Total Solar ECLIPSE 2024

Posted on January 28, 2024 by hunter

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.

Syracuse will be in the path of totality for about 1 1/2 minutes for Eclipse 2024
April 8,2024 3:23PM

Visit the NASA Website
for all things Solar Eclipse Related…

Eclipse 2024: Does it matter if I go to where the sun is totally blocked?

The short answer is yes.

In just 3 days, the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse will slice through Central New York.

The total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024, is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

You will do yourself a huge favor to travel to an area that experiences totality. You might be asking isn’t close enough to totality good enough? No.

It’s like if you were going to a concert or special event. Would you go 90% of the way there and not see it or would you go the whole way to see the event? That’s a silly question. You’d go the whole way!

Our local News Station: LocalSyr
has some good info on Solar Eclipse 2024 updated with new links and info frequestly.

On April 8, 2024, the second total solar eclipse in the U.S. in less than seven years will travel up through the country from Texas to Maine. The 2024 eclipse, known as the “Great North American Eclipse,” promises to be even more spectacular than the historic 2017 eclipse, crossing over or coming close to more major cities and with a maximum duration of totality that’s almost two minutes longer!

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Eclipse Cities

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The Winter Storm That Happened the Year You Were Born

Posted on December 5, 2023 by hunter

The story below was published on our local (Syracuse,New York) News website, I found it interesting to see all the major winter storms, take a look…
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STACKER (WSYR-TV) — The United States has seen a wide range of winters over the past century. There have been warm years where folks could stroll through parks in February to turbulent, frigid seasons where people had to hunker down inside.

There were years when blizzards swept in unannounced, covering huge swaths of the country in blankets of snow, while other years brought hurricane-force winds to cities and towns across the nation.

New England experiences a large number of hurricane-level storms and cyclones, mainly from nor’easters that form in Canada and travel south.

To give you an idea of how these winters have played out over time, Stacker put together a list featuring information and statistics for each year of the past century, beginning in 1922 right up through 2002.
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Winter Storms

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Syracuse had it’s driest Fall in decades

Posted on December 2, 2023 by hunter

Syracuse just experienced its driest fall season in 25 years with parts of the Finger Lakes currently under drought conditions.

For the just completed fall months of September through November, Syracuse recorded just 7.21” of rain which is more than three inches below normal and the 26th driest fall. That makes it the driest fall season since 1998 when just 7.00” fell.

The breakdown of this fall showed each month with a rainfall deficit: September was off 1.39”, October down 1.42” and November .48”

The dry weather the last three months has put the Finger Lakes under “Abnormally Dry” conditions while parts of western New York are in ‘Moderate’ or ‘Severe’ drought. Areas around Rochester and just to its southwest have had less than six inches the last 90 days!

The driest fall on record in Syracuse was 1913 when just 3.73” fell. Records in Syracuse go back to 1903.

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Fairmount Hills / CamillusWeather – 13 Years Online !

Posted on October 15, 2023 by hunter

Today October 15 marks 13 years reporting weather conditions for the Fairmount / Camillus area!
(4748 Days worth of Data)
12 Years Online

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Record High For October

Posted on October 8, 2023 by hunter

October 4,2023

89° *(92.5°)  Syracuse not only broke the daily record high for October: (84 set in 1931 and 2017) but also broke the all-time temperature for any day in October!

  • 89° breaks the all-time warmest for any day in October: (88° October 1st 2019 )
  • 3rd straight 80°+ day
  • Most consecutive 80° days in October: 4 days: (3 times 1947, twice 1949)

    • * Recorded here at Fairmount Hills

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    Changing Clocks for the Last Time? Latest News on Daylight Saving Time….

    Posted on September 30, 2023 by hunter

    The History of DST and the Movement to Stop Changing the Clocks
    When clocks sprung ahead on Sunday, March 12, 2023, many hoped it would be the last time. The Senate passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, yet it never passed the House. Whats next? Is Daylight Savings going to end? Learn more, including why many Americansfrom farmers to scientistsdislike the twice-yearly time reset.

    Read the entire article below:

    Daylight Saving News

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    2023-2024 Winter Weather Forecast

    Posted on September 15, 2023 by hunter

    The Old Farmers Almanac Winter Forecast 20232024

    The 2024 Old Farmers Almanac is available everywhere, from sea to shining sea! With our official debut, we can unveil the complete 20232024 winter weather forecast. Well share the General Weather Report and Forecast for the U.S., all 18 regional summaries, and a look inside the new 2024 edition.
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    Read the entire 2023-2024 Winter Forecast!

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    Labor Day

    Posted on September 4, 2023 by hunter
    Labor Day USA

    Labor Day USA

    For many, Labor Day means barbecues, boat rides and a day off work. But do young Americans know why we celebrate?

    On the first Monday of every September, Americans enjoy a long weekend marking the unofficial end of summer to celebrate American workers. A national holiday since 1894, Labor Day honors the U.S. labor movement and recognizes the many contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of America.
    The push to recognize American laborers dates back to the 1880s, at a time when working conditions were often unsafe and people were overworked. Increasingly popular labor unions began to organize in protest and fight for reform. The first Labor Day parade was in 1882, when 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march in New York City, according to History.com.

    So enjoy your last long weekend of the year, unofficial end of Summer, and back to work on Tuesday!!

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    Summer 2023 – Days of 90° F in Central New York

    Posted on July 6, 2023 by hunter

    ** Spring / Summer 2023 is here… 17 days of 90°F so far **

    Summer Time.. Summer Time.. Gotta Love it!

    Date Temp
    October 04 92.5°F  (89)
    September 06 96.4°F  (92)
    September 05 90.9°F  (90)
    September 04 91.2°F  (88)
    September 03 91.2°F  (87)
    July 28 94.3°F  (91)
    July 26 91.9°F  (89)
    July 23 90.3°F  (86)
    July 20 90°F  (87)
    July 15 95°F  (90)
    July 11 91°F  (88)
    July 6 98.4°F  (94)
    July 5 93.2°F  (90)
    June 2 91°F  (90)
    June 1 95.2°F  (91)1
    May 31 91.4°F  (89)
    May 30 91.2°F  (86)

    Syracuse Airport (Official) readings are in parentheses
    1Tied the record of 91 set in 1954

    Summer 2022

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    Canadian Wildfires spreading smoke across the Eastern United States

    Posted on June 7, 2023 by hunter

    *** 06/06/2023 *** As it looks like these fires are going to burn for a while, this story will be updated as needed.
    *** 06/09/2023 *** Content updated
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    I can taste the air: Canadian wildfire smoke spreads hazardous haze at home and in U.S.
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. The source of heavy smoke blanketing the Northeastern United States is due to some of the worst forest fires that Canada has ever experienced, and experts say that climate change may make this a more regular occurrence.

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    As of late morning Wednesday, the air quality index (AGI) in Syracuse has gotten so bad it was hazardous. The AQI hit a high for the week over 400, launching the salt city into the highest and most unhealthy level and the smokiest city in the northeastern United States.
    On Wednesday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency is reporting that air quality in upstate New York, in cities such as Rochester and Syracuse, is “very unhealthy” and in some cases “hazardous.”
    t is warning the nearly 150,000 people living in the city of Syracuse to “avoid all outdoor physical activity” until conditions improve.

    The EPA is also reporting “very unhealthy” air quality in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland on the perimeter of the Washington, D.C., area.
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    All of this is to blame on wildfires raging in the province of Quebec in Canada due to parched conditions. Winds carry the smoke straight across international borders, ending up here and to points south. One can only hope and pray for rain to tap down the flames or at least a wind shift to limit this conveyor train of pollutants.

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    CANADA WARNS OF RECORD 2023 WILDFIRE DESTRUCTION AS TRAVELING SMOKE IMPACTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

    In Quebec, more than 100 fires were burning uncontrollably Tuesday.

    One of the biggest concerns from the fires is the air quality.
    “Over the last 20 years, we have never seen such a large area burned so early in the season,” said Natural Resources Canada researcher Yan Boulanger.

    Quebec is currently the hardest-hit province in Canada following a series of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes, according to Norton.
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    New York City is experiencing its worst air quality in recorded history, per FOX Weathers analysis of EPA historical data, affecting millions of people.

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