0100}. Heavy overcast in AM; light rain early PM, then a few heavy downpours; rain in the evening.
9-05-03: This day, 1973, NWS reord high 91; 1974, NWS low= 37, tying record low. Yesterday, 9/4, NWS hi=
76@1357{farm=74.0@1500}, lo=59@2347{farm=58.0@2400}.Hvy rain before 0700;slow clrg, but shwr 1500
9-06-03: This day, 1974, NWS record low of 38; 1983, NWS record high= 91. Yesterday, 9/5, NWS hi=74@
1522{farm=71.4@1500}, lo=55@2353{farm=51.6@2400}. 78% PPS; mostly overcast AM; very nice PM/eve.
9-07-03: This day, 1998, "0300, severe lightning storm with high wind; Gloversville hit hard." Yesterday, 9/6,
NWS hi=74@1509{farm=70.9@1600}, lo=50@0431{farm=49.1@0700}.100% PPS;glorious day aftr fgy start.
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9-08-03: This day, 1978, NWS record low= 34; "very close to frost at farm." Yesterday, 9/7, NWS hi=79 @1632{farm=75.6@1700}, lo=50@0531{farm=51.6@0300}. 92% PPS; btfl stars/Mars 0330; gorgeous day.
9-09-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/8, NWS hi=73@1529{farm=70.1@1600}, lo=56@2400{farm=48.1
@2400}. Another btfl day; saw Mars and almost full Moon (-2 days) rising over Glenville hill at 2000 hrs.
9-10-03: This day, 1975, "Very light freeze; potatoes killed." 1978, NWS record low= 34. Yesterday, 9-09-03,
NWS hi=72@1518{farm=68.7@1600}, lo=49@0551{farm=43.6@0700}. Same as 8th; btfl sunset across pond.
9-11-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/10, NWS hi=75@1545{farm=74.0@1600}, lo=48@0501{farm=44.7
@0400}. 94% PPS; another gorgeous day with littl wind; "skeeters" ruined enjoying a btfl evening outdoors.
9-12-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/11, NWS hi=80@1553{farm=76.1@1600}, lo=54@0558{farm=54.3
@0500}. 89% PPS; "and the beat goes on;" warm with little wind.
9-13-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/12, NWS hi=77@1511{farm=72.5@1600}, lo=55@2400{farm=52.1
@0700}. 88% PPS; very pleasant day; sky not blue, blue however; wind from east, which is unusual for here.
9-14-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/13, NWS hi=70@1641{farm=66.9@1700}, lo=55@0033{farm=49.7
@0200}. Overcast, threatening day with east wind; no rain until late afternoon, then light.
9-15-03: This day, 1975, NWS record lo= 33. Yesterday, 9/14, NWS hi=81@1502{farm=80.0@1600}, lo=66
@0527{farm=63.3@0100}. 34% PPS, much less at farm; hvy overcast until 1500; then brief sun w/ clds again
9-16-03: This day, 1984, "32 deg. at farm; light frost; nothing hurt, (vegetation) wet from rain." 1984, "spectac- ular fiery double rainbow @ 1900 hrs." 1999, "Hurricane 'Floyd;' 4.95" rain at farm total, w/ 5.6" in 24 hrs at Albany airport for a new 24 hr. record." ["Floyd's" rain began night of 15-16 and went into early hours of 17th;
up to twelve inches fell in the Catskills.] Yesterday, 9/15, NWS hi=81@1422{farm=77.9@1500}, lo=69@2400
{farm=66.9@2400}. 45% PPS; "open and shut" day; wind E-SE-S and strong at times; poor, cloudy evening.
9-17-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/16, NWS hi=74@1425{farm=71.4@1500}, lo=53@2307{farm=53.4
@2300}. Rain before 0500= 0.28" at farm; then a btfl day with 86% PPS; windy; nice evening, too.
9-18-03: This day, 1990, "32 at farm w/ light frost;" 1986, "35, record low for date." Yesterday, 9/17, NWS hi=
75@1519{farm=71.4@1600}. 100% PPS; "Perfectly gorgeous all day & eve; quite windy, however."
9-19-03: No historical info. Yesterday, 9/18, NWS hi=76@1337{farm=71.8@1500}, lo=51@0520{farm=48.4
@0600}. 71% PPS; "Overall a nice day, although windy ESE and chilly early AM." Today, hurricane "Isabel"
came ashore at "the outerbanks" of NC with 105 mph winds and punishing, high surf and 'storm surge.'
Huge storm the size of CO and created havoc as far north as Baltimore. Traveled inland across western VA, PA and across Lake Erie into Canada. No real affects at "The Farm." Only 035" rain here on 20th.
9-20-03: This day, 1979, "first frost, 30 at farm & airport; record low for date;" 1993, "First frost, 31 at airport." Yesterday, 9/19, NWS hi=83@1505{farm=79.6@1600}, lo=59@0004{farm=56.5@0300}. 50% PPS.
9-21-03: This day 1938, 'Long Island/New England Hurricane' occurred, with rain records set at Albany includ-
ing total of 6.28"; 1973, NWS record lo= 29, but rain in late PM on 20th saved the garden. Yesterday, 9/20, NWS hi=74@1437{farm=70.9@1400}, lo=52@2353{farm=49.7@2400}. 56% PPS; poor early AM; fine PM.
9-22-03: This day, 1991, "Vert light frost." Yesterday, 9/21, NWS hi=72@1530{farm=69.2@1600}, lo=46
@0604{farm=45.8@0600}. 100% PPS; sunny, breezy, cool day; nice sunset across the pond.
9-23-03: This day, 1974 and 1976 there was frost at the farm. Yesterday, 9/22, NWS hi=71@1416{farm=67.1
@1500}, lo=49@0348{farm=45.3@0700}. 18% PPS [% possible sunshine] w/ more at farm; cool and windy.
9-24-03: This day, 1974, "Freeze at 28 deg.;" 1976, "Heavy frost;" 1992, "First frost." Yesterday, 9/23, NWS hi=69@1514{farm=67.1@1600}, lo=49@2331{farm=49.2@2400}. Hvy rain during nite&early morning= 1.61".
9-25-03: This day, 1970, NWS high= 89; 1976, "Frost;" 1984, "85 deg., took 'dip' in pond 1900- refreshing;"
1989, "31 at airport (NWS), vine crops killed;" 1992, "Frost again, same temp. as 24th." Yesterday, 9/24' NWS
hi=71@1425{fatm=69.1@1600}, lo=46@0537{farm=43.4@0600}. 88% PPS; gorgeous day; little wind.