Delmar, New York

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.

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October 8, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Dark Thursday. 😊 No power still this morning. πŸ”Œ Next Thursday is Average High is 60 πŸ‚. Mostly sunny and 43 degrees in the land of the Delmartian. There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. πŸƒ with gusts up to 25 mph πŸ’¨πŸ’¨πŸ’¨.

I still can’t believe there is no power in Delmar. πŸ”Œ There are a few branches down but not a lot. The traffic lights πŸš₯ are working mainly because they’re on portable generators. Nice morning though. πŸŒ…

I ended up eating breakfast out back. β˜• Fresh coffee on a cold but sunny morning is always a good thing. 🍳 Camp stove works fine without electricity.

Out for my morning walk 🚢🏻. I thought they had power back on in Delaware but it’s just a generator. ⚑

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 80 was set in 2017.

I guess if you are going to loose power this is the weather to be in the dark. πŸŒƒ Nights are long but you don’t need heat ♨ but it’s cool enough that my refrigerator packed full of ice should be good for a few days.

It looks like I won’t be getting

Tonight will have a Last Quarter πŸŒ— Moon with 64% illuminated. At 6 AM, the moon was in the south-southwest (196Β°) at an altitude of 71Β° from the horizon, some 244,789 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. πŸš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by April 12th. Buckle up for safety! πŸ’Ί The moon will set in the borthwest (304Β°) at 1:32 pm. The moon will rise at 10:32 pm. The Hunter 🏹 Moon is on Saturday, October 24. The darkest hour is at 12:43 am, followed by dawn at 6:33 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:02 am in the east (98Β°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the east-southeast (104Β°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 38 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 23rd. West wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 2001.

In four weeks on November 5 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (249Β°) at 4:42 pm (Standard Time),πŸŒ„ which is one hour, 41 minutes and 21 seconds earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 56 and 36 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 52 and 34 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 1994.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ is in 7 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise βŒ›οΈ is in 9 weeks, Christmas Eve πŸŽ… is in 11 weeks, New Years Eve πŸŽ† is in 12 weeks, Bubble Bath Day 🧼 is in 3 months, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 14 weeks, Wolf Moon πŸŒ• is in 16 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day πŸ₯› is in 18 weeks and National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 19 weeks.

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Heading out 😷

Looking forward to getting that fancy mask from Lynne Jackson that will hopefully be more comfortable for wearing while working downtown. 

Taken on Saturday September 19, 2020 at Delmar, New York.