April 18, 2016 9 AM Update

As we head into the 9 o’clock hour we are at 57 degrees on our way up to 74 degrees later in the day. Nice sunny morning with ample blue skies but clouds will start creeping in this afternoon to evening. Chance of rain showers this evening. Low tonight around 48 degrees, so very mild. Street trees downtown are now in full bloom.

The record for today is 90 degrees set back in 1976. Today’s high of 74 degrees is well below that record but about 14 degrees above normal. Sunset tonight at 7:41 pm and dusk around 8:11. 65 degrees at dusk, under skies which will be partly to mostly cloudy. Should be a pleasant evening.

Dropped off my dry cleaning and called the landlord about the leaky faucet. It should be fixed today and the dry cleaning ready by Thursday. A few things to check off my list and not have to worry about. Going to decide on a camp stove today or tomorrow.

The Omega Block will continue to bring dry and sunny conditions throughout the week. The temperatures be a it cooler and more seasonable for the rest of the week.

Today in 1906 was the Great San Francisco Earthquake. The tremors broke gas lines feeding fires on wooden structures that quickly burned and could not be easily extinguished due to water mains broken from the earthquake. The fires would burn until April 23rd.

Today in 2007, the  Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5–4 decision.

Happy Birthday to Skip Spence of Jefferson Airplane. He turns 70 today.

Enjoy this beautiful day.