June 23, 2016 Night

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Good evening! Mostly clear and 64 degrees in Delmar. There is a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. The dew point is a comfortable 44.

Mostly packed for camping this weekend. I do have to stop on the way out and pick up some groceries. But should be a great but warm weekend. Fishing, camping, paddling Sprite Creek from Stewart Landing to West Canada Lake, camping and the Potholers.

Tonight will be clear, with a low around 52. Seven degrees below normal. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1932. Only eight degrees above the record low tonight – but still late June is fairly warm.

Tonight we have a Waning Gibbous Moon with 80% illuminated. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 5:18 am with the first light at 4:44 am, which is 21 seconds later then today. Mornings are slowly but surely getting later each day. In contrast, we are still picking up a few additional seconds of daylight every day. The latest sunset of the year is on Sunday, June 26th. After that, the days start getting shorter.

Friday will be sunny, with a high near 81. One degrees above normal. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. The record high of 96 was set in 1943. Should be a very nice day with more low humidity temperatures.

Looking ahead, State Fair Opens is in 9 weeks and Thanksgiving is in 22 weeks.

A nice warm but low humidity weekend on tap.

Friday Night. Mostly Clear and 56 degrees.
Saturday. Sunny and 85 degrees.
Saturday Night. Mostly Clear and 58 degrees.
Sunday. Sunny and 91 degrees.
Sunday Night. Partly Cloudy and 62 degrees.

More humidity next week but cooler with a possibility of some much needed rain in the form of thunderstorms.

Monday. Partly Sunny and 85 degrees.
Monday Night. Chance of Showers and 64 degrees.
Tuesday. Chance of T-storms and 83 degrees.
Tuesday Night. Chance of T-storms and 60 degrees.
Wednesday. Mostly Sunny and 80 degrees.

I’ve started to dig into CDC death statistics. They make some pretty interesting maps. Suicide statistics are fascinating, especially how suicide is much more common in the western part of the United States and parts of the Bible belt, but rarer in Texas and parts of the deep south. A follow up map will have to look at the rate of firearm suicide versus non-firearm suicides in each county. With the gun debate this would be an interesting one. Then maybe look as the other fatal diseases like lung cancer. Interesting stuff.

June 23, 2016 Evening

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Good evening! Partly cloudy and 82 degrees in Albany, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 15 mph. The dew point is a comfortable 40. Hardly a drop of humidity in the air.

Today was just one of those days. I survived it I think though. Just kind of a major headache. Tomorrow is Friday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 55. Four degrees below normal. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. The record low of 44 occured back in 1932.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 7 seconds later than yesterday. Tonight we have a Waning Gibbous Moon with 85% illuminated. July’s Buck Moon is on Tuesday, July 19th.

Friday will be sunny, with a high near 82. Two degrees above normal. Light north wind. The record high of 96 was set in 1943.

Lots of sun this weekend. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 91. Warm but not a lot of humidTypical average high for the weekend is 80 degrees. Best chance of rain in on mom

In four weeks on July 21 the sun will be setting at 8:25 pm, which is 11 minutes earlier then today. The average high is 83 degrees, and the record for that date is 101 degrees was set back in 1930.

June 23, 2016 8 AM Update

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As we head into the 9 o’clock hour, it’s partly cloudy and 62 degrees in Albany, NY. Rapidly clearing. The dew point is still around 48.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Pretty nice weather, better than expected, and typical temperature for late June. Low humidity, very comfortable. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. The record high of 96 was set in 1888.

Tonight the sun will set at 8:36 pm with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 7 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 15 hours and 18 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 12 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 55. Four degrees below normal. A bit cool but not too bad under very pleasant skies. North wind 3 to 7 mph. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1932.

On this day in 1969, Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Certainly that was a big change for the country. Times change and sometimes we need a change in the court to balance things out. That said, I’m not crazy about a liberal court chipping away at our Second Amendment rights. The court should expand not decrease freedom. I’m a liberal Democrat, but the Republicans have to Dump Trump somehow, otherwise we are going to have a president by acclimation.

There are 9 weeks until State Fair Opens when the sun will be setting at 7:39 pm with dusk at 8:09 pm. The average high temperature is 79 degrees, with a record high of 99 in 1947.

June 23, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Thursday. Partly cloudy and 58 degrees in Albany, NY. The dew point is a comfortable 48.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Typical for today. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. The record high of 96 was set in 1888.