After my summer vacation is over, we might finally get some of that warm weather that has been baking the west. Maybe I’ll have do a long-weekend vacationette at that point.
Watkins Glen Public Library
Census won’t release key annual survey because of pandemic’s impact on data
The Census Bureau announced Thursday that it will not produce its annual American Community Survey, which provides detailed demographic data widely used for research and billions of dollars in federal funding decisions, because of how the coronavirus pandemic skewed survey results.
The data for the 2020 ACS did not meet agency standards, Census officials said. Instead, the agency will release an “experimental” dataset that includes less information than the normal release.
As a result of the pandemic, ACS responses skewed toward wealthier, more educated individuals — too many to account for with statistical adjustments, Donna Daily, chief of the bureau’s ACS office, told reporters. The Census Bureau could not move ACS data gathering from the height of the pandemic lockdowns last spring, unlike the delay the agency used for the decennial census.
July 29, 2021 – Looking Ahead This Week
I think we are done with the heaviest rain now, 💦 but maybe we will get some more. I think I am going to go for a quick afternoon swim later on at Watkins Glen Park and then get groceries and head back to camp.
I am a bit disappointed with Friday’s weather, but I think it will improve as the day goes on. Kind of like yesterday. ⛅ Maybe I can just have another lazy morning, although I’m watching as vacation quickly fades away before my eyes.
Saturday sure looks nice, but cold. Maybe good weather for hiking. 🚶♀️ I know the parts of the trip that are most memorable are those places that are unique and different. The trick is to think up new places to hike. Alternatively, I could go to Taughannock Falls State Park, swim, paddle and fish there. I do need to take the kayak off my truck, clean off any hydrilla 🌱 and maybe wash it down with a light bleach solution before I take it anywhere else in the water.
Sunday, if it’s not real nice, I might leave earlier, but I am in no rush to get back home.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon. Feels like … September 17th. |
Heavy Rain | 74 degrees | 8:29 sunset | |
| Tonight. Feels like … August 20th. |
Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers | 60 degrees | 5:58 sunrise | |
| Friday. Feels like … October 7th. |
Chance of Showers | 65 degrees | 67 max dew point | 8:29 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … September 24th. |
Mostly Clear | 49 degrees | 5:59 sunrise | |
| Saturday. Feels like … September 19th. |
Sunny | 73 degrees | 48 max dew point | 8:28 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … September 6th. |
Chance of Showers | 56 degrees | 6:00 sunrise | |
| Sunday. Feels like … September 21st. |
Showers is likely | 72 degrees | 55 max dew point | 8:27 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … September 9th. |
Showers is likely then Chance of Showers | 55 degrees | 6:01 sunrise | |
| Monday. Feels like … September 21st. |
Mostly Sunny | 72 degrees | 59 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … September 12th. |
Mostly Clear | 54 degrees | 6:02 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. Feels like … September 14th. |
Mostly Sunny | 75 degrees | 56 max dew point | 8:24 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … September 3rd. |
Partly Cloudy | 57 degrees | 6:03 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. Feels like … September 5th. |
Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms | 78 degrees | 59 max dew point | 8:23 sunset |