We are now about two weeks out from 2018, with Easter about 16 weeks away. We still have some cooling to happen before we reach the coldest time of year, but slowly we will start digging ourselves out winter and warmer weather that is norm in spring time will once again return.
Week |
Date |
Dawn |
Sun-
rise |
Sun-
set |
Dusk |
Day |
Avg High |
Avg Low |
Record Hi |
Record Low |
0 |
Dec 12 |
6:45 am |
7:16 am |
4:22 pm |
4:54 pm |
9:05 |
37 |
23 |
62 (1979) |
-12 (1988) |
1 |
Dec 19 |
6:49 am |
7:21 am |
4:24 pm |
4:56 pm |
9:02 |
35 |
20 |
54 (1895) |
-13 (1973) |
2 |
Dec 26 |
6:52 am |
7:24 am |
4:28 pm |
5:00 pm |
9:04 |
33 |
18 |
59 (1895) |
-17 (1914) |
3 |
Jan 2 |
6:53 am |
7:25 am |
4:34 pm |
5:06 pm |
9:08 |
31 |
16 |
61 (1890) |
-20 (1970) |
4 |
Jan 9 |
6:53 am |
7:24 am |
4:41 pm |
5:12 pm |
9:16 |
30 |
15 |
62 (2008) |
-20 (1968) |
5 |
Jan 16 |
6:50 am |
7:21 am |
4:49 pm |
5:20 pm |
9:27 |
30 |
14 |
62 (1995) |
-16 (1971) |
6 |
Jan 23 |
6:46 am |
7:16 am |
4:58 pm |
5:28 pm |
9:41 |
31 |
14 |
64 (1906) |
-20 (1970) |
7 |
Jan 30 |
6:40 am |
7:10 am |
5:07 pm |
5:36 pm |
9:56 |
31 |
15 |
56 (2013) |
-12 (1965) |
8 |
Feb 6 |
6:33 am |
7:02 am |
5:16 pm |
5:45 pm |
10:13 |
33 |
16 |
55 (1991) |
-20 (1948) |
9 |
Feb 13 |
6:24 am |
6:53 am |
5:25 pm |
5:54 pm |
10:31 |
34 |
17 |
58 (1900) |
-18 (1875) |
10 |
Feb 20 |
6:15 am |
6:43 am |
5:34 pm |
6:03 pm |
10:50 |
36 |
18 |
66 (1930) |
-16 (1966) |
11 |
Feb 27 |
6:04 am |
6:32 am |
5:43 pm |
6:11 pm |
11:10 |
38 |
20 |
61 (1997) |
-13 (1940) |
12 |
Mar 6 |
5:53 am |
6:21 am |
5:51 pm |
6:19 pm |
11:30 |
40 |
22 |
63 (1974) |
-21 (1948) |
13 |
Mar 13 |
6:41 am |
7:09 am |
7:00 pm |
7:28 pm |
11:50 |
43 |
24 |
70 (2012) |
-6 (1885) |
14 |
Mar 20 |
6:28 am |
6:56 am |
7:08 pm |
7:36 pm |
12:11 |
46 |
27 |
78 (2012) |
2 (1967) |
15 |
Mar 27 |
6:16 am |
6:44 am |
7:16 pm |
7:44 pm |
12:31 |
49 |
30 |
78 (1998) |
11 (1975) |
16 |
Apr 3 |
6:04 am |
6:32 am |
7:24 pm |
7:52 pm |
12:51 |
53 |
33 |
79 (1981) |
16 (1954) |
"Copenhagen, population 800, had 59.1 inches of snow as of midnight, according to the National Weather Service. And Bill Hanchek, the National Weather Service observer who measures that snow in his back yard, said another 4 inches has fallen since then."
"A new era opened without much fanfare Monday, while a local icon met the end of the line. Norfolk Southern Train 36T was the first to travel over the new Portage Viaduct, according to railroad officials. It crossed over the Genesee River on a cold afternoon. Traffic has ceased on the older, 142-year-old span thatโs been an area hallmark for generations."
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Trump family tried to vote absentee in the NYC mayoral election:
- MELANIA: Didn't follow directions to sign envelope so her vote didn't count
- IVANKA: Sent it on election day, too late
- JARED: Never sent ballot
- DONALD: Got his own b-day wrong by a month
Honestly, voting by absentee is relatively easy to do. Just don't do any mistakes done by the Trump family.
It varies in our state on how much local schools are funded via local property taxes versus state aid. Generally, downstate and more affluent suburbs rely more on local property taxes then upstate communities. The school districts in the Adirondack Park and Catskill Park are heavily reliant on property taxes -- but they also receive significant amounts of aid in form of property taxes paid on state land in those school districts.