October 29, 2020 Night

Good evening! Heavy rain and 41 degrees in Delmar, NY. β˜” There is a north breeze at 10 mph. πŸƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 7 am. β˜ƒοΈ

Kind of a dreary day. β˜” I worked from home all day and it poured for most of the afternoon into the evening but I guess it’s helping with the rain deficit. Being so wet and with increased threat of snow and ice I’m calling off my weekend plans – even though with work they never were realistic. I would have spent half my weekend shivering in a tent next to the heater and laptop.

Tonight will rain before 3am, then rain and snow. 🌧 Low of 33 degrees at 6am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 13th. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2019, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 57 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1969.

With the rain this evening, no walk. 🚢🏻I ended up reading some articles about various things on my phone πŸ“± and scrolling through various Wikipedia articles. Kind of a dull but busy day. πŸ’¦ Rain is really pouring on the roof today but it will be snow by morning. Maybe a lot in the mountains?

Tonight will have a Full 🌝 Moon with 97% illuminated. At 9 PM, the moon was in the southeast (126Β°) at an altitude of 37Β° from the horizon, some 251,961 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. πŸš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by May 8th. Buckle up for safety! πŸ’Ί The Blue 🌝 Moon is on Saturday, October 31. The darkest hour is at 12:40 am, followed by dawn at 6:58 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:27 am in the east-southeast (108Β°) and last for 3 minutes and 3 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 8:07 am with sun in the east-southeast (115Β°). Tonight will have 13 hours and 35 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm. 🌧 High of 39 degrees at 3pm. 15 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 6th. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 80 was set in 1946. 0.1 inches of snow fell back in 1925.❄

I thought originally it would clear out early tomorrow but hearing all that rain pound down β˜” I’m pulling the plug on the weekend for staying closer to home 🏑 and working from home and then going out to the folks house on Sunday. 🍲

I am leaning towards voting in person on Tuesday now. πŸ—³ I thought about mailing πŸ“¬ my ballot back on Monday just to stick my tongue 😝 out at the system but it silly and it turns out that my polling place has moved across from the bus stop. 🚏I’ll just vote on my way to work or if there is a line drop off my absentee ballot.

In four weeks on November 26 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (242Β°) at 4:24 pm (Standard Time),πŸŒ„ which is one hour, 26 minutes and 54 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 58 and 34 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 44 and 29 degrees. The record high of 67 degrees was set back in 1979.

Looking ahead, Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ is in 4 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise βŒ›οΈ is in 6 weeks, Christmas Eve πŸŽ… is in 8 weeks, Cold Moon πŸŒ• is in 2 months, New Years Eve πŸŽ† is in 9 weeks, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 11 weeks, Wolf Moon πŸŒ• is in 13 weeks, 38th Birthday πŸŽ‰ is in 3 months, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day πŸ₯› is in 15 weeks and National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 16 weeks.

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High School Drop Outs Over Age 25

This interactive map shows the percentage of the population over age 25 which lacks a High School Diploma in New York State. Cooler colors mean a lower percentage of adults without high school diplomas, a warmer color means more adults without high school diplomas.

Data Source: US Census, Educational Attainment by Census Tract. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t

October 29, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Four weeks to Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ. Foggy and 40 degrees at the Bethlehem Central High School. 🌁 Out for my morning walk. 🚢🏻 Calm wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 6 am. β˜ƒοΈ

Out for my morning walk 🚢🏻. Foggy but I don’t think it’s that cold but I’m dressed in layers. 🧣 I think I will I work from home 🏑 today although I don’t mind the trip downtown 🚍, it kind of breaks up the day.

Today will rain, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. 🌧 High of 44 degrees at 11am. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 24th. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 64 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 1946. 3.8 inches of snow fell back in 2011.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:40 pm with sun having an altitude of 33.7Β° from the due south horizon (-37.1Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 5:13 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (245Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west-southwest (252Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:53 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 2 seconds with dusk around 6:20 pm, which is one minute and 22 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 44 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 25 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 36 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain before 2am, then rain and snow. 🌧 Low of 33 degrees at 6am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 17th. North wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2019, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 57 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1969.

Doesn’t look like much snow 🌨 tonight. All rain here but the weather it’s hard to say what they’ll get in the mountains. I increasingly doubt I’ll head out of town this weekend but I could change my mind. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

Cold but sunny β˜€ for Halloween. πŸŽƒ Saturday, sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind. Sunday, a chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Typical average high for the weekend is 54 degrees.

Paid my $99 for the truck registration. 🚘 I am really tired 😴 of all the costs of motoring, so I’m increasingly thinking about getting rid of having a car come next year. I think bicycling 🚴 would be so much healthier if I can figure what is a reliable bike. I also have to get my inspection done next month.

I am thinking about now Voting on Election Day πŸ—³ or at least dropping off my absentee ballot there. It turns out that this year my polling place is right next door to my bus stop 🚍 and I usually end up going downtown on Tuesdays so that might be the best option for me.

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until Thanksgiving πŸ¦ƒ when the sun will be setting at 4:25 pm with dusk at 4:56 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 58 and 34 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 44 degrees. We hit a record high of 67 back in 1979.

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