Day: March 3, 2020💾

Good evening! Absolutely pouring rain, wind and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔It reminds me of a thunderstorm like you would have mid summer than a March rain storm. There is a south-southwest breeze at 11 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 24 mph 💨💨💨. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 2 am. ☃️

About an hour ago I thought about going out for a walk 🚶 as the rain had stopped but I ultimately decided against it probably for good reason as I probably would have gotten soaked. I didn’t ride the exercise bike 🚲 as my neighbor was home as he works night shift Thursday through Saturday.

Work continues on the blog code update 📝 but every time I fix something I find more rot in the code. Often I find that years ago I wrote things in a way that isn’t future 🔮 proof and I ended up extending old broken code that just becomes more and more spaghetti with more if then statements.

Tonight will have showers, mainly before midnight. 🌧 Low of 39 degrees at 5am. 17 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 19th. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 21 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1950.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 64% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west-southwest (255°) at an altitude of 50° from the horizon, some 238,615 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by August 31^st. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Monday, March 9. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:00 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:28 am in the east (98°) and last for 2 minutes and 56 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 38 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:06 am with sun in the east-southeast (105°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 36 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 53 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers between 9am and 1pm. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 51 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 30th. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1919. 8.3 inches of snow fell back in 1971.❄

I didn’t get to the store tonight 🏪 but I may go tomorrow. I might also go to Glenmont to wash my truck. 🚙 It was a kind of wet night and I wasn’t sure how much salt on the roads and who wants to drive in the dark and heavy rain? Although it wasn’t raining much earlier – well except for the evening commute 🚍.

In four weeks on March 31 the sun will be setting in the west (277°) at 7:20 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 32 minutes and 46 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 60 and 35 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 51 and 31 degrees. The record high of 89 degrees was set back in 1998.

Looking ahead, St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 is in 2 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 5 weeks, Cinco de Mayo 🤠 is in 9 weeks, Primary Day 🗳️ is in 16 weeks, Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 8 months and Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 8 months.

🇺🇸🦅Only 79 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good morning! Happy Super Tuesday. Pay day for me it makes it super duper for me. 💵 Well at least I’ll have funds to pay the non stop bills. No chance to vote for the democratic nominee in New York until April though. ❎ Two weeks to St. Patrick’s Day 🍀. Partly cloudy and 38 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 2 am. ☃️

I was super groggy 😴 when I got up this morning but I made it to the bus on time ⌚. Not a hybrid bus 🚍 today. It is such a nice mild morning I thought about walking down to the express but I don’t like doing that in my suit and tie. 👔Bus ride to work is like every other day

Today will have showers, mainly after 2pm. 🌞 High of 59 degrees at 2pm. 20 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 16th. I like April weather. Maximum dew point of 44 at 5pm. 🏖️ Haven’t thought about the dew point in a while but I’m sure hot and sticky nights can’t be far away. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 2002. 10.9 inches of snow fell back in 1994.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 40.8° from the due south horizon (-30° vs. 6/21). Now we’re starting to gain a sunlight faster in the morning than in the afternoon. A six foot person will cast a 7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:10 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (256°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (262°) starting at 5:45 pm and lasts for 2 minutes and 56 seconds with dusk around 6:16 pm, which is one minute and 13 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the south-southeast (150°) at an altitude of 69° from the horizon, 239,073 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:49 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 53 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 21 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers, mainly before 11pm. 🌧 Low of 38 degrees at 6am. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 16th. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1950.

I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the WordPress app lately 📝 so I haven’t been able to post as much lately. I am also hard at work with the blog revisions, getting the new upload and media engine tested and ready for launch. I also need to keep prepping both the historical images so I have several ready in the can to feature when the time comes.

I am dug around and found the $1,000 I needed to open up an IRA. 👴 I mostly just canceled other planned investments and dipped into my rainy day fund to make it happen. I just got paid so I should be okay. I am going to contribute to the IRA rather than the Roth IRA for the rest of the year to somewhat limit my tax liability. It sucks that I’ll have to pay taxes on withdrawals when I retire but when I have my off grid property it will be in a low tax state so I’m not that worried about it. 🐮

Back in 1972, an airplane crashes in suburban Albany, off Holmesdale Ave in Albany (near Colvin Avenue and Washington Ave). ✈ Regional Carrier, Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. 📙 Also today in 1873, U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any “obscene, lewd, or lascivious” books through the mail. And in 1991, an amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.

A picture perfect early spring weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Typical average high for the weekend is 41 degrees. I bet the ground will be muddy in the woods. My weekend is fairly free but I’m not totally sure what my plans are for the weekend. Money is tight so I might stick around town Saturday, hike at Schodack Island buy groceries at Aldis and then Sunday hike at Partridge Run.

🌹🌻🌼Only 16 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 when the sun will be setting at 7:04 pm with dusk at 7:32 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2019, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 36 and 26 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 45 degrees. We hit a record high of 75 back in 1990.