cold, windy day with little sun until late PM; clear, cold night. Today, sunrise at 0722, sunset at 1624 EST, as it was yesterday. The shortest days of the year. See tomorrow.
12-22-03: Yesterday, 12/21, NWS hi=31@1429{farm=33.1@1500}, lo=9@0300{farm=7.6@0700}. Only 16% sunshine; unusual for farm to reach a higher temperature than the Albany NWS station at the Albany airport.
Today, winter began at 0244 hrs. The sun rose at 0723 and sets at 1625 EST..
12-23-03: Yesterday, 12/22, NWS hi=43@1501{farm=40.4@1400}, lo=28@0448{farm=9.7@0400.} Another cloudy day with only 26PPS; warm PM with late sun; can't explain big difference in the two "lo" readings.
12-24-03: Yesterday, 12/23, NWS hi=51@1534{farm=48.5@1500}, lo=30@0442{farm=25.1@0200}. 47PPS;
sunny to partially sunny until mid- afternoon, when clouds moved in from south/southwest; rain on the way.
12-25-03: Yesterdy, 12/24, NWS hi=53{farm=50.4@1700}, lo=39{farm=34.9@2400}. Heavy rain in afternoon with light rain in the AM; total at farm= 0.78"; normal daily average temperature now down to 25 degees F.
12-26-03: Yesterday, 12/25, NWS hi=41{farm=36.5@1000}, lo=31{farm=29.1@2100}. 24% of possible sun-
shine (PPS), all in the afternoon; trace of precipitation (NWS).
12-27-03: Yesterday, 12/26, NWS hi= 37@2329{farm=33.9@1500}, lo=34@0805{farm=29.7@0400}. One
PPS; gray day with a trace of precipitation (NWS).
12-28-03: Yesterday, 12/27, NWS hi=40@1534{farm=37.5@1400}, lo=25@2400{farm=17.7@2400}.
100% of possible sunshine; a wonderful day for late December; like an early spring day!
12-29-03: Yesterday, 12/28, NWS hi=41@1505{farm=37.6@1200}, lo=19@0706{farm=17.0@0400}. 88% of
possible sunshine; another "spring" day after a chill start.
12-30-03: NWS hi=49@1534{farm=46.0@1500}, lo=21@0656{farm=19.8@0800}. 100 % of possible sun-
shine; little wind; a glorious day again after another chill start; clear evening sky with btfl stars.
12-31-03: Yesterday, 12/30, NWS hi=45@1217{farm=38.1@0400}, lo=37@2358{farm=33.3@0200 and other times in early AM}. Light rain in AM = 0.16" at the farm; a few light snow showers in the afternoon.
1-1-04: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2004! Yesterday, 12/31, NWS hi=45@2250{farm=42.2@2000}, lo=36 @2058
(NWS typo?; more likely @ 0858){farm=31.5@0700}. 41PPS; dark AM; bright PM.Today, norm avg tmp=23
1-2-04: Yesterday, 1/1, NWS hi=39@0023{farm=35.8@1300}, lo=27@2330{farm=25.0@2400}. A glimpse of sun all day (1PPS); dark, damp, unpleasant day, but with no precipitation.
1-3-04: Yesterday, 1/2, NWS hi=38@2146{farm=33.0@1500}, lo=24@0226{farm=23.1@0200}.
No sunshine; fine, wet snow 0800-1000 = 1/2"; damp, dark AM, but somewhat better PM but not pleasant.
1-4-04: Yesterday, 1/3, NWS hi=46@1926{farm=40.9@1400}, lo=35@0124{farm=31.2@0200}. No sunshine
again; rain (0.27" at farm) in AM; a damp miserable day despite nice temp in PM; very dense fog late afternoon.
1-5-04: Yesterday, 1/4, NWS hi=46@0530{farm=40.6@0300}, lo=28@2400{farm=25.6@2400}.
No sunshine; little wind; temp dropped all day, was 36 @ 1000; light snow began 2100.
1-6-05: Yesterday, 1/5, NWS hi=34@2107{farm=28.4@2100}, lo=26@0750{farm=24.4@2300}. Again, no
sunshine; snow ended erly AM w/ 3"; then freezg very light mist all day; snow became ice crustd;stdy temp=25
1-7-04: Yesterday, 1/6, NWS hi=32@0246{farm=28.8@1300}, lo=14@2237{farm=10.2@2300}. 52% of possible sunshine; heavy snow squall 1400 with strong wind SE, but short lived; crystal clr night; 14 deg@2000
1-8-04: Yesterday, 1/7, NWS hi=21@1637{farm=18.2@1400}, lo=12@2400{farm=9.0@2400}. PPS = 71;
bright, mostly sunny day but windy with blowing snow; cold in the open; another crystal clear night and cold!
1-9-04: yesterday, 1/8, NWS hi=14@1653{farm=12.1@1500}, lo=1@2400{farm=m2.9@2400}. 37 PPS; sim-
ilar to yesterday but colder with less wind, therefore less windchill; seemed brighter at farm than 37% sunshine
1-10-04: Yesterday, 1/9, NWS hi=2@1501{farm=m1.7@1500}, lo=m8@2400{farm=m12.4@0700}. 94PPS;
A btfl winter day, except very cold; fortunately little wind; a clear btfly starry evening and another cold one.
1-11-04: Yesterday, 1/10, NWS hi=4@1557{farm=m0.7@1500}, lo=m11@0723{farm=m15.8@0800}. 100% of possible sunshine; fortunately, little wind; needless to say, a gorgeous, frigid day; clear. cold night again-stars
1-12-04: Yesterday, 1/11. NWS hi=23@2314{farm=17.6@2400}, lo=m6@0510{farm=m10.0@0100(and for several hours)}. 31PPS all in AM; very slow warm up until late aftrnn;brief snow early aftrnn; lite snow 1600>
1-13-04: Yesterday, 1/12, NWS hi=30@2013{farm=26.2@1600}, lo=21@0058{farm=17.4@0100}. No sun-
shine; 1.5" snow before 0700; light snow off and on all day afterward; sky cleared in the evening.