For my blog, I make up around 400 maps a year – roughly one topographic map of state land per day – plus a handful of other maps. It’s a lot of maps, but it allows me to have new content every day and cover as much state land as possible – and update maps with the latest data I get from the NYS DEC and other sources. It also allows me to explore lands and find new places to go.
Good evening! Thunderstorms rolling through and 73 degrees in City of Albany. There is a south breeze at 11 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. The dew point is 58 degrees.
Taking a brand new bus home. The commute is somewhat delayed by a crash on the South Mall Arterial ramp. At the four o’clock rush hour there was bad tie ups. But I’ll make it home in due time. I thought I could go to the Town Hall forum on climate change but I already know plenty about it. I might go to the car wash and some stores to pick up supplies and return beer cans and plastic bags. I thought about going down to the park but not with everything being so wet and risks of downpours later.
The sun will set at 8:26 pm with dusk around 9:00 pm, which is 48 seconds later than yesterday. Evenings have finally gotten nice and long. At sunset, look for partly cloudy conditions with possible thunderstorms and 68 degrees. The dew point will be 57 degrees. There will be a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph.
Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and midnight. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a low of 56 degrees at 4am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, it got down to 57 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The record low of 35 occurred back in 1945.
First Quarter Moon tonight with 48% illuminated. The moon will set around 1:56 am. The First Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with partly cloudy skies expected. The Full “Strawberry” Moon is on Friday, June 9th. The sun will rise at 5:19 am with the first light at 4:45 am, which is 30 seconds earlier than yesterday. Tonight will have 8 hours and 53 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 15 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Maximum dew point of 48 at 8pm. Sunday, rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Maximum dew point of 53 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 75 degrees.
In four weeks on June 28 the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm, which is 10 minutes and 56 seconds later then today. In 2016 on that day, we had thunderstorm, thunderstorm rain, rain, mist, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 83 and 66 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 60 degrees. The record high of 99 degrees was set back in 1901.
Looking ahead, Flag Day is in 2 weeks, Summer is in 3 weeks, Mutts Day is in 2 months, Last Day with Average High of 80 is in 12 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset is in 3 months, Harvest Moon is in 14 weeks, 6:30 PM Sunset is in 18 weeks, New Years Eve is in 7 months, Coldest Day of Year (Avg. 14-30 degrees) is in 32 weeks and Inaugeration Day 2021 is in 190 weeks.
Kind of a slow day at work but a lot of little projects going on. Nothing too major, I guess it’s the calm before the sheeeeet show known as June. Before you know it summer will be here. I’m looking forward to summer vacation in the Finger Lakes and plenty of time at the beach.
So I have off that long fourth of July weekend. Leaving midday on that Friday before the long weekend. Probably going to spend the weekend at Moose River Plains. I hope they reopen the fire tower before then but if not there are many nice things to do that weekend.
Bought a $11 set of color changing LED lights. This should allow me to change the color inside of the truck cap to red, blue, or a dozen different colors and hopefully will be brighter than the accent bar I currently have in there. I saved extra switches for future expansions, so adding them should be simple. I probably also will reinstall the blue accent lights I removed when I rewired the truck cap up.
With all the recent rains the Normans Kill is really raging. At least tomorrow won’t be so wet. Because of the delays in the plaza, traffic is a little more backed up on Southern Boulevard. But I’m sure I’ll make it home.
Enjoy your evening, hopefully you won’t get stuck in a downpour!
Between January 1 and May 30, Albany has received 18.73 inches of precipitation (rain and melted snow).
That’s nearly 8 inches more precipitation then last year, and 4.08 inches more then normal.
In the months of March, April, and May — meteorological spring, Albany received 12.75 inches of precipitation in 2017. In contrast, in 2016 we only received 5.45 inches of precipitation over the same time period.
It’s been a very wet spring!
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Good morning! Where did May go? Today is the final day of May and it’s raining again. Two weeks to Flag Day. The sun better come out by then so I can hang up my flag. Rain and 60 degrees in Delmar. There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 54 degrees.
The month left much like it started – fairly cold and wet. I’ll have to keep an eye out for mildew in the apartment and get out my good friend, bleach. I’m sure they are saving the heat for June, preferably with a lot of sun, so I can spend my time at the beach. I don’t mind the rain that much on a work day.
While I was a few minutes late leaving the apartment, I decided to walk down to the Park and Ride. I always build in quite a margin for my time, so I was fine. But I shouldn’t do this regularly because if I miss it, I have to walk a mile back to the local bus. It wasn’t a bad walk, and indeed I made it to the shelter right before the skies opened up. Then it poured. The bus was on time, and I made it to work without issue.
Today will have showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 75 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 12pm. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies and a high of 83 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 2013.
The sun will set at 8:26 pm with dusk around 9:00 pm, which is 48 seconds later than yesterday. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy conditions with thunderstorms around and 69 degrees. The dew point will be 56 degrees. There will be a southwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 6 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 18 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then isolated showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low of 54 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 56 at 6pm. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2016, it got down to 57 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The record low of 35 occurred back in 1945.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Flag Day when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm with dusk at 9:09 pm. On that day in 2016, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 77 and 47 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 78 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1892.
Saturday I’m getting the oil change, and hopefully it will go well. I will ask but I’m sure they know what the proper filter and oil for a GM truck is. It is the most produced vehicle in America when you include the Sierra. It will be a lot easier then having to find that filter and oil, pay for that expensive sixth quart of oil, then have to return the used oil. And it’s just one less thing to worry about screwing up. I’ve always done it myself, but this time I’m taking it to the mechanic that my parents recommend. I just hate the worry and mess of doing it myself, and I think compared to the cost of buying those stupid little bottles of oil, having a professional won’t cost that much more.
This weekend I want to get some clear coat to cover the spots where the paint is chipped in the wheel well to hold off wheel well rot, that is common in the second generation Silverado trucks you see around. Probably just get some rattle can clear-coat stuff and apply it to the places with paint chips in the wheel well during the weekend, after sanding off any rust. It doesn’t have to be perfect, because nothing is perfect on the truck, and nobody looks that carefully in the wheel well. I think I still have a few years before wheel well rot kicks in on my 2011, but I’m sure it will happen, as it seems to a problem on all the GM trucks. I try to keep the wheel well clean, especially the drains, and maybe I will eventually put on fender flares, although I’m not sure if they are worth the money. And I like the wheels sticking out, even if it means it throws a lot of stones, salt, and slings a lot of mud — which isn’t legal in all states.
Maybe do some fishing on Saturday evening. I have some other projects I want to work at home too. I want to wire up a switch and a light under the passenger seat in my truck, as I’m tired of looking for things under the seat in the dark. I do need to buy a switch. I also want to order those color-changing lights for my truck, to wire them up maybe this weekend or next — at least before the Fourth of July Holiday. And then that’s the last wiring project I plan to do for a long time, I promise. A lot depends on how rainy the weekend will be, and it doesn’t look.
The following weekend is the first week of the Gas Up. I am still thinking of going out there on Saturday, getting some ice cream, and then camping in a tent up in one of the state forests out that way. Nothing is set in stone, and I’m holding out for the weather forecast the following weekend. Tent camping might be fun for a change, just not so far back that it would be a challenge to carry the propane tank back in the woods. Maybe 200 feet from the road, in an isolated, well hidden location.
Have a great day!
