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.
Somebody on Facebook was asking about tips for solar on a truck cap… 🔋
Solar is great but remember it takes time in the bright sun to charge – I have a 100 watt panel
Use a low voltage disconnect that protects the battery from under voltage to keep you from destroying your battery when you leave lights on too long or draw too much power. Disconnect the battery below 12.1 volt or 50% discharge, maximum safe discharge for lead acid batteries
Make sure all connections are tight. They will bounce around on the road, loose connections mean wasted power, melted wires, blown fuses
The more battery storage the better but remember batteries are heavy and bulky.
Good evening! Mostly clear and 70 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. Calm wind. The dew point is 60 degrees. 🌃
A very pleasant evening with the Strawberry Full Moon. 🍓 Fairly mild with the spring peepers and frogs 🐸 chirping in the background. It wasn’t real hot day but by afternoon it was a bit hot working under the tent. 🎪 A busy day at work but things that needed to get done got done. Lately the work at work has been pretty dry and boring 💤 but it was important work that needed to get done.
Tonight will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 59 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 22nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 9pm. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had heavy rain in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1971.
Tonight will have the Strawberry FullMoon. 🍓 At 9 PM, the moon was in the east-southeast (123°) at an altitude of 2° from the horizon, some 232,774 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 November 29th. Buckle up for safety! The darkest hour is at 12:57 am, followed by dawn at 4:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Sunrise is 21 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:02 am with sun in the east-northeast (65°).Tonight will have 8 hours and 41 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and one second over last night.
Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny ☀, with a high of 71 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 22nd. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6am. West wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. It became sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1925.
I am going to do some hiking and fishing 🎣 tomorrow. Nothing too ambitious. Sunday I’ll run out to Speculator for some beer, ice and other food supplies and probably set up camp by Mason Lake for a few days next week ⛺. Or maybe I’ll head home. Probably not until sometime next week as long as I have decent cell service for work at that other campsite. 📶 Also maybe some hammock time and reading. 📖 Don’t plan to get out of bed early tomorrow as I’m staying up late tonight 🌕 with the full moon lighting the land up all around and no bugs at night 🌃 and possible rain ☔ in the morning. Sleep in late enough and things will start to clear.
In four weeks on July 3 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:41 pm,🌄 which is 6 minutes and 53 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had hot, partly sunny, shallow fog and temperatures between 90 and 63 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 102 degrees was set back in 1911.
