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August 1, 2016 Afternoon
Here is a brief chart that shows the climate normals, sunset times, and length of day for next four months in Albany, NY…
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | August 1 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 8:14 pm | 8:46 pm | 14:26 | 82 | 62 | 101 (1933) | 46 (1964) |
| 1 | August 8 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 14:09 | 82 | 61 | 95 (1983) | 46 (1948) |
| 2 | August 15 | 5:32 am | 6:03 am | 7:55 pm | 8:25 pm | 13:52 | 81 | 60 | 96 (1959) | 48 (1964) |
| 3 | August 22 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 13:33 | 80 | 59 | 93 (1916) | 39 (1982) |
| 4 | August 29 | 5:49 am | 6:18 am | 7:32 pm | 8:02 pm | 13:14 | 78 | 58 | 95 (1953) | 34 (1982) |
| 5 | September 5 | 5:56 am | 6:25 am | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 12:55 | 76 | 56 | 91 (1973) | 37 (1974) |
| 6 | September 12 | 6:04 am | 6:33 am | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 12:35 | 74 | 53 | 94 (1947) | 36 (1875) |
| 7 | September 19 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 6:56 pm | 7:24 pm | 12:15 | 71 | 50 | 90 (1946) | 32 (1959) |
| 8 | September 26 | 6:20 am | 6:48 am | 6:43 pm | 7:11 pm | 11:55 | 68 | 47 | 89 (2007) | 29 (1947) |
| 9 | October 3 | 6:27 am | 6:55 am | 6:31 pm | 6:59 pm | 11:35 | 65 | 44 | 83 (1967) | 29 (1945) |
| 10 | October 10 | 6:35 am | 7:03 am | 6:19 pm | 6:47 pm | 11:15 | 62 | 41 | 89 (1939) | 25 (1980) |
| 11 | October 17 | 6:43 am | 7:12 am | 6:08 pm | 6:36 pm | 10:56 | 59 | 39 | 85 (1947) | 21 (1940) |
| 12 | October 24 | 6:51 am | 7:20 am | 5:57 pm | 6:26 pm | 10:36 | 57 | 37 | 74 (1973) | 16 (1969) |
| 13 | October 31 | 7:00 am | 7:29 am | 5:47 pm | 6:17 pm | 10:18 | 54 | 35 | 73 (1946) | 18 (1988) |
| 14 | November 7 | 6:08 am | 6:38 am | 4:39 pm | 5:09 pm | 10:01 | 51 | 34 | 75 (1938) | 18 (1962) |
| 15 | November 14 | 6:16 am | 6:46 am | 4:32 pm | 5:02 pm | 9:45 | 49 | 32 | 70 (1973) | 12 (1996) |
| 16 | November 21 | 6:24 am | 6:55 am | 4:26 pm | 4:57 pm | 9:31 | 46 | 30 | 70 (1931) | 7 (1879) |
DEC Announces Sale Of 2016-17 Hunting And Trapping Licenses Beginning August 1.
The question is will the system actually work this year?
I think I will buy mine at the DEC's 625 Broadway License Sales, just because they have at least a 30% chance of being competent, when you go directly to the License Sales Department.
August 1, 2016 9 AM Update
Good morning! Certainly a dark and dreary start to August. Rain and 67 degrees in Delmar. Calm wind. The dew point is 66 degrees.
Back to work after vacation. So be it. I need more money to keep Big Red’s tank full, to buy more beer and ammunition. That and Dick’s big hunting season specials start this week and I’m always looking for new toys. Vacation was fun but it has to come to am end.
Today will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high of 75 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees below normal. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 4pm. The record high of 101 was set in 1933. The sun will set at 8:14 pm with dusk around 8:46 pm, which is 1 minutes and 11 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 14 hours and 25 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 2 minutes and 13 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low of 65 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1976.
0.5 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 7pm. Within the next four days, a total of 0.5 inches of rain is expected.We have some muggy weather coming up. Monday 8am – Monday 9pm. Maximum temperature will be 75 degrees, a heat index reaching 75, and a maximum dew point of 67. Thursday 1pm – Saturday 3pm. Maximum temperature will be 87 degrees, a heat index reaching 91, and a maximum dew point of 69.
Nine years ago today, the I-35W Mississippi River bridgespanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour. It seems like yesterday. Time sure goes fast.
There are 2 weeks until National Relaxation Day when the sun will be setting at 7:55 pm with dusk at 8:25 pm. The average high temperature is 81 degrees, with a record high of 96 in 1959.
Speaking of relaxation, summer’s unofficial ending is five weeks with Labor Day Weekend and August becoming September in four weeks. I hope to get up to either Piseco-Powley Road and the Potholers, Burnt-Rossman and the Mine Kill State Park, or Pumpkin Hollow Road and the Wells Beach before the month is over – probably twice this month for weekend trips. For Labor Day Weekend, assuming I can get out of town, I’m looking at Green Mountain National Forest as with Memorial Day although I could change my mind and go to Moose River Plains. I like MRP, but I’ve spent a lot of time there in recent years and it’s quite a haul.
Summer is rapidly coming to a conclusion. But I’ll make the most of the remaining days. Stay dry!
August 1, 2016 Morning
Good morning! Today is the First Day of August. Right now it is Cloudy and 68 degrees in Delmar. There is a east-southeast breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 65 degrees.
Today will have scattered showers and thunderstorms and be relatively cool and damp. Cloudy, with a high of 75 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees below normal. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 4pm. The record high of 101 was set in 1933.