The Potholers Today (From Heatwave 2018)
While it will probably be a few weeks before I get back up north, this video looks back at the lazy-mid summer extended weekend I spent up north during the heat wave in 2018.
AccuWeather 2019 US summer forecast
Warm and dry this summer? I'll believe it when I see it and I'm choking on the dust of the dirt roads.
February 25, 2019 8:56 pm Update
100 days until the 8:30 pm sunset.
February 1, 2019 – Countdown to Summer
Twenty weeks from now — Friday, June 21, 2019 — it will be the first day of summer.
On the first day of summer, the average high temperature in Albany is 79 degrees with dusk not occurring until 9:11 PM.
As I described this day in 2018:
“Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! It’s the overdrive of the week, and a beautiful day. I’m ready to head up to the Adirondacks after work. 🌄Five weeks to Average High Falls To 79 Degrees ⛱. Sunny and 73 degrees in Delmar. 🌞 Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees. Going to be a really nice day.”
As I described this day in 2017:
“Good evening! Partly clear and 74 degrees in City of Albany. There is a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 52 degrees. Such a nice evening, but I’m stuck at work. I went for a walk in the Empire State Plaza for a while — and took some pictures. Hopefully tonight will be the last for the late nights at work for a while. But only god and may four other men in a room know. “
As I described this day in 2016:
“Good morning! This Tuesday is the second day of summer. Mostly sunny and 69 degrees in Delmar. There is a west breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is a comfortable 51. Deep blue skies to the west but some clouds to the east. A pretty nice day is on tap. It will be sunny, with a high near 80. One degree above normal. West wind 11 to 13 mph. A bit breezy but hard to complain. The record high of 97 was set in 1938.”