Seasons
MODIS Vegetation Index EVI
Looking at the greening up of the landscape.
High Temperature Records Broken Per Year
2017 has the highest number of high temperature records broken in Albany Airport's history.
12 hours of daylight
Today there will be exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness in Albany. This is due to the way sunlight is bent in the earth’s atmosphere, coming 4 calender days before the first day of calender spring. Starting tomorrow until September 26th, every day will have more daylight then darkness.
Driving into the Schoharie Valley from Blenhiem
Memories of Labor Day Weekend 2016, when everything was all green and summer like. I can't wait until things green up again.
A Look Ahead Towards the Start of Meteorological Spring
In like a lion, out like a lamb in Albany, NY as we start meteorological spring …
March 1st
Average High – 40 degrees
Average Low – 22 degrees
Records:
Negative 9 below in 1940
66 degrees in 2017
March 31st
Average High – 52 degrees
Average Low – 31 degrees
Records:
12 degrees in 1923
89 degrees in 1998
Nice temperatures are just around the corner. Daylight savings time begins a week from Sunday on March 10th — an average high of 43. The first day of spring is Tuesday March 19th — an average high of 46.
Coldest Day of the Year in NY State
Generally, higher elevations have an earlier coldest day of the year, while areas farther west and lower elevations have a later coldest day of the year. I think the north-west later has to do with the sun angle, along with the way the Great Lakes impact the local climate.