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At the Elm Avenue Park, in the heart of suburbia.
Thursday December 30, 2010 — Delmar, New York — Ludlow Creek State Forest 🗺
December 21, 2020 – Next Sixteen Weeks
Here is a brief chart that shows the climate normals, sunset times, and length of day for next four months in Delmar, NY…
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| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Noon Sun Angle | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dec 21 | 6:50 am | 7:22 am | 4:25 pm | 4:57 pm | 9:02 | 23.9° | 34 | 19 | 62 (2018) | -18 (1942) |
| 1 | Dec 28 | 6:52 am | 7:24 am | 4:29 pm | 5:01 pm | 9:04 | 24.1° | 32 | 17 | 61 (1982) | -14 (1951) |
| 2 | Jan 4 | 6:53 am | 7:25 am | 4:35 pm | 5:07 pm | 9:10 | 24.7° | 31 | 15 | 64 (1950) | -15 (1904) |
| 3 | Jan 11 | 6:52 am | 7:24 am | 4:43 pm | 5:14 pm | 9:19 | 25.6° | 30 | 14 | 57 (1975) | -25 (1968) |
| 4 | Jan 18 | 6:49 am | 7:20 am | 4:51 pm | 5:22 pm | 9:30 | 26.9° | 30 | 14 | 59 (1973) | -19 (1957) |
| 5 | Jan 25 | 6:45 am | 7:15 am | 5:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 9:44 | 28.5° | 31 | 14 | 61 (1938) | -12 (1963) |
| 6 | Feb 1 | 6:39 am | 7:08 am | 5:09 pm | 5:38 pm | 10:00 | 30.4° | 32 | 15 | 65 (1989) | -20 (1920) |
| 7 | Feb 8 | 6:31 am | 7:00 am | 5:18 pm | 5:47 pm | 10:17 | 32.5° | 33 | 16 | 52 (1925) | -16 (1950) |
| 8 | Feb 15 | 6:22 am | 6:51 am | 5:27 pm | 5:56 pm | 10:36 | 34.8° | 35 | 17 | 55 (2006) | -22 (1943) |
| 9 | Feb 22 | 6:12 am | 6:41 am | 5:36 pm | 6:04 pm | 10:55 | 37.3° | 36 | 19 | 68 (1997) | -08 (1963) |
| 10 | Mar 1 | 6:01 am | 6:30 am | 5:45 pm | 6:13 pm | 11:15 | 39.9° | 39 | 21 | 66 (2017) | -09 (1948) |
| 11 | Mar 8 | 5:50 am | 6:18 am | 5:53 pm | 6:21 pm | 11:35 | 42.6° | 41 | 23 | 68 (2012) | -02 (1989) |
| 12 | Mar 15 | 6:38 am | 7:06 am | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 11:55 | 45.4° | 44 | 25 | 72 (2019) | 1 (1993) |
| 13 | Mar 22 | 6:26 am | 6:54 am | 7:10 pm | 7:38 pm | 12:15 | 48.2° | 47 | 28 | 81 (2012) | 2 (1875) |
| 14 | Mar 29 | 6:13 am | 6:41 am | 7:18 pm | 7:46 pm | 12:36 | 50.9° | 50 | 31 | 85 (1946) | 0 (1923) |
| 15 | Apr 5 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 7:26 pm | 7:54 pm | 12:56 | 53.6° | 54 | 33 | 82 (1928) | 14 (2016) |
| 16 | Apr 12 | 5:48 am | 6:18 am | 7:34 pm | 8:03 pm | 13:16 | 56.2° | 57 | 36 | 84 (1977) | 13 (1874) |
Sun angle
Today at noon, the sun angle will be 23.9 degrees, lowest and furthest to the south of the year. In one month, it will increase to 27.1 degrees and by the first day of summer 70.8 degrees – much higher in the sky – close to being right overhead.
Why the nuclear disaster was an accidental environmental success | Living
The area has accidentally become one of Europe’s largest nature preserves, serving as a clear testament to the detrimental impact of humans on wildlife.
There are ongoing arguments about whether the Exclusion Zone will ever be inhabitable for humans again. Ukraine’s state authorities said in 2011 that the area could be occupied within 320 years, while Greenpeace and Chernobyl director Ihor Gramotkin both said more recently that it would likely be upwards of 20,000 years.
I don't think any reasonable person doesn't believe all the nuclear radiation ever created won't some day be in the environment. Some hopeful notes after the fallout, and after humanity's short time on earth has come and passed.