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Length Of Day On The First Day Of Fall

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I thought we should put the old myth to bed -- on the first day of autumn that all of earth has the same length of day, and it's always 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. That is not exactly true -- due to refraction of sunlight on the earth's atmosphere, almost all of the world has more then 12 hours of daylight. Towards the poles, you have around 12 hours and 10 minutes of daylight, while closer to the equator, you have more like 12 hours and 6 minutes of daylight. This interactive map will help you understand the length of day, and when to expect the sunrise and sunset on that day.

Summer is ending

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A late summer day can lie to you and suggest that summer isn’t over yet. But the changing sun angle and early sunset are a constant reminder of autumn, whether or not you want to believe summer is still here with the warmer weather. Nights still get cold in autumn because you rarely have humid sultry weather this time of year.

Sunset

Almanac for September 17, 2019

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Today’s Almanac

As we head closer to the first day of autumn, the days have gotten noticeably shorter.

Night before dawn is 6 hours and 10 minutes,
Dawn starts at 6:10 am and runs for 28 minutes,
Sunrise is at 6:38 am which is 5 hours and 21 minutes before noon,
High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:51 pm,
From twelve noon to the sunset at 7:03 pm is 7 hours and 3 minutes,
Dusk lasts for 31 minutes concluding at 7:31 pm,
Leaving 4 hours and 28 minutes until midnight.

Sand Lake

Observation

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I was noticing how much the sun angle has changed since summer from my office window this afternoon. By the five o’clock hour the shadows really hang over downtown. In a week or so the sun will be setting before seven and the air has a noticeable chill to it.

August 27, 2019 – Next Sixteen Weeks

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Believe it or not, 16 weeks from now, we will be close to Christmas once again. As we head through the autumn months, the temperature will steadily decline, and sunsets will be earlier. Hunting seasons get underway, fall foliage will start to turn in the Adirondacks in a few weeks, then Thanksgiving and Christmas. The seasons are a changing.

Week Date Dawn Sun-
rise		 Sun-
set		 Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 Aug 27 5:45 am 6:15 am 7:37 pm 8:06 pm 13:22 79 58 97 (1948) 41 (1969)
1 Sep 3 5:53 am 6:22 am 7:25 pm 7:54 pm 13:03 77 56 100 (1953) 39 (1976)
2 Sep 10 6:01 am 6:30 am 7:13 pm 7:41 pm 12:43 75 54 96 (1931) 34 (1978)
3 Sep 17 6:09 am 6:37 am 7:01 pm 7:29 pm 12:23 72 51 89 (1942) 32 (1959)
4 Sep 24 6:17 am 6:45 am 6:48 pm 7:16 pm 12:03 69 48 90 (2017) 27 (1963)
5 Oct 1 6:24 am 6:52 am 6:36 pm 7:04 pm 11:43 66 45 90 (1927) 28 (1993)
6 Oct 8 6:32 am 7:00 am 6:24 pm 6:52 pm 11:23 63 42 80 (2017) 21 (1964)
7 Oct 15 6:40 am 7:08 am 6:12 pm 6:40 pm 11:03 60 40 86 (1897) 27 (1978)
8 Oct 22 6:48 am 7:17 am 6:01 pm 6:30 pm 10:44 57 38 86 (1979) 20 (1959)
9 Oct 29 6:56 am 7:25 am 5:51 pm 6:20 pm 10:25 55 36 77 (1946) 19 (1969)
10 Nov 5 6:05 am 6:34 am 4:42 pm 5:12 pm 10:07 52 34 75 (1994) 17 (1951)
11 Nov 12 6:13 am 6:43 am 4:34 pm 5:05 pm 9:51 49 33 68 (1909) 15 (1976)
12 Nov 19 6:21 am 6:52 am 4:28 pm 4:59 pm 9:36 47 31 71 (1921) 12 (1972)
13 Nov 26 6:29 am 7:00 am 4:24 pm 4:55 pm 9:23 44 29 67 (1979) -11 (1938)
14 Dec 3 6:36 am 7:08 am 4:22 pm 4:53 pm 9:13 41 26 63 (2009) -1 (1976)
15 Dec 10 6:42 am 7:14 am 4:21 pm 4:53 pm 9:06 38 23 64 (1966) -4 (1902)
16 Dec 17 6:47 am 7:19 am 4:23 pm 4:55 pm 9:03 35 21 59 (1984) -8 (1942)

Cedar River Flow Becomes Marshier

Heading Up Sturges Hill

Cedar River Flow