Seasons
February 4, 2019 7:23 am Update
🌷 45 days until calendar spring. 🌷
Groundhog doesn’t see his shadow, predicting early spring | WNYT.com
"It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the U.S. thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some of the country's most famous prognosticating groundhogs."
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring
"Good news for those affected by the historic polar vortex that hit most of the northern United States this week: Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, did not see his own shadow, predicting an early spring, officials deemed."
"It's only the 19th time in the past 133 years that the famed groundhog has predicted an early spring outcome."
Ground Hog – YouTube
"Come out little ground hog
Stick your head up look around
Can't you see there ain't no shadows
On the cold, cold ground
But if you dance and sing your song
Then you'll know that Winter's gone
Come out little ground hog, spring the spring on me"
February 1, 2019 – Countdown to Summer
Twenty weeks from now — Friday, June 21, 2019 — it will be the first day of summer.
On the first day of summer, the average high temperature in Albany is 79 degrees with dusk not occurring until 9:11 PM.
As I described this day in 2018:
“Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! It’s the overdrive of the week, and a beautiful day. I’m ready to head up to the Adirondacks after work. 🌄Five weeks to Average High Falls To 79 Degrees ⛱. Sunny and 73 degrees in Delmar. 🌞 Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees. Going to be a really nice day.”
As I described this day in 2017:
“Good evening! Partly clear and 74 degrees in City of Albany. There is a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is 52 degrees. Such a nice evening, but I’m stuck at work. I went for a walk in the Empire State Plaza for a while — and took some pictures. Hopefully tonight will be the last for the late nights at work for a while. But only god and may four other men in a room know. “
As I described this day in 2016:
“Good morning! This Tuesday is the second day of summer. Mostly sunny and 69 degrees in Delmar. There is a west breeze at 13 mph. The dew point is a comfortable 51. Deep blue skies to the west but some clouds to the east. A pretty nice day is on tap. It will be sunny, with a high near 80. One degree above normal. West wind 11 to 13 mph. A bit breezy but hard to complain. The record high of 97 was set in 1938.”