Today October 15 marks 13 years reporting weather conditions for the Fairmount / Camillus area!
(4748 Days worth of Data)
12 Years Online
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!
* Recorded here at Fairmount Hills
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. What’s next? Is Daylight Savings going to end? Learn more, including why many Americans—from farmers to scientists—dislike the twice-yearly time reset.
Read the entire article below:
The Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast 2023–2024
The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac is available everywhere, from sea to shining sea! With our official debut, we can unveil the complete 2023–2024 winter weather forecast. We’ll share the General Weather Report and Forecast for the U.S., all 18 regional summaries, and a look inside the new 2024 edition.
Read the entire 2023-2024 Winter Forecast!
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!!
** 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
*** 06/06/2023 *** As it looks like these fires are going to burn for a while, this story will be updated as needed.
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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.
Canadian wildfires
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.
Wildfire map
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.
Read more Wildfires
New York City is experiencing its worst air quality in recorded history, per FOX Weather’s analysis of EPA historical data, affecting millions of people.
NYC – Smoke
One of the main things that stands out about this current winter season is the lack of snowfall…again.
Through the end of March, Syracuse has only accumulated 65.6″ of snow for the season. Not only is this close to 60″ below normal for this point in the season, but it’s also almost 10″ below last year’s seasonal total by March 31st (which was 74″).
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Here in Fairmount/Camillus we are approximately 8 miles West of Syracuse Hancock Airport, so we get snow when officially the Airport doesn’t.
Here my totals stand at: 78″ with 34 days of actual measurable snowfall.
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Third snowless winter in a row
Last winter and the one prior ended up on the top 10 least snowy winter seasons. If you do not include our current winter season, in fifth place is the 2020-2021 season with 73.3?, and in 6th place is last year 2021-2022 with 76.0?.
Data and some highlights, courtesy of:Localsyr
The month of April averages 3.0? of snow, so we shall see how the next few weeks play out. Our current pattern favors accumulating snowfall for the higher elevations outside of Syracuse.
Syracuse’s Snowiest March months
Happy 2023…
Hoping for a better year than the SHIT SHOW OF 2022
Installed new Lithium Batteries in the transmitter today, when the temp dipped into the 30’s the console showed a low battery.
Better to get it done now than in January or February.