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Good Morning – January 12, 2022

Andy | January 12, 2022

Good morning! Happy Coldest Day Ever Recorded in Albany 💨 !

That would be January 12, 1968 when it was negative 26 degrees in Albany, coldest day ever recorded! Interestingly enough, the latest climate normals show the coldest week of the year has shifted a week later. And much warmer than that today. UPDATE – My friend Hugh says that actually January 18, 1971 was colder, 28 below zero.

Partly sunny and 17 degrees at the CDTA Bus Stop #10595. There is a south breeze at 14 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 3. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃ Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 10 am. 🌡️

Today should make a run at the freezing mark, ☀ which will make the black ice fun for the evening walk 🚶. I did get out for my evening walk, though not until after slipping on the black ice running to the store to get milk 🥛. I hit my knee 😵and it hurt like a mother but I was fine by the time I went for my evening walk. The town side walks weren’t bad, it just was where I was walking in the parking lot. Didn’t rip my pants AFAIK.

My evening walk was pretty good, 🚶‍♀️ I am glad I got some steps in, although not the 10,000 steps I go for more nice nights. I probably should have walked on Monday, I was bad and didn’t do that.

October 8, 2020 Morning

Andy | October 8, 2020

Good morning! Happy Dark Thursday. 😊 No power still this morning. 🔌 Next Thursday is Average High is 60 🍂. Mostly sunny and 43 degrees in the land of the Delmartian. There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 25 mph 💨💨💨.

I still can’t believe there is no power in Delmar. 🔌 There are a few branches down but not a lot. The traffic lights 🚥 are working mainly because they’re on portable generators. Nice morning though. 🌅

I ended up eating breakfast out back. ☕ Fresh coffee on a cold but sunny morning is always a good thing. 🍳 Camp stove works fine without electricity.

Out for my morning walk 🚶🏻. I thought they had power back on in Delaware but it’s just a generator. ⚡

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 80 was set in 2017.

I guess if you are going to loose power this is the weather to be in the dark. 🌃 Nights are long but you don’t need heat ♨ but it’s cool enough that my refrigerator packed full of ice should be good for a few days.

It looks like I won’t be getting

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 64% illuminated. At 6 AM, the moon was in the south-southwest (196°) at an altitude of 71° from the horizon, some 244,789 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by April 12^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the borthwest (304°) at 1:32 pm. The moon will rise at 10:32 pm. The Hunter 🏹 Moon is on Saturday, October 24. The darkest hour is at 12:43 am, followed by dawn at 6:33 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:02 am in the east (98°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the east-southeast (104°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 38 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 23rd. West wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 2001.

In four weeks on November 5 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (249°) at 4:42 pm (Standard Time),🌄 which is one hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 56 and 36 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 52 and 34 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1994.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 7 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ is in 9 weeks, Christmas Eve 🎅 is in 11 weeks, New Years Eve 🎆 is in 12 weeks, Bubble Bath Day 🧼 is in 3 months, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 14 weeks, Wolf Moon 🌕 is in 16 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day 🥛 is in 18 weeks and National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 19 weeks.

Shots – Health News : NPR

Andy | October 8, 2020

A Vaccine That Protects Against COVID-19 May Be Right Under Our Noses : Shots – Health News : NPR

There's a chance the vaccine could offer some protection against COVID-19 itself, says virologist Robert Gallo, who directs the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is chairman of the Global Virus Network.

The key is getting the right flu vaccine, says Gallo, who was one of the main scientists credited with discovering HIV. "The vaccine has to have a live virus in it. The virus is attenuated so it doesn't cause disease, but otherwise the virus is alive."

March 14, 2020 Morning

Andy | March 14, 2020

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Two weeks to Average High is 50 🌸. Mostly cloudy ⛅ and 37 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 25 mph 💨💨💨. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 3 am. ☃️

Its just not a particularly nice morning with the clouds ☁ and the wind 🍃. I decided to call off going to Schoharie or Madison County for this week because it doesn’t look really sunny out there for most of the weekend and the wind will make things kind of raw. Plus all the mud and fields covered with cow shit 🐮 and gray skies can be a bit depressing.

Today will be partly cloudy ⛅, with a high of 53 degrees at 4pm. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 3rd. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 59 degrees. The record high of 75 was set in 1946. 17 inches of snow fell back in 2017.❄

I am going to play it by ear 👂 but I don’t expect a real nice weather day although I’ll probably walk out to Five Rivers later. I have some mapping to do, and I am going to read the Rapp Road DEIS more but I’m not a scientist so I don’t know what to really object to but in general.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:05 pm with sun having an altitude of 45.1° from the due south horizon (-25.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:24 pm with the sun in the west (262°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (268°) starting at 6:59 pm and lasts for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:29 pm, which is one minute and 10 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:02 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 44 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 53 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 28 degrees at 6am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 22nd. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 44 degrees. The record low of 1 occurred back in 1993.

Today in 1900, the Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. 💱 Historians and economists say it was a terrible policy because it hand cuffed the federal reserve to keep them from addressing the financial situation of the Great Depression.

🌹🌻🌼Only 5 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Average High is 50 🌸 when the sun will be setting at 7:17 pm with dusk at 7:45 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 55 and 33 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 50 degrees. We hit a record high of 85 back in 1945.

February 12, 2020 Morning

Andy | February 12, 2020

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Next Wednesday is February Save the Pine Dinner 🦋. I better post that event on the Save the Pine Bush page. Partly sunny and 30 degrees passing by the Bethlehem Public Library on the bus downtown. ☀ There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️ Listening to Bread Guitar 🎸 Man heading downtown on this relatively sunny morning.

Yesterday I went over to John Wolcott house 🏡 and we are mostly finished up on a lot of his unsorted files 📂. It’s been over a year but the project is mostly done. I had no idea that I would be working on it for another year. It’s nice having more time after work to do this these days.

I got home and read for a little more. Almost done with Almost President, my forth or fifth book 📚 of the year. I’ve made spending least a half hour each night reading a priority. I look forward to bring a book down to the park to read 📖 come the summer although I might not sit in the grass due to the ticks. 🐜

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 39 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 1st. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, which became light sleet by afternoon. The high last year was 21 degrees. The record high of 55 was set in 1932. 13.5 inches of snow fell back in 1988.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:11 pm with sun having an altitude of 33.6° from the due south horizon (-37.3° vs. 6/21). The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:43 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (245°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (252°) starting at 5:20 pm and lasts for 3 minutes and 3 seconds with dusk around 5:51 pm, which is one minute and 19 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:25 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 38 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 38 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will snow, mainly after 11pm. 🌨 Low of 32 degrees at 3am. 14 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 29th. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 21 degrees. The record low of -18 occurred back in 1875.

Not much has changed for the President Weekend forecast. ⛅Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Typical average high for the weekend is 35 degrees.

I heard Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary. That surprises no one with Pete Buttigieg in second. ❎ I think that’s fine. I don’t have a strong preference between the candidates. Voted for Sanders in 2016. I don’t like Howie Hawkins at all for the Green Party so I’ll probably vote for the libertarian in the General although I’m sure any rotting carcass could defeat Trump in New York so my vote doesn’t matter. 💩 As long as the federal government leaves me alone and keeps my taxes low I don’t have any complaints. I don’t own a television so I don’t have to listen to the mad man pontificating all day long and the pundits analyzing it. 📺

🌹🌻🌼Only 36 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼 Tomorrow is 35.

As previously noted, next Wednesday is February Save the Pine Dinner 🦋 when the sun will be setting at 5:31 pm with dusk at 6:00 pm. On that day in 2019, we had cold, mostly sunny and temperatures between 24 and 4 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 66 back in 1981.

August 8, 2019 Morning

Andy | August 8, 2019

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Partly cloudy, humid and 70 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. ⛅ There is a south-southwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 65 degrees. Feels even more humid with the rain that lasted until around seven.

Kind of a damp morning for sure. 🍳 Blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Made the walk down to the express bus 🚍 and it’s off to work. Heavy traffic heading into the city but I don’t care I’m not driving. 🚘 I got a much better night sleep last night ☕ because I didn’t drink coffee before bed last night.

Today will have a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 84 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 12pm. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1983.

The sun will set at 8:06 pm with dusk around 8:37 pm, which is one minute and 20 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for possible thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 74 degrees. The dew point will be 66 degrees. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 24 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 62 degrees at 6am. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 6pm. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2018, we had rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was sticky. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1989.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 55 at 9am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

Still undecided on next weekend but sure looks nice. ⛺ I could go out to Schoharie County but I’m undecided on that point. Plus I have that Pine Bush meeting I probably should go to on Saturday. But I’m unsure as summer is rapidly fading away but so is my bank account from the summer trips.

Looking ahead, there are 8 weeks until Last Sunset After 7 PM 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 6:33 pm with dusk at 7:01 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 65 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 83 back in 1967.

June 5, 2019 Morning

Andy | June 5, 2019

Good morning! Today 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️. Two weeks to Last Day of Session 🏛. Maybe there is hope. Looking forward summer and getting out of town. But not this weekend. I noticed that there is still three weekends after this weekend in June so I’ll still have a chance to get out at least once in June. Hopefully once it warms up and the water isn’t so cold and the black flies are done. 🏊 The Mine Kill pool opens in two and half weeks on June 22nd.🏖 That could be a fun weekend, hiking in the Catskills, swimming, fishing, and camping up at Burnt-Rossman.

Partly cloudy and 61 degrees at the Elsmere. NY. ☁ There is a south breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 54 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 2 pm. It was a pretty cloudy day but it seems like we’ve had some more clearing. Maybe it will be a day that is kind of gray with haze in the sky then a real cloudy and dark day, but I brought my umbrella — ran upstairs for it –which ensures no rain today.☔

Today will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 78 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 14th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 4pm. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 64 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1925.

The sun will set at 8:29 pm with dusk around 9:04 pm, which is 41 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look out for thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and one second over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 64 degrees at 3am. 10 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 48 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1971.

I decided against getting a USB flashlight that I could charge in my truck, although it looks like there are lots of options. 🔦 I really have quite a bit of flashlights, and those LED flashlight batteries last quite a long time. I really should switch over to rechargable batteries though — I some mains have chargers around — and it looks like they make buck-converter based USB chargers or even 12 volt that I could use for easy plugging into my truck. Still haven’t decided on the hammock. Maybe tonight — as I sure would like to have it if I go camping next weekend, especially if I do end up going up to that site up in Perkins Clearing where I was on Labor Day last year.💤

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Last Day of Session 🏛 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm. Almost the longest day of the year — that Friday is the first day of summer. On that day in 2018, we had humid, mostly sunny and temperatures between 83 and 64 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 79 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1995.

This evening I’m hoping to get out for my evening walk, but it all depends on the timing of the thunderstorms.⛈ I expect in two weeks I’ll be getting home earlier much more regularly. I really haven’t spent much time at the park after work, 📗 because I’ve either been at work or it’s been cold and rainy in the evening. 🏞