| New York State Unemployment Rate, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Data is not seasonally adjusted. | ||||||||||||
| AREA | 2022-01-01 | 2022-02-01 | 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-01 | 2022-05-01 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-07-01 | 2022-08-01 | 2022-09-01 | 2022-10-01 | 2022-11-01 | 2022-12-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Allegany County | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Bronx County | 10.3% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Broome County | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Cattaraugus County | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Cayuga County | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| Chautauqua County | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Chemung County | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Chenango County | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Clinton County | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Columbia County | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| Cortland County | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Delaware County | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Dutchess County | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Erie County | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Essex County | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Franklin County | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Fulton County | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.7% |
| Genesee County | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Greene County | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Hamilton County | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| Herkimer County | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Jefferson County | 4.7% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Kings County | 7.5% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Lewis County | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| Livingston County | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Madison County | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Monroe County | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Montgomery County | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Nassau County | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| New York County | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Niagara County | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Oneida County | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Onondaga County | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Ontario County | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Orange County | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Orleans County | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| Oswego County | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Otsego County | 4.1% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Putnam County | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Queens County | 7.0% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Rensselaer County | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Richmond County | 6.7% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| Rockland County | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Saratoga County | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Schenectady County | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Schoharie County | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| Schuyler County | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Seneca County | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| St. Lawrence County | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Steuben County | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| Suffolk County | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Sullivan County | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Tioga County | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Tompkins County | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Ulster County | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Warren County | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| Washington County | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Wayne County | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Westchester County | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Wyoming County | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Yates County | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Andy Arthur, 1/24/23. Data Source: NYS Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. |
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Automate AD-ing using Assembly’s Official Geocoder
Automate AD-ing using NY Assembly’s Official Geocoder
Just a short and simple RSelenium and Rvest script for grabbing what Assembly District people live in using the Assembly’s official website. An alternative, faster solution for many addresses would be to use the Python script I wrote that uses the State Geocoder and a Spatial Join, but this script will work for shorter lists when you want to ensure you have “official” results from the Assembly website.
library(RSelenium)
library(tidyverse)
library(rvest)
rm(list=ls())
rs <- rsDriver(
remoteServerAddr='localhost',
port = netstat::free_port(random=T),
browser = 'firefox',
# uncomment to run headless
#extraCapabilities = list("moz:firefoxOptions" = list(args = list('--headless'))),
verbose = F
)
# navigate to member search
rsc <- rs$client
rsc$navigate("https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/")
# a file with the first field is street, second field is city, third field is zip
addresses <- read_csv('~/Desktop/addresses.csv')
# iterate through the list of addresses using firefox under selenium control
for (i in seq(1, nrow(addresses))) {
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_street')$clearElement()
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_street')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,1])))
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_city')$clearElement()
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_city')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,2])))
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_zip')$clearElement()
rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_zip')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,3])))
rsc$findElement(using='xpath', '//*[@id="form_submit"]')$clickElement()
html <- rsc$getPageSource() %>% unlist() %>% read_html()
Sys.sleep(0.5)
addresses[i,'member'] <- html %>% html_element('#mem-name a') %>% html_text() %>% str_trim()
addresses[i,'dist'] <- html %>% html_element('#mem-dist') %>% html_text() %>% parse_number()
}
# write out to csv file
write_csv(addresses, '~/Desktop/ad_addresses.csv')
January 24, 2023 Morning
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Rise and grind on this Tuesday. I don’t know but I think thr synchronousizer is a bit worn out on second gear. ⚙ I woke up and was like darn still only Tuesday, let’s git r dun.
Mostly cloudy with some clearing to the south at the freezing point. 🌥 There is a light southwest breeze at 3 mph. 🍃. There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️
Nice morning today especially to the south 🌅, with lots of red. I was actually out walking 🚶 before 6:45 which is unusual for me on these dark mornings but it helped that I had the left over pancakes 🥞 and sausage and coffee ☕ from yesterday that I could just reheat. Fewer calories, time saved, and less trash – what’s not to like?
That said, I think I’m going to put a fruit bowl 🍐 🍏 in my office so mid-morning if I’m hungry or feeling a bit light headed I can have a bit to eat. One of the reasons I’ve been doing the big breakfasts – besides availability and not wanting to waste 🗑 – is sometimes I feel light headed by lunch time. I can always keep an extra container to bring home the banana 🍌 peels and apple rins for compost.
The communications line the came down yesterday 📞 still hasn’t been repaired. I assumed it was a copper cable line abandoned by the telephone company but it looks like fiber as there is no wires in the cable. I bet there are unhappy customers but it doesn’t impact me as the police officer 👮 tossed it off the road and sidewalk. I’ve noticed most of the underground 🚇 copper phone repeaters locally have been smashed and grabbed for their copper. Apparently Verizon doesn’t use them or care any more and copper is valuable as scrap. I guess it’s recycling ♻.
Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 37 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 18th. West wind 7 to 14 mph. A year ago, we had sunny skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 20 degrees. The record high of 54 was set in 1999. 7.6 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄
Ironing my muzzle and shirt 🕴️showering 🚿 and it’s off to work. Probably another busy day ahead.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.1° from the due south horizon (-42.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:16 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:58 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 5:28 pm, which is one minute and 16 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the southwest (223°) at an altitude of 27° from the horizon, 229,352 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:03 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 36 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 11 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 46 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over today.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 20 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 23rd. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north after midnight. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 5 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1963.
Going to snow 🌨 again tomorrow but only an inch or two, so whatever the buses 🚍 will be running. Probably won’t last for long especially with rain and warmer conditions expected come Thursday. Should help clean up the sidewalks the rain, assuming it doesn’t freeze up to black ice. Hopefully the town will plow again today and lay down some salt.
Cloudy and mild for the weekend. 🌥 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Sunday, cloudy, with a high near 37. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees. I’m still undecided about the weekend though I need to decide today if I can want a personal day come Friday m
Looking ahead, there are 3 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.
January 23, 2023 Night
Good evening! Cloudy and 29 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ Breezy, ️17 mph breeze from the northwest 🌬 . The current wind chill is 17. There are 8 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️
I’m surprised as anyone that we got as much snow 🌨 as we did. It’s winter though but after being so mild and snow free since mid December it was kind of a shock 🤯 for a change. I thought it was going to be more of a rain event. At least I didn’t need my umbrella for the evening commute. I was fine leaving it home.
While there was some snow on the sidewalks and a few icy patches, they weren’t bad for the evening walk 🚶. Made pasta for dinner 🍲 but I enforced the one bowl, eat only until I’m full rule and save the rest in the refrigerator. I won’t call it a diet but like everything with inflation I’m trying to tighten my belt. I don’t want to be cheap and miserable but I do want to build a good future 🔮 for myself in all aspects of life. 40 is such a critical age, to really set yourself on the right step to the future.
Dug out my truck and cleaned off the solar panel ☀ so things will get charged up hopefully starting tomorrow and I’ll be ready the next time I need to drive somewhere like the dentist on Friday or maybe sooner if I need groceries especially if I decide to go camping 🏕 for my birthday. You never know it might be fun, especially if there is snow for skiing.
Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 7% illuminated. The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:48 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:19 am in the east-southeast (116°) and last for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Sunrise is 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:02 am with sun in the east-southeast (124°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 16 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 3 seconds over last night.
In four weeks on February 20 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (256°) at 5:34 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. That’s it? Ugh. Although at least by then the evening commute won’t be so dark. In 2021 on that day, we had partly sunny skies and temperatures between 28 and 13 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 37 and 19 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1930.
Looking ahead, Save the Pine Bush Turns 45 🦋 Next Monday, Presidents Day 👴 is in 4 weeks, 8 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 11 weeks, May 🕊 is in 14 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 19 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 21 weeks, World Mosquito Day 🐞 is in 30 weeks, Labor Day 👨🏭 is in 32 weeks, September 11th 🇺🇸 is in 33 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 34 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 42 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 10 months, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 44 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 45 weeks, Bake Cookies Day 🍪 is in 47 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 11 months and Christmas 🎅 is in 48 weeks.
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January 22, 2023 Night
Good evening! Snow showers and 33 degrees in Delmar. ❄ Calm wind. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃
I went for my evening walk 🚶 right after I got home from my parents house as I was sure it would rain this evening. But it looks like we got a dusting of snow 🌨 though it didn’t really start until around 8. Still not much. Mom was pushing me to leave early after lunch due to the snow but it just kept getting pushed back in start time.
Tonight will snow. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 Low of 31 degrees at 11pm. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. In 2022, we had light snow in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 11 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1970.
It’s winter, it snows. 🌨 Worse comes to worse I won’t be able to do my morning walk before work but that’s fine. Chances are that it won’t be that much snow and the sidewalk plows will be out early. Bus 🚍 runs regardless. It’s nice living in the city.
Tonight will have a New 🌚 Moon with 2% illuminated. The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:49 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:19 am in the east-southeast (117°) and last for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Sunrise is 43 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:02 am with sun in the southeast (124°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 19 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 59 seconds over last night.
I’ve decided I’m going to try to become a more conscious eater, 🍲 as I think my calorie intake is too high now that I’m getting older. I already eat a lot of veggies and fruits and I don’t do fast food but I’m guilty as anyone of stuffing my face when I get home from work. I often make up too much food and rather than freezing it I stuff my face. I do walk a lot and I want to be full but not to extent it makes me sick. Improving my physical health and losing a bit of weight needs to be part of Mission Fifty.
Tomorrow will snow before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌧 High of 35 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 9th. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 1906. 10.6 inches of snow fell back in 1963.❄
It’s going to be so mild that I can’t image the snow will cause too many problems. 🤷♂️ I don’t think they’ll close the office downtown 🏢 or that things will be that bad on the roads. I have my dress boots to wear with my suit and tie. Works well keeps my feet dry until I get into the office and put my comfortable loafers on. 👞
In four weeks on February 19 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (256°) at 5:33 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had snow showers, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 28 and 19 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 37 and 19 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1981.
Looking ahead, 40th Birthday 🎉 is Next Sunday, Daylight Savings Time 🌆 is in 7 weeks, Last Day of Winter 🏂 is in 8 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 11 weeks, Average High is 60 🌷 is in 12 weeks, Earth Day 🌎 is in 3 months, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 15 weeks, Mothers Day 👩 is in 16 weeks, Fathers Day 👨 is in 20 weeks, Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 is in 25 weeks, 6:30 Sunrise 🌇 is in 33 weeks, Constitution Day 📜 is in 34 weeks, Autumn 🍂 is in 8 months, October 🎃 is in 36 weeks, Average High is 65 🍂 is in 37 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ is in 46 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 11 months and Christmas Eve 🎅 is in 48 weeks.
January 22, 2023 Morning
Good morning! Happy Sunday. Cloudy around the freezing point for the morning walk down to the town park this morning. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃ The skies will clear tomorrow around 9 pm.
Another chilly, cold and gray day 🌫️. I think with the rain coming and all of the rain we’ve had lately it makes it extra cold. Maybe I’m just chilled through due to the heat being kept low where I live. But the calories burnt while walking 🚶 should warm me up a bit.
I didn’t sleep well last night 🛏 mainly because I was in bed by seven 7⃣ because it was cold, dark and damp last night and had no reason to stay up later. Ended up waking up in the middle of the night and listening to podcasts under the warmth of the electric blanket. With inflation, I’d rather cut the lights early and keep the heat as low as possible.
Today will have a chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a high of 38 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 21st. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1906. 12.9 inches of snow fell back in 1987.❄
Usually I do Bennett Hill ⛰ on a Sunday but with the snow 🌨 coming I think I want to try to get out to the folks house for Sunday lunch 🥩 a bit earlier and it looks like there is a fair amount of snow out there. Might be difficult to get my steps 👣 in today without hiking the mountain or the evening walk. If it snows this evening then walking will be fine but I’m not sure if I will walk in the rain ☔.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 27.7° from the due south horizon (-43.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:13 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (236°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:56 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 15 seconds with dusk around 5:26 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-southwest (237°) at an altitude of 4° from the horizon, 226,674 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:01 pm. At sunset, look for cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 38 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 40 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 58 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will rain and snow. 🌧 Low of 31 degrees at 6am. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. In 2022, we had light snow in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 11 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1970.
Won’t impact me much even if we do get some snow 🌨. I got those dressy boots 🕴️that I wear with my suit and tie. The bus 🚍 will running. Maybe it will impact my morning walk but only if it’s rain not snow. Can’t control the weather only my attitude.
Next Sunday before dawn I will become a officially a quadragenarian. I figure the news loves to talk about octragenarians so I can use my proper prefix too. 🎂 I’m actually thinking about taking a personal day on Friday after my dentist cleaning 🪥and heading out to the woods for two nights. ⛺ Depends on how much snow there is and how cold. I can always pop on remotely from camp to work on Friday afternoon if need be if things are busy.
So yes, next Sunday is 40th Birthday 🎉 when the sun will be setting at 5:06 pm with dusk at 5:34 pm. On that day in 2022, we had very cold weather, partly sunny and temperatures between 14 and 0 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 54 back in 2002.
I can pour over spreadsheets and try to figure out everything for age 50 🤔 but I know not all the answers are apparent now. But I know choices now are particularly important, as everything you do compounds as time goes by. I’m well aware of this being a decade of enormous change but it’s one I should embrace and do what is right for me. Browsing catalogues and learning is largely free so I should take advantage of it as much as possible. 🧑🏫 Try to get out of my comfort zone more. Eat a little less.
The trend looks much colder for February ❄ but the good news is we are heading towards spring. We’ve had an exceptionally warm January and at some point the pattern had to change. Spring will arrive. 🌷
Riding the Gondola at Bellaeyre in September 2022
Last fall, before peak color, I went with my parents on a Gondola Ride at the Bellaeyre Ski Resort in the Catskill Mountains.
