The then new Little Falls cloverleaf was designed to connect to downtown via a new arterial highway that originally threatened Moss Island but was later moved slightly farther to the south after community protests, protecting this historic and unique island. Notice the deep cuts into the Marcellus shale, with it's deep black residues that once contained petroleum millions of years ago.
It was some what muddy, but it didn't bother me much, especially having nice and waterproof boots. The gravel on the truck trail helped too.
Taken on Sunday March 20, 2011 at Cole Hill State Forest.
The other day I was making fun of NY State's assessor's manual very outdated description of buildings built-in the Contemporary Style. From page 68:
This classification is used to describe a dwelling style that is somewhat unique in structure. It is usually custom built with any variety of story heights from 1 to 2, varied rooflines, and is a structure given to open living with many combinations of the traditional room layouts. Large overhangs, split and drop floor levels, large amounts of fixed glass, and unique wood and stone facings typify these homes. The roof may be traditional, shallow or steep gable, flat, hip, mansard, or a unique combination of these. Dwellings of this style are normally considered to have a construction grade of Grade "A" - Excellent or Grade "B" - Good. An exception to this would be the A -Frame style house which usually has a construction grade of Grade "C" - Average or below.
Here is a map of all the Contemporary Buildings in the Albany area.
They don’t usually report the average high but the climate normal high, which is not the average of recorded high temperatures over the past thirty years but a smoothed data set that has various adjustments to account for missing data and errors in measurements, along with suppressing other statistical anomalies like record breaking heat or cold on any one particular day.
| Difference Between Climate Adjusted Average High and Actual Average High (March 1991-2020) | |||
| When they report on news the average high, it’s not what you think it is. | |||
| Day | Climate Normal High 1991-2020 | Highs Averaged Together 1991-2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.0 | 39.7 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 40.0 | 39.7 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 41.0 | 38.0 | 3.0 |
| 4 | 41.0 | 37.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 42.0 | 39.8 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 42.0 | 40.8 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 42.0 | 43.8 | −1.8 |
| 9 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 0.2 |
| 10 | 43.0 | 43.8 | −0.8 |
| 11 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 0.7 |
| 12 | 44.0 | 41.6 | 2.4 |
| 13 | 44.0 | 41.9 | 2.1 |
| 14 | 44.0 | 43.6 | 0.4 |
| 15 | 45.0 | 45.6 | −0.6 |
| 16 | 45.0 | 44.0 | 1.0 |
| 17 | 45.0 | 44.8 | 0.2 |
| 18 | 46.0 | 43.5 | 2.5 |
| 19 | 46.0 | 44.7 | 1.3 |
| 20 | 47.0 | 45.8 | 1.2 |
| 21 | 47.0 | 45.3 | 1.7 |
| 22 | 48.0 | 43.5 | 4.5 |
| 23 | 48.0 | 42.9 | 5.1 |
| 24 | 48.0 | 47.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | 49.0 | 48.8 | 0.2 |
| 26 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 |
| 27 | 50.0 | 51.3 | −1.3 |
| 28 | 50.0 | 51.6 | −1.6 |
| 29 | 51.0 | 52.4 | −1.4 |
| 30 | 51.0 | 52.2 | −1.2 |
| 31 | 52.0 | 53.3 | −1.3 |
| Andy Arthur, 3/6/23. Data Source: National Weather Service, Albany. |
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NOAA Explains here: https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/understanding-climate-normals
So the average high is kind of like calling twinkies a food.