Good evening! Mostly clear and 23 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around noontime. 🌡️
Cold evening for the walk 🚶 but actually pretty normal for winter but after the January that was it feels even colder but truth is that I’m just not used to it. But by next week things will be pushing 50 again. 🏢 Ever since I stepped out of the office this evening it was so cold out, even though I feel comfortable inside as I turned on the space heater then the electric blanket.
Tonight will have increasing clouds ☁, with a low of 17 degrees at 12am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 11th. Maximum wind chill around 15 at 8pm; West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight. In 2022, we had snow in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -18 occurred back in 1961.
I had a rough day 😕 though I realize my problems are all inside my head. It’s a tough world out there, I have to do the best I can to navigate it and invest in my own future 🔮 and not take on other people’s problems. A lot of things are unfair and I often think I’m getting a raw deal 🤝 but I have it a lot better off then many people.
I watched somebody run a stopped school 🚸 bus this morning and then I found out that the state tightened who could free file this year, so I’m left studying my options for how to file my taxes. 📂 Maybe I’ll do paper 📄. But it made me angry 😡 especially after hearing how state leaders want to expand benefits for migrants. I think our state should encourage immigration but people should be working and encouraged to open businesses. Taxed enough already, especially when I’ve worked so hard and the government is handing out freebies left and right.
I never understood the anger 💢 of my dairy farming friend over government welfare benefits to the poor but when you work your ass off at 5 am, 🐮 and pay a shit ton of taxes on your land, you can understand the anger. Farms pay remarkably high taxes in New York even after all the programs. I know the feeling.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 88% illuminated. At 7 PM, the moon was in the east-southeast (107°) at an altitude of 58° from the horizon, some 249,989 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by August 10th. Buckle up for safety! 💺.
The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:10 am, followed by dawn at 6:41 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:11 am in the east-southeast (113°) and last for 3 minutes and 9 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 2 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:52 am with sun in the east-southeast (120°).Tonight will have 13 hours and 56 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 22 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny 🌞, with a high of 37 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 18th. South wind 6 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 27 degrees. The record high of 53 was set in 1981. 11.9 inches of snow fell back in 2015.❄
The truth is I’m just bitter about the cold today. 🌬️ The sun was nice but it was just such a nasty reminder about winter. I really want to get away from the long cold winters of New York but everything just takes so much longer financially and on my life then I would hope. I keep saving for a better tomorrow but I always feel like I’m treading on thin ice, if not falling through the ice gasping 😲 for air. Somehow at age 40 I thought I would be farther along in life, be more financially secure and have my own land 🚜. I just work so hard, and it’s such a slap in the face. But I’ll keep pushing, as I understand the power of compounding.
In four weeks on March 1 the sun will be setting in the west (261°) at 5:45 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 41 and 17 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 40 and 22 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 2017.
Looking ahead, March 🌨 is a month away, Ides of March ✝ is in 6 weeks, April Fools Day 🤡 is in 2 months, May 🕊 is in 3 months, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 14 weeks, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 15 weeks, 9 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 4 months, June 🍹 is in 4 months, Summer ️⛱️ is in 20 weeks, July 🏊🏿 is in 5 months, Hottest Time of the Year 😅 is in 22 weeks, Dog Days of Summer 🌻 is in 22 weeks, August 🌻 is in 6 months, Average High Falls To 79 ️Degrees ⛱️️️ is in 30 weeks, Average High 70 🎑 is in 7 months, September 🍎 is in 7 months, Labor Day Weekend Begins 👨🏭 is in 7 months, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 34 weeks, October 🎃 is in 8 months, Last Sunset After 6:30 PM 🌆 is in 35 weeks, Average High is 55 🍂 is in 9 months, November 🥧 is in 9 months, Day After Election Day 🛀 is in 40 weeks, December 🎄 is in 10 months and Saint Nicholas Day 🎅 is in 44 weeks.
The average high for January was 38.1 degrees and average low was 26.9 degrees, which is 8.5 degrees above the climate normals for the period of 1991-2020.
It was Albany’s first January in history where the high temperature was never below 30 degrees. Only two days didn’t get above freezing this past month.
Albany – January 2023 Temperatures vs Normals
Date
2023 High
Average High
2023 Low
Average Low
1 Sun
51
34
34
19
2 Mon
51
34
29
18
3 Tue
37
34
27
18
4 Wed
43
34
37
18
5 Thu
49
33
38
18
6 Fri
44
33
30
17
7 Sat
42
33
27
17
8 Sun
35
33
19
17
9 Mon
36
33
18
17
10 Tue
38
33
22
17
11 Wed
33
33
19
16
12 Thu
38
33
32
16
13 Fri
43
33
30
16
14 Sat
30
33
26
16
15 Sun
33
32
19
16
16 Mon
34
32
19
16
17 Tue
33
32
18
15
18 Wed
44
32
32
15
19 Thu
39
32
29
15
20 Fri
38
32
32
15
21 Sat
33
32
30
15
22 Sun
36
32
30
15
23 Mon
34
32
30
15
24 Tue
36
32
31
15
25 Wed
36
32
28
15
26 Thu
41
33
28
15
27 Fri
36
33
27
15
28 Sat
45
33
25
15
29 Sun
44
33
22
15
30 Mon
41
33
28
15
31 Tue
30
33
18
15
Andy Arthur, 1/31/23. Data Source: NOAA CF-6 Reports and Climate Normals
As the country marks the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”—the fateful day in March, 1965, when a march for black voting rights from Selma to Montgomery was brutally interrupted by state troopers and the posse organized by the city’s sheriff—many may recall the march’s starting point: the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which still stands today. But far less known is the story of the man for whom this landmark is named.
The bridge was dedicated in May 1940, more than three decades after Pettus’ death. Naming the bridge after Pettus was more than just memorializing a man considered a hero by the Confederacy. Built over the Alabama River, a key route for the state’s plantation and cotton economy during slavery and Reconstruction, the bridge carries a particularly symbolic name.
Good morning! January is almost done. Tomorrow is February and then Friday it gets cold. But warm next week.
Tuesday. ⚙ Put your foot on the clutch, let the engine slow slightly. Pull the shift lever down let your foot off the clutch and give it some gas. Do it what seems like a million times and it seems like a very natural process.
Snow flurries and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY for the morning walk. ❄ There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ Bare patches around. ️Things will start to thaw out at Thursday around noontime. 🌡️And then that one very cold night, relatively speaking in the context of the year.
Today will have a chance of snow showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 32 degrees at 2pm. One degree below normal, which is similar to a typical day around January 25th. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 17 degrees. The record high of 58 was set in 1913. 6.9 inches of snow fell back in 2000.❄
Maybe not the nicest morning ever for the walk 🚶, kind of gray and chilly though not as cold as it can be in the winter. But we are heading into February so that’s to be expected. The next few mornings will be clearer but colder. And what will the Ground Hog 🐻 see on Thursday? Nose 👃 is running a bit in the cold and I had a bit of a headache yesterday but it was a Monday and I’m not a sick puppy 🐶 even if I’m a bit of a redneck and a pyro.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:10 pm with sun having an altitude of 30° from the due south horizon (-40.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 10.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:26 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (240°). 📸
The sunset is in the west-southwest (247°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:07 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 9 seconds with dusk around 5:37 pm, which is one minute and 19 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the east-southeast (102°) at an altitude of 52° from the horizon, 247,924 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:11 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 28 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 20 seconds over yesterday.
Pay day today 💵 and I look rich for five minutes though I think my landlord and my brokerage firm is laughing 😂 and I might have fifty cents 🪙 after I pay down the IRS tax bill lol. One step closer to the future 🔮 I tell myself. I could live out in the country and pay even more in taxes. 🐐 Property taxes are a bitch in New York State. a
Tonight will be cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy ☁, with a low of 14 degrees at 5am. One degree below normal. Maximum wind chill around 15 at 12am; West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 10 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1920.
Brushed the snow off Red 🛻 especially the solar panel so when the sun comes out it can keep the batteries topped off in the cold. With the solar, the truck often starts the best on cold sunny days ☀ as the battery is fully topped off. 🔋 Then it’s just a matter of waiting for the lubrication of the engine to kick in after a second or two.
Cold but sunny forSaturday. ☀ Saturday, sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Warms up come Sunday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 34 degrees. I don’t think that quite averages to 34. Little on the low side. National Gird needs their pound of flesh and I need a odd grid cabin out in the country with a wood stove so I can stop paying the heat the earth’s climate.
Looking ahead l, there are 2 weeks until Valentines Day ❤️ when the sun will be setting at 5:27 pm with dusk at 5:54 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 28 and 15 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 63 back in 1946.
Good evening! Snow squalls and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 2.5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Thursday around noontime before the deep freeze on Friday night. 🌡️
It was a Monday. 🏢 Not a bad one, I was home by around 6:20 zapped some food 🍲 I had previously froze and had dinner. Out for the evening walk 🚶 and then it’s off to bed 🛏 for the night. Another mild night though cooler weather than recent.
Tonight will rain and snow likely before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 26 degrees at 5am. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 15th. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2022, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 7 degrees. The record low of -26 occurred back in 1948.
It’s a nice night 🌃 for the evening walk 🚶 with some snow 🌨 coming down but not really sticking to the pavement. Salters are out so it wouldn’t be a good night to wash my truck plus I’m tired. I’m thinking Thursday will be mild but will things be really salty come the cold blast?
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 72% illuminated. At 7 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (154°) at an altitude of 69° from the horizon, some 245,655 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by August 5th. Buckle up for safety! 💺
The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:13 am in the east-southeast (114°) and last for 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Sunrise is 58 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:55 am with sun in the east-southeast (121°).Tonight will have 14 hours and one minute of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 18 seconds over last night.
My phone is still dropping out 📶 a lot at home 🏡 but not other places. Seems like it’s happening less frequently now and it’s not that I’m getting throttled because when I’m connected to other towers I’m fine, locally it just keeps breaking up in the general area around home. First time this has been an issue since the start of the pandemic.
Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 29 degrees at 11am. Four degrees below normal. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with sunny skies in the afternoon. The high last year was 17 degrees. The record high of 58 was set in 1913. 6.9 inches of snow fell back in 2000.
I was noting it is only three weeks until President’s Day Weekend. 👴🏻 I’m thinking that would be a good weekend to get away – and maybe tack on a extra day if the weather allows. Snow makes it hard to get away to a lot of places in the back country but I have options. There is always Rennselearville but I’m a bit tired 😴 of that.
In four weeks on February 27 the sun will be setting in the west (260°) at 5:43 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 9 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 44 and 30 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 39 and 21 degrees. The record high of 61 degrees was set back in 1997.
Looking ahead, Save the Pine Bush Turns 45 🦋 is Next Monday, Presidents Day 👴 is in 3 weeks, 8 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 10 weeks, May 🕊 is in 13 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 18 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 20 weeks, World Mosquito Day 🐞 is in 29 weeks, Average High Falls To 79 ️Degrees ⛱️️️ is in 7 months, Labor Day 👨🏭 is in 31 weeks, September 11th 🇺🇸 is in 32 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 33 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 41 weeks, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 43 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 44 weeks, Bake Cookies Day 🍪 is in 46 weeks, Christmas 🎅 is in 47 weeks, and Bacon Day 🥓 is in 11 months.
Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Mostly clear and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌅 There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There are 5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 11 am. 🌡️
With the clear skies ☀ you can really see how much more daylight we’ve gained in recent days. Makes the morning walk the most pleasant. Makes up for the Great Coffee Disaster of 2023 where I knocked over the coffee pot ☕ and coffee and grounds went everywhere. Still need to do more cleaning of that when I get back home.
Today will have a chance of snow showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy 🌞, with a high of 36 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 14th. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 28 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1974. 9.3 inches of snow fell back in 1963.❄
Dental cleaning is first on the agenda 🪥🦷 Then propane and food and supplies for camp, then load things in my truck and be off to camp ⛺. I don’t know how much snow I’ll be digging out but I have that good shovel, get some wood and maybe have some time to ski 🎿 before dark. Days are getting longer now.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.9° from the due south horizon (-41.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 10.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:20 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (238°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (245°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:02 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 12 seconds with dusk around 5:32 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the south (188°) at an altitude of 56° from the horizon, 236,890 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:07 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 33 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 5 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 52 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 13 seconds over today.
It looks like we will have one more week of the mild weather ☀ and then like clock 🕒 work the Ground Hog will see his shadow 🐻 and it will be six more weeks of winter. Too cold to snow for a while but then it looks like for the second half of the month warm up a bit and get one of those crazy March snow 🌨 storms. I wouldn’t stick a fork into winter yet, National Greed needs their profits.
Tonight will have a chance of snow showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 23 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 5th. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2022, we had light snow. It got down to 9 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 2005.
Tomorrow will have a slight chance of snow showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 42 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 6th. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 1916. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 1897.❄
Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then a chance of rain after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. 🌥 Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.
Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 when the sun will be setting at 5:21 pm with dusk at 5:49 pm. Yeah, no more walking home in the pitch black. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 25 and 12 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 35 degrees. We hit a record high of 53 back in 1955.
