June 18, 2016 Afternoon
Good afternoon! Mostly sunny and 84 degrees in Delmar. The dew point is a comfortable 48.
This afternoon will be sunny, with a high near 85. Six degrees above normal. North wind around 6 mph. The record high of 97 was set in 1957.
Tonight the sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 17 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 18 minutes of daylight, an increase of 8 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 60. Two degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening. The record low of 38 occured back in 1950.
On this day in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares that illegal drugs are “public enemy number one”, which becomes popularized as the “War on Drugs”. Also in 1983, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
There are 3 weeks until Sugar Cookie Day when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm with dusk at 9:08 pm. The average high temperature is 82 degrees, with a record high of 103 in 1936.