Good evening! Well I thought there would be no evening walk 🚶 but the dramatic snow storm they promised on the news but it petered out to nothing. Some snow flurries and mist but no driving rain or snow. I guess the night is still young. But once my walk is over I’m off to bed 🛏.
Clouds, mist and 33 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Light breeze . There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 5 pm. ☃️ Probably much less snow come the morning.
Tonight will rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 10pm. 🌧 Low of 33 degrees at 7pm. 18 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 15 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1920.
They didn’t have apples 🍏 at the farmers market which ducked. I think the orchard owner wasn’t there due to the bad weather but I did get onions and mushrooms 🍄. Okay maybe not that type of mushrooms. But they are still good. Annoyed I walked all the way to the Plaza, past the protestors and they didn’t have apples. I guess it’s extra steps I got in.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 22% illuminated. At 7 PM, the moon was in the west-southwest (237°) at an altitude of 27° from the horizon, some 231,654 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 July 20th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west (267°) at 9:44 pm.
The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:47 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:17 am in the east-southeast (116°) and last for 3 minutes and 13 seconds. Sunrise is 49 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:00 am with sun in the east-southeast (123°).Tonight will have 14 hours and 12 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over last night.
With the weather, my cell service 📶 has been bad all evening slipping in and out of service. It’s kind of annoying I must say, especially as it works one minute and then doesn’t. 😡
Tomorrow will have a chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a high of 41 degrees at 10am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 3rd. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1950. 8.5 inches of snow fell back in 1949.❄
In four weeks on February 22 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (257°) at 5:37 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had snow showers, cloudy and temperatures between 30 and 19 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 38 and 19 degrees. The record high of 68 degrees was set back in 1997.
Looking ahead, February 🌧 is Next Wednesday, March 🌨 is in 5 weeks, Ides of March ✝ is in 7 weeks, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 15 weeks, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 16 weeks, Summer ️⛱️ is in 21 weeks, Hottest Time of the Year 😅 is in 23 weeks, Dog Days of Summer 🌻 is in 23 weeks, Average High Falls To 79 ️Degrees ⛱️️️ is in 31 weeks, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 35 weeks, Last Sunset After 6:30 PM 🌆 is in 36 weeks, Average High is 55 🍂 is in 40 weeks, November 🥧 is in 40 weeks, Day After Election Day 🛀 is in 41 weeks, Small Business Saturday 🛍️ is in 10 months, Saint Nicholas Day 🎅 is in 45 weeks and Christmas 🎅 is in 11 months.
Good morning! Mostly cloudy and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind.There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am. 🌡️
Today will snow. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 High of 33 degrees at 11am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 4th. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 29 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1938. 9.5 inches of snow fell back in 2000.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.4° from the due south horizon (-42.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:17 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (245°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:59 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 5:29 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the southwest (215°) at an altitude of 38° from the horizon, 231,506 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:04 pm. At sunset, look for snow 🌨 and temperatures around 32 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 46 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1am. 🌧 Low of 32 degrees at 6pm. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 15 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1920.
Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 😞 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Sunday, a chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.
As previously noted, next Wednesday is February 🌧 when the sun will be setting at 5:09 pm with dusk at 5:38 pm. On that day in 2022, we had snow and temperatures between 25 and 10 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1989.
Good morning! Already Wednesday or maybe the week is going too slow. Farmers Market Day, maybe I will get some apples 🍏 to have in my office.
Mostly cloudy and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ Just remember that number come tomorrow. ️Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am. 🌡️
Nice morning before the snow storm 🌨 though kind of gray. But the mornings aren’t as dark as they were only a few weeks ago, and to boot I was out walking before 6:45. The skies to the southeast are very firery red. 🌅
Been trying to get out earlier for my morning walk 🚶 which the lighter breakfasts and less procrastination help a lot at that. I may also push back my first alarm ⏰ to 5:45 am so I have more time to fool around before getting out of bed 🛏.
Today will snow. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 High of 33 degrees at 11am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 4th. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 29 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1938. 9.5 inches of snow fell back in 2000.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.4° from the due south horizon (-42.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:17 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (245°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:59 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 5:29 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the southwest (215°) at an altitude of 38° from the horizon, 231,506 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:04 pm. At sunset, look for snow 🌨 and temperatures around 32 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 14 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over today.
Cynthia Pooler of Focus on Albany fame 🎤 was going to have a fundraiser and recording sessio for her documentary on Reszin Adams but with the snow storm coming and the fact it’s all the way out in Colonie and no where near a bus stop 🚏makes me think that it’s best to mail ✉ a check. If it had been in Albany I probably would have gone even if it was snowy, but I’m not driving in this crap or walking in a blizzard and suit and tie in the automobile ghetto.
Tonight will rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1am. 🌧 Low of 32 degrees at 6pm. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 15 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1920.
I am not really sure what to expect about the snow storm. ☔ It’s probably going to be an elevation storm but lately a lot of people are saying more snow. I still am considering camping for my 40th birthday 🎂 but Friday looks cold and there might be a ton of heavy wet snow to shovel out a parking 🅿 spot.
NOAAis still saying more clouds for the weekend. ☁️ But mild so the snow won’t stick around in any quantity. Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Sunday, a chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.
As previously noted, next Wednesday is February 🌧 when the sun will be setting at 5:09 pm with dusk at 5:38 pm. On that day in 2022, we had snow and temperatures between 25 and 10 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1989.
Here is how to a create a table of percent income using R and Census Public Use Microdata and the Qauntile function.
library(tidycensus)
library(tidyverse)
library(hutils)
library(gt)
# Grab Public Use Microdata for Albany County, with
# PINCP = Total Personal Income see View(pums_variables)
# puma areas can be found with tigris and mapview for an interactive
# map of the puma areas: mapview::mapview(tigris::pumas('ny'))
aci <- get_pums(variables = 'PINCP', state = "NY",puma = c('02001','02002'))
# next use hutil's weight2rows to expand out the dataframe so that
# eached weighted observation has one row per observation
# then filter to only include persons with salary income, > $2
# extract out only the .$PINCP variable, then calculate quantile for
# 0, 5, 10, ... 90, 95, 99 percent
aci %>%
weight2rows('PWGTP') %>%
filter(PINCP > 2) %>%
.$PINCP %>%
quantile(c(seq(0,0.95,0.05),.99)) -> y
# create a tibble with the quantile ranges
# (what percentage am i)
# and calculated quantile values (how much income)
df2 <- tibble(
x=100-c(seq(0,0.95,0.05),.99)*100,
y=y
)
# Zero out the 100% value, to overcome
# how the Census stores $1, $2, etc.
df2[1,2] <- 0
# Create the table with gt
df2 %>%
select( Salary = y, `Top Percent` = x) %>%
gt() %>%
fmt_currency(1, decimals = 0) %>%
fmt_percent(2, scale_values = F, decimals = 1) %>%
opt_stylize() %>%
opt_css('body { text-align: center} ') %>%
cols_align('center') %>%
tab_header('What percent is a salary in Albany County?',
'Includes only persons with a yearly income of more then $1 a year.') %>%
tab_footnote(html('Andy Arthur, 1/22/23.<br /><em>Data Source:</em> 2016-2020 Public Use Microdata, <br />Total person\'s income, NY PUMA 02001 and 02002.'))
