Back in the day, we used to walk one mile to the express bus downtown. And it was incredibly hot and sticky and the express bus lacked air conditioning but at least when we got moving on the expressway it cooled down. 

Currently, cloudy  and 71 degrees in Delmar. There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. The dew point is 66 degrees. Pretty sticky out there, especially after a mile walk. 

Today will be isolated showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Six degrees above normal. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%. The record high of 99 was set in 1919.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:35 pm with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 19 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 58 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 63. Two degrees above normal. West wind 5 to 8 mph. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1962.

On this day in 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. About two years and nine weeks later, they would respond by hijacking some airplanes and in response they’d step up security so I couldn’t go back and explore my favorite farm garbage dump back on the city Alcove Reservoir property with potentially getting caught by security. 

There are 6 weeks until Altamont Fair Opens when the sun will be setting at 7:54 pm with dusk at 8:24 pm. The average high temperature is 81 degrees, with a record high of 97 in 1936.

This weekend, I’m probably staying in town for the weekend, because I’m getting tired of packing and unpacking camping gear. But we will see. I would like to get to Mine Kill State Park at some point and enjoy the pool. But I also need to get some replacement handles for my kayak, which wear out because I use them to tie down to the truck and vibration seems to wear them out every three years or so. The following weekend I’ll be out in Central NY for work and I might camp, depending on what my schedule looks  like. We will see. 

Remember the weekend is only four days away. Have a great one!