Looking at this morning’s snow depth chart, it looks like the south-eastern Adirondacks don’t have a ton of snow, but definitely a good dusting or an inch or two. The same is true is locally, as with the Schoharie Valley. Some ice around too.
Seasons
Upon Further Thought and Reflection ….
Upon Further Thought and Reflection …. 💭
I decided to stay in town this weekend. Why? It looks like I will be on call if not remote working this weekend, and while I could go out to Madison County and the Cherry Ridge Camping Area and get good cell reception up there for remote work, the truth is working while camping isn’t that much fun as you spend most of the day doing work stuff and evenings are relatively short. Plus the road is likely to be icy up there, and there may be a fair amount of snow up there after the most recent storm. While it looks like the rain may be winding down, tomorrow is going to be cold and the weather is only going to get nicer as spring approaches. And honestly, I’d much rather be in the remote country of the Adirondacks then a campground.
April Fools Days 2021 Storm
March 30, 2021 – Next Sixteen Weeks
Here is a brief chart that shows the climate normals, sunset times, and length of day for next four months in Delmar, NY…
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Noon Sun Angle | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Mar 30 | 6:11 am | 6:40 am | 7:19 pm | 7:47 pm | 12:39 | 51.3° | 51 | 31 | 86 (1986) | 7 (1970) |
| 1 | Apr 6 | 5:59 am | 6:28 am | 7:27 pm | 7:55 pm | 12:59 | 54° | 54 | 34 | 82 (1921) | 14 (1943) |
| 2 | Apr 13 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 7:35 pm | 8:04 pm | 13:18 | 56.6° | 57 | 37 | 87 (1977) | 19 (1874) |
| 3 | Apr 20 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 13:37 | 59° | 61 | 39 | 93 (1941) | 19 (1875) |
| 4 | Apr 27 | 5:24 am | 5:54 am | 7:51 pm | 8:21 pm | 13:56 | 61.3° | 63 | 41 | 91 (1962) | 26 (1963) |
| 5 | May 4 | 5:14 am | 5:45 am | 7:59 pm | 8:30 pm | 14:13 | 63.5° | 66 | 44 | 91 (1944) | 28 (1985) |
| 6 | May 11 | 5:04 am | 5:36 am | 8:06 pm | 8:38 pm | 14:29 | 65.4° | 68 | 46 | 90 (1911) | 29 (2010) |
| 7 | May 18 | 4:57 am | 5:29 am | 8:14 pm | 8:46 pm | 14:44 | 67° | 70 | 48 | 94 (2017) | 29 (1981) |
| 8 | May 25 | 4:50 am | 5:24 am | 8:20 pm | 8:54 pm | 14:56 | 68.4° | 72 | 50 | 94 (1981) | 30 (1956) |
| 9 | Jun 1 | 4:45 am | 5:19 am | 8:26 pm | 9:00 pm | 15:06 | 69.5° | 74 | 52 | 94 (1918) | 35 (1945) |
| 10 | Jun 8 | 4:43 am | 5:17 am | 8:31 pm | 9:06 pm | 15:13 | 70.3° | 76 | 54 | 93 (2011) | 38 (1951) |
| 11 | Jun 15 | 4:42 am | 5:16 am | 8:35 pm | 9:09 pm | 15:18 | 70.7° | 78 | 57 | 96 (1988) | 42 (1985) |
| 12 | Jun 22 | 4:43 am | 5:18 am | 8:36 pm | 9:11 pm | 15:18 | 70.8° | 80 | 59 | 95 (1954) | 37 (1940) |
| 13 | Jun 29 | 4:45 am | 5:20 am | 8:37 pm | 9:12 pm | 15:16 | 70.6° | 81 | 60 | 96 (1944) | 44 (1981) |
| 14 | Jul 6 | 4:50 am | 5:24 am | 8:35 pm | 9:10 pm | 15:11 | 70° | 82 | 61 | 97 (1886) | 47 (1962) |
| 15 | Jul 13 | 4:56 am | 5:29 am | 8:32 pm | 9:06 pm | 15:02 | 69.2° | 83 | 62 | 96 (1894) | 45 (1939) |
| 16 | Jul 20 | 5:02 am | 5:36 am | 8:27 pm | 9:00 pm | 14:51 | 68° | 83 | 62 | 97 (1991) | 49 (1974) |
Mapping Two Decades of Landcover Change in the U.S.
It’s no surprise to say that the landscape of U.S. has experienced dramatic changes in some areas since the beginning of the 21st Century – but it’s been difficult to consistently quantify just how much things have changed.
Until now.
For years, the Living Atlas has included a few analyses from the National Land Cover Database, developed by the Multi-Resolution Land Cover Characteristics Consortium (MRLC) – a group of federal agencies, led by the USGS, and tasked with using remote sensing to analyze land cover changes across the nation. However, there has not been a seamless timeseries of this data for detailed analysis. This year, MRLC released a timeseries of harmonized data, and this new generation of NLCD is now available in the Living Atlas.
Snow Depth – Friday March 26
While there is some snow in the Western Adirondacks and the higher elevation locations of the Green Mountains, last night’s heavy rain did a number on the snow in most of eastern Adirondacks and Hudson Valley.
I was reading New York City is bringing back their workforce starting on May 1st
I was reading New York City is bringing back their workforce starting on May 1st. I probably should figure on being back in the office starting then too, and things getting closer back to normal. I guess I’m fine with that, it will be a much more normal summer I expect, and I am glad with that. I can get rid of hotspot Internet at home, no more fussing around in library parking lots and relying on solar to make it through a busy day at work. Piseco-Powley Road should be open from the south again this year, meaning many more weekends spent up at Potholers and also it looks like the Mine Kill Pool will be renovated and I will be able to swim there too.
While all the remote work was fun the year that was, I am the first admit it really sucked at Piseco-Powley Road was closed. Maybe it wasn’t all bad — for one the southern entrance being closed due to that bad October 2019 storm — probably kept rowdy crowds out that could of damaged things because of the long detour through Piseco. The woods was popular, and litter was a problem everywhere, just because the mauls and many less socially-distanced activities were not available this year. But I bet things will return a lot closer to normal this year.