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.
Good morning! What day is it? Two weeks to August 🌻. NY then my summer vacation will be nearly halfway over. Hopefully I will have nice weather for that. This morning is just delightful. Partly cloudy and 69 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ There is a north breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 58 degrees. No complaints about that.
Feeling a bit better this morning but I’m still a bit tired and my eyes are a bit irritated. 👀 But I’ll see how I feel once I get to the office and I can always turn around and head home.
Today will be mostly sunny 🌞 , with a high of 82 degrees at 4pm. One degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 8am. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. It might even feel a tad bit cool at least next to the pool with the breeze. That said I’m working making money for better tomorrow.💼 A year ago, we had cloudy skies, clearing in the afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1953.
The sun will set at 8:28 pm with dusk around 9:02 pm, which is 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for clear skies and 73 degrees. The dew point will be 51 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 8 mph. It should be a nice evening. Bring a long sleeve shirt? Today will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 38 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌞 , with a low of 52 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 51 at 6pm. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. In 2017, we had partly cloudy skies with more clouds in the early hours of the next day. It was sticky. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1875.
Today is the 200th Day of Year. Only 165 days remain. Time sure goes by quickly.
Still thinking about heading north for the weekend. So much to do in so little time. 😎 But it should be a nice weekend. Summer is rapidly heading to its logical conclusion, especially with August coming so quickly. Scheduling summer vacation for the last week of July always makes summer a blur.
I am going to see about reserving a replacement mini inverter at Walmart for the truck cap today. I should also replace the leaky propane line before summer vacation but lately I’ve not used the lantern much at camp because electricity is just easier. ⚡I should fix the short and the bare wire on the melted cable for my flag lamp before I either shock myself or damage another inverter.
It should be nice to hang up the hammock and use it for Hammock Day on Saturday. It should be nice laying back on the hammock especially during summer vacation. 😴 I have a few things to do before vacation like checking the oil and windshield washer fluid and cleaning out the truck but nothing major. After vacation I will take it up to DeNoyer Chevy and with the coupon I have get it changed for less than I normally do it myself at the auto parts store.
On this day in 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives his car off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies. Don’t drink and drive, especially if you are a senator. Police officers also should not drive drunk as that sets a bad example, especially when they are not arrested. And in 1984, there were McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. After that, California implemented strict new gun control in that state, and there have been no more mass shootings. You can quote me on that. I still think the solution to crime in our country is incineration and less review of crime where the facts are obvious and there are multiple witnesses.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until August 🌻 when the sun will be setting at 8:15 pm with dusk at 8:46 pm. On that day in 2017, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 87 and 62 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 101 back in 1933.
Good evening! Partly cloudy and 69 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ There is a west breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 67 degrees. The muggy weather ends tomorrow around 1 am. 😓 Somewhat less oppressive now but not great. Tomorrow should be much nicer. Skipped my evening walk as it got late early and I have a bit of a stomach bug.
Tonight will be partly cloudy ☁, with a low of 62 degrees at 4am. Two degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9pm. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. In 2017, we had thunderstorm rain and mist in the evening, which became patches of fog and mist by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 64 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1939.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 33% illuminated with the moon setting at 11:43 pm. The First Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with mostly clear skies. The Buck Moon 🌝 is on Thursday, July 26th. The sun will rise at 5:33 am with the first light at 5:00 am, which is 53 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 9 hours and 4 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 36 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞 , with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. One degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6am. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies with more clouds in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1953.
I went over to John Wolcott’s house tonight to record more video of him telling the story about Save the Pine Bush. 🌲 Interesting story but I was feeling tired and now I think I have a bit of a stomach bug, so we quit early. That or all the cherries and broccoli I’ve been eating have kind of wrecked my stomach. I don’t know, hopefully by morning I’ll feel better.😵 Bought a few supplies at Walmart but unfortunately they were out of the foot powder I use to keep my feet dry and non smelly. I should try maybe just using baby powder as I only use the basic talc solution as the scented stuff irritates my feet. 👞
On this day in 1944, Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320. Also on this day, another deadly tragedy 💣. In 1981, A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City,Missouri killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. I kind of like Missouri. They have a great outdoors culture of hunting and fishing there, good gun laws, less zoning and code issues, few restrictions on open burning outside of drought season. Plus not all the road salt.
Day by day inching my way to the weekend. I’ll be glad when the heat and humidity is done later this evening. 💦 We definitely need the rain for sure. So far only a little bit of rain in Delmar although I did see some flashes of lighting walking down to the bus stop. I haven’t seen a good thunderstorm from my new office yet, maybe today I will get a chance to see one.
Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. :? Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Maximum dew point of 59 at 6am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 65 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.
Saturday is the day I primarily care about for the weekend and it should be nice. I’m thinking of heading back to Piseco Powley Road and paddling from Stewart Landing along Lily Lake to West Canada Lake. 🌼 It should be nice on Saturday for that especially if the lilies are out. I really like the area around Piseco-Powley Road, not too crowded but a lot to do nearby. I might try to get there one more weekend before the season ends this year. I’m hoping the campsites I like will start having outhouses. That will certainly make things easier, especially if I bring friends up north.
The small mini inverter I use in my truck cap went pop and stopped working tonight. That is what I use primarily these days to power the camp lights. It’s quite efficient, convenient and silent, and honestly I prefer it over the bigger 800 watt inverter that rarely gets used in my truck cap these days. 🔌Cheap little thing, under 25 bucks, but perfect for powering low power non electronic devices like the Christmas lights I use. I don’t know if it was the short I had in the line or the heat and humidity that caused one of the capacitors to fail. I might just replace it at Walmart, they have several other cheap ones available for $15.
New low beams in my truck work well, :idea:maybe a bit too well as somebody flashed me to dim them. But that’s fine, I don’t drive much after dark these days due to my poor vision 👓 but regardless it needed to be fixed in case of rain or quick trips in town after dark especially as the days get shorter. The low beams are already aimed fairly low. I could see about adding some kind of resistor or buck converter to dim the lights lower but from where I sit in the big jacked up truck, they are already too dim.
Bought a lightweight camping hammock for use while camping. I used a combination of my credit card rewards card and a 20% discount sale to get the $70 hammock for $5. I know I wouldn’t have paid full price but I wanted LL Bean quality so hopefully it won’t rip for a while. It’s rated 400 lbs and comes with the straps. No fly or bug net but I might get that later on – for now I plan to use it for lazy afternoons at camp, ⛺and if I like it I might use it as an easy way to camp in the back country, especially in places where I can’t use the truck camper. Saturday it should be noted is Hammock Day on the calendar. Hopefully it will hold up well and provide a new source for adventures. Certainly us small and light weight enough.
In four weeks on August 14 the sun will be setting at 7:57 pm,🌄 which is 31 minutes and 45 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2017 on that day, we had partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 79 and 57 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 60 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1988.
There are 2 months until Consitution Day 📜 when the sun will be setting at 7:00 pm with dusk at 7:29 pm. You forget how quickly the sun starts setting earlier once August and September rolls around. The average high for Constitution Day is only 72 in Albany. Definitely almost autumn.
Looking ahead, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 10 weeks, Election Day 2018 🗳️ is in 16 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 17 weeks, Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 is in 4 months, Christmas 🎅 is in 23 weeks, New Years Day 2019 🎉 is in 24 weeks, 36th Birthday 🎉 is in 28 weeks and Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 120 weeks.
Good morning! Hottest Time of the Year 😅. Six weeks to Average High Falls To 79 ️Degrees ⛱️️️. They say all good things must end these days, autumn leaves must fall. 🍂But first in two weeks my summer vacation begins, assuming I leave on a Friday night right after work. Mostly sunny and 68 degrees in Delmar. Calm wind. The dew point is 59 degrees.
Today will be sunny 🌞 , with a high of 87 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 11am. Calm wind. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies with more clouds in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1894.
The sun will set at 8:32 pm with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies and80 degrees. The dew point will be 57 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, an decrease of one minute and 24 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be partly cloudy ☁, with a low of 64 degrees at 5am. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 11pm. South wind around 6 mph. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940.
On this day, the Great 1977 New York City Blackout begins, plunging New York into 24 hours of darkness, chaos, and crime. It really was a dark time in the city.🌆
I popped the hood when I got home and determined I need my star wrench to get the air filter box out so I can replace the headlight bulb. I think I know where that is and hopefully this won’t be a a difficult problem tomorrow. :idea: Sunday is going to be hot, may do some kayak fishing then. 🚣 I also want to get some more books out of the library and work on an electronics project. Maybe next weekend I’ll get up to the Adirondacks as summer will be gone before you know it, especially once my summer vacation is done.
Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until Average High Falls To 79 ️Degrees ⛱️️️ when the sun will be setting at 7:42 pm with dusk at 8:11 pm. On that day in 2017, we had partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 75 and 56 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 79 degrees. We hit a record high of 95 back in 1947.
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Sunny and 63 degrees in Delmar. 🌞 Calm wind. The dew point is 53 degrees. A nice morning, the roadside is filed with purple flowers and daisies. 🌼 Going to be a great summer day.
Today will be sunny 🌞 , with a high of 82 degrees at 4pm. Typical for today. Maximum dew point of 55 at 11am. North wind 3 to 6 mph. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1935.
The sun will set at 8:32 pm with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies and 75 degrees. The dew point will be 56 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 3 minutes of daytime, an decrease of one minute and 20 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear 🌉, with a low of 59 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 57 at 9pm. Calm wind. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1939.
On this day in 1967, the Newark Riots begin with over six days of rioting, looting, and destruction leaving 26 dead.💥 We really are fortunate that despite living troubled times, there has been no rioting in our cities.
Definitely going to be a nice day to be locked in a basement but hey you gotta pay the bills. 💰The weekend isn’t that far away although I will probably spend it in town as Saturday doesn’t look all that great and Sunday will be hot. I was thinking about getting a haircut before vacation in two weeks, 👨but I don’t have to stay in town next weekend to do that as I can always visit the barber before work some weekday.
There is a lot of traffic heading downtown this morning, 🚙🚓🚌🚒🚕🚗 But that’s fine as I got an early start and taking the express bus downtown.
I am definitely looking forward to vacation in the Finger Lakes in two and a half weeks. 😎 I’m hoping it’s fairly warm and sunny, as that’s the best weather for enjoying the gorges and swimming. Not sure if I’m going to spend the whole week in the Finger Lakes or will head further west for the second half of the week. I’m still chewing over that.
Of its decent weather next weekend, I might head back up to the Potholers and paddle Lily Lake. 🏊 I’m curious about how many of the campsites now have outhouses and if any of the sites have tables and fireplaces yet. Its cool about that rumor about the upgrades if it’s true. I’m a bit skeptical as they never finished the UMP.
One month 📅 from now will be Last Sunset After 8 PM 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:00 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm. The average high temperature is 32 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.
I’m just kind of disinterested on what they are reporting as most of the stories don’t really apply to my life. While once an interested consumer who would listen to WAMC several hours a day, it’s not uncommon for me to only turn the radio on 📻 to catch the weather ☔ then head down to breakfast.
I guess the news effects me but most of it distant places that have little relevance to my life. 🗾 I’m sure it’s terrible that some kids somewhere are trapped in a cave or that the president is nominating yet another judge to the Supreme Court but I struggle to understand the relevance my own life.
It just seems like more and more news is about selling laundry soap and pushing a political agenda, 📢 rather than something that makes all that much of a difference to my own life.
Good morning! What day is it? I have no idea. Sorry. Three weeks to August 🌻. Mostly cloudy and 69 degrees in Albany. ☁There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 60 degrees. Going to get less humid later.
Today will have a slight chance of showers before 11am. Sunny 🌞 , with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Typical for today. Maximum dew point of 60 at 8am. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly cloudy skies with some clearing in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 84 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1936.
The sun will set at 8:33 pm with dusk around 9:07 pm, which is 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies and 72 degrees. The dew point will be 51 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 7 mph. Going to be a nice evening. Today will have 15 hours and 4 minutes of daytime, an decrease of one minute and 17 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Six degrees below normal. Maximum dew point of 53 at 6pm. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Nice sleeping weather. In 2017, we had mostly clear skies with more clouds in the early hours of the next day. It was sticky. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1978.
On this day in 1962, live television was transmitted for the first time across the Atlantic Ocean. 📡 Telstar! The future seen in black and white. Seems odd nowadays, when so much commerence is global and we can access a server next door as quickly as in France. That said, most of those connections nowadays are done using fiber optics cable.
I am thinking about staying in town this weekend, as I doubt I’ll have a chance to replace the headlight on my truck until the weekend, :idea:and the forecast continues to slide downhill. Cloudy and stormy on Saturday although Sunday will be sunny and hot. I guess I could go to Schoharie County after fixing the headlight but after a crazy week I think I’d rather stay home. Maybe the following week I would go back to Piseco Powley Road and paddle Lily Lake.🚣 🌼
I am thinking about buying a hammock to use camping. 💤I think it would be fun to tie between two trees either as a lightweight way to camp in the back country or a lazy afternoon st a campsite. Might be fun during summer vacation. At this point, summer vacation is only two and a half weeks away especially if I leave from work.
As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until August 🌻 when the sun will be setting at 8:15 pm with dusk at 8:46 pm. It will however be later when I’m in the Finger Lakes that week. On that day in 2017, we had mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 87 and 62 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 101 back in 1933.
