Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Back in the day, we used to walk one mile to the express bus downtown. And it was incredibly hot and sticky and the express bus lacked air conditioning but at least when we got moving on the expressway it cooled down.
Currently, cloudy and 71 degrees in Delmar. There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees. Pretty sticky out there, especially after a mile walk.
Today will be isolated showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Six degrees above normal. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record high of 99 was set in 1919.
Tonight the sun will set at 8:35 pm with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 58 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 63. Two degrees above normal. West wind 5 to 8 mph. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1962.
On this day in 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. About two years and nine weeks later, they would respond by hijacking some airplanes and in response they’d step up security so I couldn’t go back and explore my favorite farm garbage dump back on the city Alcove Reservoir property with potentially getting caught by security.
There are 6 weeks until Altamont Fair Opens when the sun will be setting at 7:54 pm with dusk at 8:24 pm. The average high temperature is 81 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1936.
This weekend, I’m probably staying in town for the weekend, because I’m getting tired of packing and unpacking camping gear. But we will see. I would like to get to Mine Kill State Park at some point and enjoy the pool. But I also need to get some replacement handles for my kayak, which wear out because I use them to tie down to the truck and vibration seems to wear them out every three years or so. The following weekend I’ll be out in Central NY for work and I might camp, depending on what my schedule looks like. We will see.
Remember the weekend is only four days away. Have a great one!
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Back to work after the long weekend. Cloudy and 69 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees.
Today will have some isolated showers before 11am. Partly sunny and warm, with a high near 88. Humid with a dew point around 65. Six degrees above normal. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record high of 99 was set in 1919.
As we head into the 9 o’clock hour, we have very pleasant conditions on this last day of June. Sunny and 67 degrees in Delmar. There is a south breeze at 3 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees. Basically very pleasant weather.
Today will be sunny, with a high near 84. Three degrees above normal. While the mercury climbs the dew point will be heading the opposite way, producing nice comfortable conditions. West wind 3 to 6 mph. The record high of 98 was set in 1964, while everybody was listening to the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean, and taking the nearly brand new Adirondack Northway to Lake George in their Chevys.
Tonight the sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 8 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 15 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 39 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 59. One degree below normal. Calm wind. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1978. Before you know it, a high of 45 will feel warm. Get out and enjoy summer before it becomes an endangered species. Too much demand.
Tomorrow at this time I hope to be on the way to Moose River Plains. I thought about Woodhull Lake but I think those campsites will fill up quickly and I don’t know if I want to drive all the way up to Utica then back up and over. I might go up to the Moose and spend time in Inlet so I can swim at the developed beach at Limekiln Lake and get ice cream and check my phone and conduct any business necessary. I haven’t decided if I will take the Adirondack Northway to the Moose.
On this day in 1971, Ohio ratifies the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, reducing the voting age to 18, thereby putting the amendment into effect. Also in 1934, The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place. Fortunately, we only have obnoxious rhetoric in that vein in our country today.
There are 8 weeks until State Fair Opens when the sun will be setting at 7:39 pm with dusk at 8:09 pm. The average high temperature is 79 degrees, with a record high of 99 in 1947. Summer ain’t over yet.
Good morning! Where did June go? Sunny and 64 degrees in Selkirk. The dew point is 56 degrees.
A nice conclusion to the month …
Today. Sunny and 83 degrees. Tonight. Mostly Clear and 59 degrees.
Except for thunderstorms on Friday, the holiday weekend looks quite nice with low humidity, clear skies …
Friday. Chance of T-storms then Showers is likely and 79 degrees. Friday Night. Showers is likely then Chance of T-storms and 59 degrees. Saturday. Mostly Sunny and 77 degrees. Saturday Night. Mostly Clear and 54 degrees. Sunday. Sunny and 81 degrees. Sunday Night. Mostly Clear and 58 degrees. Independence Day. Sunny and 84 degrees. Monday Night. Partly Cloudy and 59 degrees.
Continued pleasant conditions into next week …
Tuesday. Mostly Sunny and 85 degrees. Tuesday Night. Partly Cloudy and 63 degrees. Wednesday. Mostly Sunny and 89 degrees.
Good evening! A pleasant summer evening without too much humidity. Mostly sunny and 80 degrees in Delmar. There is a west-northwest breeze at 14 mph. The dew point is 57 degrees.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 59. One degree below normal. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1938.
Tonight the sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 6 seconds earlier than yesterday. Those days sure are getting shorter quickly. Just wait until September 21st.Tonight we have a Waning Crescent Moon with 30% illuminated. The moon will rise around 1:42 am. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.
Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 83. Two degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. The record high of 98 was set in 1964.
A nice Independence Day Weekend coming up with seasonable temperatures. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. For Independence Day, sunny with a high near 84. Nothing like Independence Day in 1911, when Albany baked under 104 degree weather. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees. For the most part low humidity all weekend through the Fourth. You don’t get nice weather like this much in Albany.
In four weeks on July 27 the sun will be setting at 8:20 pm, which is 16 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 82 degrees, and the record for that date is 97 degrees was set back in 1955.
Heading into our morning on this Hump Day, It is partly cloudy and 67 degrees in Delmar. There is a west breeze at 3 mph. The dew point is 62 degrees.
Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. One degree below normal. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. The record high of 96 was set in 1944.
Tonight the sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 6 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 16 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 36 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 58. Two degrees below normal. West wind 3 to 7 mph. The record low of 47 occured back in 1938.
On this day in 2006, in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld the U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush’s plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
There are 7 weeks until Thrift Shop Day when the sun will be setting at 7:52 pm with dusk at 8:22 pm. The average high temperature is 81 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1913. Always good to be thrifty and get affordable summer clothes, especially when the mercury is around 97.
I was tired last night and it absolutely poured, so I basically just sat in bed and played on my laptop before retiring early to bed. It’s good we finally got a good soaking rain as things started to get dried up.
Somebody left a dead doe or buck they towed out of the woods with baling twine along Elm Avenue. It might have been poached as its head was missing, though this time of year it wouldn’t have antlers and seemed pretty small to have sizable antlers. The hair was mostly gone and had been rotting for a while. It certainly stunk. Oh well.
