 14:56 72 50 92 (1964) 29 (1963)
12 May 31 4:46 am 5:20 am 8:26 pm 9:00 pm 15:06 74 52 92 (2013) 34 (1961)
13 June 7 4:43 am 5:17 am 8:31 pm 9:05 pm 15:13 76 54 95 (1999) 37 (1958)
14 June 14 4:42 am 5:16 am 8:34 pm 9:09 pm 15:17 78 56 96 (1892) 39 (1970)
15 June 21 4:42 am 5:17 am 8:36 pm 9:11 pm 15:19 79 58 97 (1938) 41 (1970)
16 June 28 4:45 am 5:20 am 8:37 pm 9:12 pm 15:16 81 60 99 (1901) 43 (1970)

Yellow thru Blue

March 2, 2017 – Next Sixteen Weeks

The next few days will be pretty cool, with temperatures running 5-10 degrees below normal with a stiff breeze to keep people bundled up. Β The next day we will hit fifty degrees will not be until next Tuesday. But it’s still early March, so colder weather is not unusual. The good news is that in four weeks — by the end of March — temperatures quickly moderate, and in the last three weeks of March, temperatures exceeding 80 degrees are not unheard of. By April 6th, a typical night no longer gets below freezing. And come June, it gets very nice out, as the black flies eat you alive.

Week Date Dawn Sun-
rise
Sun-
set
Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 March 2 5:59 am 6:27 am 5:47 pm 6:15 pm 11:19 39 21 65 (1991) -4 (1940)
1 March 9 5:47 am 6:15 am 5:55 pm 6:23 pm 11:40 41 23 81 (2016) -14 (1943)
2 March 16 6:35 am 7:03 am 7:03 pm 7:31 pm 12:00 44 26 82 (1990) 4 (1980)
3 March 23 6:23 am 6:51 am 7:12 pm 7:40 pm 12:20 47 28 80 (1938) -4 (1875)
4 March 30 6:10 am 6:39 am 7:20 pm 7:48 pm 12:40 51 31 86 (1986) 7 (1970)
5 April 6 5:58 am 6:27 am 7:28 pm 7:56 pm 13:00 54 34 82 (1921) 14 (1943)
6 April 13 5:46 am 6:15 am 7:35 pm 8:05 pm 13:20 57 37 87 (1977) 19 (1874)
7 April 20 5:34 am 6:04 am 7:43 pm 8:13 pm 13:39 61 39 93 (1941) 19 (1875)
8 April 27 5:23 am 5:53 am 7:51 pm 8:22 pm 13:58 63 41 91 (1962) 26 (1963)
9 May 4 5:13 am 5:44 am 7:59 pm 8:30 pm 14:15 66 44 91 (1944) 28 (1985)
10 May 11 5:04 am 5:36 am 8:07 pm 8:39 pm 14:31 68 46 90 (1911) 29 (2010)
11 May 18 4:56 am 5:29 am 8:14 pm 8:47 pm 14:45 70 48 94 (1962) 29 (1981)
12 May 25 4:50 am 5:23 am 8:21 pm 8:54 pm 14:57 72 50 94 (1981) 30 (1956)
13 June 1 4:45 am 5:19 am 8:27 pm 9:01 pm 15:07 74 52 94 (1918) 35 (1945)
14 June 8 4:42 am 5:17 am 8:31 pm 9:06 pm 15:14 76 54 93 (2011) 38 (1951)
15 June 15 4:42 am 5:17 am 8:35 pm 9:10 pm 15:18 78 57 96 (1988) 42 (1985)
16 June 22 4:43 am 5:18 am 8:37 pm 9:12 pm 15:18 80 59 95 (1954) 37 (1940)

The winter fades away …

Bike Path - Canalway  [Expires September 3 2023]

Ice melts…

Fields Along Reservior

Slowly but surely …

Near Elsmere Ave Bridge

Spring returns …

Cheney Pond Outlet

February 26, 2017 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 26 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a east breeze at 6 mph.

Saturday this weekend was so beautiful in the morning. I really had wish I had planned to go to Hannacroix Preserve or maybe some place more distant on Saturday. But I got my taxes done. So that was a good thing. It was nice hiking at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center for a few hours on Saturday, but it’s really not my favorite place to go as it’s much too suburban for my taste. Albany Pine Bush hike I led today was pretty successful, as a few of the regulars showed up, despite the cold windy weather. My expectations were low as soon as I stepped outside this morning. But it turned out good. Out walking it wasn’t so bad as the calories you burned made up for the cold. I got my shopping done, so I have food for the week and don’t have to go anywhere except maybe the car wash. 

There pretty good thunderstorms last evening, although it was mostly heavy rain and sleet with a few clips of thunder and some brief wind. During the half hour between when the front went through and when it was over, the temperature had to drop 20 degrees. So much colder this evening.I had to turn the heat back on at home and close, lock, and put storm windows back in. 

Fixed a bunch of bugs on my blog last night. And made some new bugs. Most of those bugs are minor  but they should reduce the number of messed up charts, posts scheduled for the wrong time, and glitches setting up picture locations.  Also added some user adjustable charts and the code implementing a new weather chart. Of course in the process of the fix, I managed to create new bugs including a nasty one that accidentally revealed all my recently saved drafts posts to Facebook. 

It was a pretty good weekend until I things started to go terribly wrong on Sunday evening. First off, I decided to get my truck washed – putting it off until the rain could wash the salt off the pavement – and by then the car wash by closed for repair. Damn kids with their muddy trucks. I might go back tomorrow after work. I pushed forward several minor blog fixes but that all went terribly wrong when a single line of code went wrong. All kinds of draft content posted, clogging up people’s Facebook feed, getting at least one person angry at me because I said something in a draft that wasn’t exactly the most artful of words. People get over their egos.  And it’s deleted now. Drafts are meant to be private, used to work out ideas. I got to be more careful what I put in drafts, should they ever go public again. On top of that, I’m concerned I’m getting an ear infection in my left ear, which feels kind of like there is fluid in it. And I broke my headphones. I bought a new set – another $7 set of ear buds at Walmart. But if I get a full blown ear infection, I don’t think I’ll be wearing them anytime soon. I’m hoping it will be fine by morning, if not ill give it some time then it’s off to the doctor. I hate using antibiotics but I don’t want to lose my hearing like so many older people I know. 

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 25 degrees at 11pm. Five degrees above normal. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. In 2016, it got down to 17 degrees with periods of snow. The record low of -13 occurred back in 1940.

Waxing Crescent Moon tonight with 5% illuminated. The First Quarter Moon is next Sunday with partly cloudy skies expected. The Full β€œWorm” Moon is in 2 weeks. The sun will rise at 6:33 am with the first light at 6:05 am, which is 1 minutes and 36 seconds earlier then yesterday. Tonight will have 12 hours and 49 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 52 degrees at 3pm. 16 degrees above normal. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. I wish we had weather like that today. A year ago, we had snow and a high of 39 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1997. 3.6 inches of snow fell back in 2013.

Looking forward to wiring up those gang plate switches and the dimmer next weekend. I think I will put the shelf/gun rack strip and the cap roof lighting on the same dimmer switch but with separate on off switches. It looks like I can also wire the built in USB port and volt meter to an on off switch so it won’t be glowing all night or wasting power unnecessarily. Nice blade connectors that are easy to crimp, use and move around as needed. I also want to get the low voltage disconnect hooked up. Since I pulled the solar controller, it seems like the accessory battery isn’t going flat so quickly. Maybe I won’t have to rush out to replace it, although I may still do it before peak camping season. I hate sitting in the dark at camp. 

In four weeks on March 26 the sun will be setting at 7:15 pm (Daylight Savings Time), which is 1 hour and 33 minutes later then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 52 and 34 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 49 and 29 degrees. The record high of 74 degrees was set back in 1986.

Looking ahead, Daylight Savings Time is in 2 weeks, Palm Sunday is in 6 weeks, Easter is in 7 weeks, Mother’s Day is in 11 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend is in 3 months and Father’s Day is in 16 weeks.