December 24, 2016 Night
Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 36 degrees in Westerlo. There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 am.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 33 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees above normal. Northwest wind around 9 mph. In 2015, it got down to 35 degrees with periods of rain. The record low of -22 occurred back in 1969.
Had Christmas Dinner at my parents house and now back home watching Its a Wonderful Life. Cheesy yes, but it’s a fun movie to watch on Christmas Eve and I’m feeling lazy.
Waning Crescent Moon tonight with 25% illuminated. The moon will rise around 2:32 am. The New Moon is on Wednesday night with chance of snow showers expected. The Full “Wolf” Moon is on Wednesday night.
Christmas Day will be mostly sunny, with a high of 36 degrees at 1pm. Three degrees above normal. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. A year ago, we had rain and a high of 59 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1889. 19.2 inches of snow fell back in 2002. The sun will rise at 7:24 am with the first light at 6:52 am, which is 22 seconds later then yesterday.
Looking ahead, New Years Eve is Next Saturday, Average High is 40 is in 10 weeks and April Fools Day is in 14 weeks.
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Why Japan Is Obsessed With Kentucky Fried Chicken On Christmas – Smithsonian.
I've never had KFC but it must be good on Christmas in Japan.
Christmas Lights In Palenville.
Driving through Palenville earlier in the week with some of the Christmas lights along the road. Not real pretty but still just some video I captured along the way.
Environmental Conservation Officers Receiving Conservation Funds – NYSDEC.
This does seem like theft of public funds by government employees.
Laser Light Projector
It’s important to have goals in life. Mine is on Monday to get a discount laser light Christmas light projector, so I can light up the trees branches in the wilderness next summer. I like how they only use like a couple of watts and are pretty on the tree branches.
Figure I better get a set this year before the whiny liberals get them banned claiming they cause aeroplanes and rowboats to crash because some drunkard set them up next door to an airport or a wildlife refuge.