Daniel Kessler
@dak4blizzard.bsky.social
Mostly focused on climate, weather, geography, and sports. Plus some politics and urban planning.
"Snow" it goes...
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
"Snow" it goes...
29.1°F as a daily mean for DC covering Dec to Feb would be generationally cold for its present climate, which is 39.7°F over those months. That was colder than the winter avg for Scranton, PA (30.5°F) and Erie, PA (30.4°F). The suburbs would be challenging Buffalo's winter avg (27.8°F).
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
29.1°F as a daily mean for DC covering Dec to Feb would be generationally cold for its present climate, which is 39.7°F over those months. That was colder than the winter avg for Scranton, PA (30.5°F) and Erie, PA (30.4°F). The suburbs would be challenging Buffalo's winter avg (27.8°F).
The sun doesn't get to vote this year
January 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The sun doesn't get to vote this year
Hear me out. It predicts a warming trend into July.
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hear me out. It predicts a warming trend into July.
60 Minutes → 60 Minions
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
60 Minutes → 60 Minions
Well, Bill Clinton was president at the time. This has valid potential to hit him hard.
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Well, Bill Clinton was president at the time. This has valid potential to hit him hard.
Judging by performance and history, I'm pretty sure there are more baseball players than football players on the Arizona Cardinals. Maybe they can be a minor league affiliate for the Diamondbacks.
December 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Judging by performance and history, I'm pretty sure there are more baseball players than football players on the Arizona Cardinals. Maybe they can be a minor league affiliate for the Diamondbacks.
31st day in my book
December 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
31st day in my book
A combined 0.6 inches over 7 Decembers – wow!
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A combined 0.6 inches over 7 Decembers – wow!
I wonder if the temps are even colder to the SE of that.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I wonder if the temps are even colder to the SE of that.
The Joe Rob 'Em Experience
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Joe Rob 'Em Experience
Yep, no one ever talks about the why. Spread the word! 🙂
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Yep, no one ever talks about the why. Spread the word! 🙂
This shift is declination. The angle of shifting is equal to latitude. So, at 90° it's fully up–down. At the equator, it's fully north–south (the shifting parallels the horizon).
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This shift is declination. The angle of shifting is equal to latitude. So, at 90° it's fully up–down. At the equator, it's fully north–south (the shifting parallels the horizon).
These date displacements from the solstice reduce as you go poleward because of how the sun's path shifts. At high latitudes, the shift is very up–down; at low latitudes it's much more north–south. The more vertical the shift, the less impact the equation of time has on the date displacements.
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
These date displacements from the solstice reduce as you go poleward because of how the sun's path shifts. At high latitudes, the shift is very up–down; at low latitudes it's much more north–south. The more vertical the shift, the less impact the equation of time has on the date displacements.
Every Thursday when there's a good NFL matchup. So, mathematically once a year.
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Every Thursday when there's a good NFL matchup. So, mathematically once a year.
I think only when the Lions win.
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think only when the Lions win.
Fair metric. Coolidge (Republican) was president 100 years ago (1923–29); he was fiscally conservative. Taft (1909–13) is arguably the first president to set a consistent trend of Republicans being fiscally conservative. Chester Arthur (1881–85) could work, but Teddy Roosevelt was a big exception.
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fair metric. Coolidge (Republican) was president 100 years ago (1923–29); he was fiscally conservative. Taft (1909–13) is arguably the first president to set a consistent trend of Republicans being fiscally conservative. Chester Arthur (1881–85) could work, but Teddy Roosevelt was a big exception.
Right. I can think of 2 shorter alternatives to match your wording:
• Adapting to the standard time change
• Adapting off of daylight saving time
"Adapting to standard time" also works and is even simpler.
• Adapting to the standard time change
• Adapting off of daylight saving time
"Adapting to standard time" also works and is even simpler.
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Right. I can think of 2 shorter alternatives to match your wording:
• Adapting to the standard time change
• Adapting off of daylight saving time
"Adapting to standard time" also works and is even simpler.
• Adapting to the standard time change
• Adapting off of daylight saving time
"Adapting to standard time" also works and is even simpler.
That's in March
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
That's in March
Death by donut. Not a bad way to go.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Death by donut. Not a bad way to go.
Trump: "For 1,000,000,000 years, communism has not worked."
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump: "For 1,000,000,000 years, communism has not worked."
"Dam", I missed it!
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Dam", I missed it!
Main thing will be protecting the votes and the voting sites.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Main thing will be protecting the votes and the voting sites.
I believe that's 3 away from a supermajority
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I believe that's 3 away from a supermajority
They won't, but it'll make them hesitate and possibly invite more guests like you on to set the record straight
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
They won't, but it'll make them hesitate and possibly invite more guests like you on to set the record straight