Now that we are well into the second week of the month of March, below zero weather is mostly a memory. It sometimes get cold in March, but not that cold, and indeed both the temperatures and day length are rapidly increasing — 3 degrees and 20 minutes a week. In three short weeks, the average temperature will reach 50 degrees, and in five weeks, dusk won’t be until after 8 PM. By April 3rd, the low temperature in Albany is above freezing, although we can still get a decent frost in Albany until May.

Week	Date	Dawn	Sun- rise	Sun- set	Dusk	Day	Avg High	Avg Low	Record Hi	Record Low
0	March 8	5:49 am	6:17 am	5:54 pm	6:22 pm	11:37	41	23	68 (2012)	-2 (1989)
1	March 15	6:37 am	7:05 am	7:02 pm	7:30 pm	11:57	44	25	72 (1989)	1 (1993)
2	March 22	6:24 am	6:53 am	7:10 pm	7:38 pm	12:17	47	28	81 (2012)	2 (1875)
3	March 29	6:12 am	6:40 am	7:18 pm	7:47 pm	12:38	50	31	85 (1946)	0 (1923)
4	April 5	6:00 am	6:28 am	7:26 pm	7:55 pm	12:58	54	33	82 (1928)	14 (2016)
5	April 12	5:47 am	6:17 am	7:34 pm	8:03 pm	13:17	57	36	84 (1977)	13 (1874)
6	April 19	5:36 am	6:05 am	7:42 pm	8:12 pm	13:37	60	39	92 (1976)	18 (1875)
7	April 26	5:24 am	5:55 am	7:50 pm	8:21 pm	13:55	63	41	90 (1990)	24 (1972)
8	May 3	5:14 am	5:45 am	7:58 pm	8:29 pm	14:12	66	43	89 (2001)	29 (1966)
9	May 10	5:05 am	5:37 am	8:06 pm	8:38 pm	14:29	68	45	92 (1970)	28 (1958)
10	May 17	4:57 am	5:30 am	8:13 pm	8:46 pm	14:43	70	47	89 (1977)	30 (1959)
11	May 24	4:50 am	5:24 am	8:20 pm	8:53 pm	14:56	72	50	92 (1964)	29 (1963)
12	May 31	4:46 am	5:20 am	8:26 pm	9:00 pm	15:06	74	52	92 (2013)	34 (1961)
13	June 7	4:43 am	5:17 am	8:31 pm	9:05 pm	15:13	76	54	95 (1999)	37 (1958)
14	June 14	4:42 am	5:16 am	8:34 pm	9:09 pm	15:17	78	56	96 (1892)	39 (1970)
15	June 21	4:42 am	5:17 am	8:36 pm	9:11 pm	15:19	79	58	97 (1938)	41 (1970)
16	June 28	4:45 am	5:20 am	8:37 pm	9:12 pm	15:16	81	60	99 (1901)	43 (1970)

The next few days will be pretty cool, with temperatures running 5-10 degrees below normal with a stiff breeze to keep people bundled up.  The next day we will hit fifty degrees will not be until next Tuesday. But it’s still early March, so colder weather is not unusual. The good news is that in four weeks — by the end of March — temperatures quickly moderate, and in the last three weeks of March, temperatures exceeding 80 degrees are not unheard of. By April 6th, a typical night no longer gets below freezing. And come June, it gets very nice out, as the black flies eat you alive.

Week	Date	Dawn	Sun- rise	Sun- set	Dusk	Day	Avg High	Avg Low	Record Hi	Record Low
0	March 2	5:59 am	6:27 am	5:47 pm	6:15 pm	11:19	39	21	65 (1991)	-4 (1940)
1	March 9	5:47 am	6:15 am	5:55 pm	6:23 pm	11:40	41	23	81 (2016)	-14 (1943)
2	March 16	6:35 am	7:03 am	7:03 pm	7:31 pm	12:00	44	26	82 (1990)	4 (1980)
3	March 23	6:23 am	6:51 am	7:12 pm	7:40 pm	12:20	47	28	80 (1938)	-4 (1875)
4	March 30	6:10 am	6:39 am	7:20 pm	7:48 pm	12:40	51	31	86 (1986)	7 (1970)
5	April 6	5:58 am	6:27 am	7:28 pm	7:56 pm	13:00	54	34	82 (1921)	14 (1943)
6	April 13	5:46 am	6:15 am	7:35 pm	8:05 pm	13:20	57	37	87 (1977)	19 (1874)
7	April 20	5:34 am	6:04 am	7:43 pm	8:13 pm	13:39	61	39	93 (1941)	19 (1875)
8	April 27	5:23 am	5:53 am	7:51 pm	8:22 pm	13:58	63	41	91 (1962)	26 (1963)
9	May 4	5:13 am	5:44 am	7:59 pm	8:30 pm	14:15	66	44	91 (1944)	28 (1985)
10	May 11	5:04 am	5:36 am	8:07 pm	8:39 pm	14:31	68	46	90 (1911)	29 (2010)
11	May 18	4:56 am	5:29 am	8:14 pm	8:47 pm	14:45	70	48	94 (1962)	29 (1981)
12	May 25	4:50 am	5:23 am	8:21 pm	8:54 pm	14:57	72	50	94 (1981)	30 (1956)
13	June 1	4:45 am	5:19 am	8:27 pm	9:01 pm	15:07	74	52	94 (1918)	35 (1945)
14	June 8	4:42 am	5:17 am	8:31 pm	9:06 pm	15:14	76	54	93 (2011)	38 (1951)
15	June 15	4:42 am	5:17 am	8:35 pm	9:10 pm	15:18	78	57	96 (1988)	42 (1985)
16	June 22	4:43 am	5:18 am	8:37 pm	9:12 pm	15:18	80	59	95 (1954)	37 (1940)

The winter fades away …

Ice melts…

Slowly but surely …

Spring returns …