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September 21, 2017 Morning

Good morning! Tomorrow starts Autumn. And two weeks to Hunter’s Moon. Cloudy with some fog around and 68 degrees in Albany, NY on our way up to 82 later. It’s a bit ironic that this day before the autumn equinox, that the average temperature drops to 70. There is a north breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is 62 degrees.

Another big articulated bus is taking me downtown. Only two passengers today, because today is Rosh Hashanah and many schools and state agencies are closed for the holiday. I have to work today, but so be it. I am thinking of taking off next Monday. I guess they have to get the articulated buses downtown somehow, and if swinging by the Elm Avenue Park and Ride does the job, so be it. Still it seems so absurd.

Today will be mostly sunny once the fog burns off, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10am. I hope you have air conditioning on this late September day, it will be quite muggy out. North wind 6 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies with more clouds in the afternoon. The high last year was 80 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1895.

The sun will set at 6:53 pm with dusk around 7:21 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. At sunset, look for partly clear conditions and 78 degrees. The dew point will be 60 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 10 minutes of daytime, an decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 57 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6pm. North wind 5 to 7 mph. In 2016, we had mostly cloudy skies, clearing in the early hours of the next day. It got down to 53 degrees. The record low of 31 occurred back in 1962.

At lunch today I am going to run up to the auto parts store and get more butt connectors and shrink wrap. That way I can “fix” the CB relay so it automatically turns on the floor lights when I turn off the truck, for ease while camping. It should be a quick swapping around of the wires after work.

Today I am going to request off Monday, and most likely head up to Moose River Plains from Friday after work until Monday afternoon. It’s going to be hot, but I can do some swimming in the Cedar River Flow and maybe cool off in the Moose River. I think the colors will be good this weekend at the plains, and it will be hot enough, that even the evening can be spent in camp without bundling up.  Not so humid up north too, so I should enjoy it. Maybe light off the rest of the fireworks I have, shoot some guns, drink some beer, relax.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Hunter’s Moon when the sun will be setting at 6:28 pm with dusk at 6:56 pm. On that day in 2016, we had heavy fog, then later mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 72 and 45 degrees. It was warm last year. Typically, the high temperature is 64 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1941.

September 8, 2015 update

Just another summer day, this September morning with temperatures climbing up to 76 as of 9 AM with weather rapidly heading up to 92 degrees.

The warm weather is not stopping the local schools from going back in session or the traffic from returning. I guess the traffic is little more than a minor annoyance, as I can play on my phone as the bus navigates the heavy city traffic. Cities are were the jobs are, and if I wasn’t decently well compensated for my time in Albany, I would be long gone from NY State.

Thursday is Primary Day. As I will probably one of three people who actually vote, I should probably think about voting. I don’t know much about the candidates although Dan McCoy keeps mailing me junk mail that doesn’t even burn particularly well. I have no idea on the local primaries and I don’t really care, because I feel like I barely even live in NY State anymore. That said, I do maintain an address in Delmar and I’d rather have my buff card reflect that I voted in the election, even if I ultimately just put a blank ballot in the SCAN-TRON machine.

July 7, 2015 morning

Good morning on this Tuesday. It is 74 degrees and cloudy this morning I with noticeable humidity creeping in. Showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout the day with heavier ones later. Look for 85 degrees for a high. Expect oppressive humidity this afternoon with dewpoints exceeding 70.

One of the nice things about summer is hundreds if not thousands of cars disappear from the streets of Albany. I don’t know if it’s because the private schools close and teachers aren’t working summers or its the cars have left for vacation lands in the Adirondacks and beyond. It just means that the traffic is so much lighter,  making commutes so much easier. There is almost no back up on 787 anymore.