Weather Update – August 28, 2022

The week ahead … 😎

Today.
Feels like …
July 15th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

and

84 degrees , 65 max dew point, 7:38
sunset.
Tonight.
Muggy !

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

South wind 5 to 8 mph.

and

66 degrees , 66 max dew point, 6:15
sunrise.
Monday.
Muggy !

Hot

Mostly sunny and hot.

South wind 6 to 9 mph.

and

90 degrees , 69 max dew point, 7:36
sunset.
Monday Night.
Muggy !

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

South wind around 6 mph.

and

69 degrees , 68 max dew point, 6:17
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Muggy !

Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot.

South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

and

90 degrees , 70 max dew point, 7:34
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Muggy !

Showers is likely

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

and

65 degrees , 68 max dew point, 6:18
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
August 3rd.

Chance of Showers then Sunny

A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

83 degrees , 66 max dew point, 7:33
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
August 26th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

and

59 degrees , 6:19
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
September 8th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

77 degrees , 57 max dew point, 7:31
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
September 9th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

and

55 degrees , 6:20
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
September 1st.

Sunny

Sunny.

and

79 degrees , 54 max dew point, 7:29
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
September 12th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

and

54 degrees , 6:21
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
July 15th.

Sunny

Sunny.

and

84 degrees , 56 max dew point, 7:28
sunset.

Daily Update – August 28, 2022

Good morning! Happy Sunday.

I am surprised at what a cloudy start there is for this Sunday. Might be nicer out later though.

Mostly cloudy and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 64 degrees. The skies will clear around 4 pm.

Fun with weather stats

Since 1938 at the Albany Airport

4% of days are above 88
3% of days are above 90
2% of days are above 91
1% of days are above 93
0.1% of days are above 97
0% of days are above 100

The median last 90 degree day of the year in Albany is August 18. On October 5, 1941 it was 91 degrees.

The median last 80 degree day of the year in Albany is September 26. However both November 2nd in 1950 and 1982 were 82 and 81 respectively.

The median last 70 degree day of the year in Albany is October 24. On December 29 1984 it was 71.

The median last 60 degree day of the year in Albany is November 20. The latest 60 degrees day was New Years Eve 1965.

Albany first frost:

Earliest – September 14, 1963
Latest – November 3, 2019
Median – October 5
Median 1991-2020 – October 12
Median 1981-2010 – October 7

Working with Census microdata • tidycensus

Working with Census microdata • tidycensus

Microdata is the individual-level responses to the ACS that is used to create the summary and detail tables the Census publishes. Instead of a getting one row per state from a table, we can get one row per respondent. For the American Community Survey, this data is called the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).

 

Using PUMS data instead of the published tables can be a very powerful tool. It can, for instance, allow you to create custom estimates that aren’t available in pre-aggregated tables. You can also use microdata to fit models on individual-level data instead of modeling block groups or census tracts.