Good morning! Last day of work for me before vacation. While it’s going to be hot outside today, I’m going to be pretty busy all day long. Right now, partly  cloudy and 76 degrees in Delmar. There is a south-southwest breeze at 8 mph. The dew point is 63 degrees.

Today look for scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. It’s always that way with the heat and humidity.   Partly sunny, with a high of 91 degrees at 3pm. Eight degrees above normal. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 70 at 5pm. Yucky sticky. The record high of 102 was set in 1926. The sun will set at 8:25 pm with dusk around 8:57 pm, which is 53 seconds earlier than yesterday. Fortunately, tomorrow I’m heading out west where the sun sets late. Today will have 14 hours and 46 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 1 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have isolated showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 71 at 7pm. Even stickier. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1981. You can only dream of that cold when sitting by some compressed Freon today.

0.2 inch of rain expected between Friday 8am and Friday 7pm. 0.2 inch of rain expected between Monday 8am and Tuesday 7am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.4 inches of rain is expected.We have some muggy weather coming up. Friday 10am – Saturday 11am. Maximum temperature will be 91 degrees, a heat index reaching 96, and a maximum dew point of 71. Monday 12pm – Tuesday 1pm. Maximum temperature will be 91 degrees, a heat index reaching 95, and a maximum dew point of 69.

Today in 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested in Milwaukee after police discover human remains in his apartment. Remember if you eat other humans, to take our the garbage regularly. I don’t know if human carcasses burn quite as well as coons. Maybe with enough diesel and some tires. Two years later, Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. I bet some rednecks in hick towns had some wild bonfires after that, getting rid of all their moldy, flooded junk. Stay up wind of the black smoke.

There are 1 week until National Lasagna Day when the sun will be setting at 8:18 pm with dusk at 8:50 pm. Sad how much earlier the sun is setting now. Thanks Obama.  The average high temperature is 82 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1894.

Make some money today than vacation. I have to go to the laundromat tonight and pack, and wash the kitchen floor which didn’t happen yesterday. I want to leave early tomorrow, as it’s a long drive out to the Finger Lakes National Forest and I want to have time to get lunch and take some pictures. I do need to pick up my eye glasses and contacts at 9 AM at Empire Vision. I still left a lot of my stuff packed in my truck from last week.