March Climate Normals

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The average high for today is 39 degrees and the average low is 21. Bit cooler then usual, but not as absurdly cold as last month. In the past few decades, March has grown significantly warmer then in the past. If climate change is impacting any month of year in the Albany region, it has to be the month of March.

Painful memories grip Blenheim 25 years after gas explosion

FATAL BLAST: Painful memories grip Blenheim 25 years after gas explosion - The Daily Star: Local News

I've been by that location on West Kill Road many times and know right where the pipeline crosses the road. Propane, unlike natural gas, tends to sink -- which is why the lower portion of West Kill Road burnt, rather than farther up in the open farm country where the pipeline is actually located.

Good morning, we get to start it all over again

Good morning. We’ve made it to March as we get one month closer to spring time. The cold of winter can’t last forever and it seems like the weather will be moderating this week. We might get some more snow and freezing rain but it won’t be so cold out.

One month from now starts trout season and turkey a month later. By May 1st it should warm up that there will be at least some green in the city. Winter tends to hold on a bit longer in the mountains.

As little fun as Mondays are I’ve come to realize that they are enviable and that each passing Monday means we are closer to the weekend. Mondays are important too, because they equal 1/5th of the weeks earnings which pays for gasoline, beer, and bullets.