by FLEK Admin | Aug 9, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:47 AM Sunset: 8:04 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 17 minutes One of the most torrid spells of summer weather was underway on this date in 1944. Temperatures in most valleys locations topped 90 degrees for a solid week, peaking on the 11th, when...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 9, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Full “Sturgeon” Moon runs low across the southern skies. The Moon gets its name from the large fish found in the Great Lakes and other large bodies of water, which were easier to catch in August. European settlers sometimes knew this as the “Corn” Moon....
by FLEK Admin | Aug 8, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:46 AM Sunset: 8:05 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 19 minutes Dry weather during the summer of 1909 resulted in wide swings of temperatures, both daily as well as during the month. On this date thermometers raced from a comfortable 58 degrees in the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 8, 2025 | NightSky
Today: While the Moon approaches Full, though rather low in the southeast, look to the zenith – the top of the sky – where a bright star shines with a steely-blue light. Vega ranks as the 4th brightest star in the heavens, twice as massive as our Sun,...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 7, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:44 AM Sunset: 8:07 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 23 minutes On this date in 1918, many thermometers hovered near the century mark during a brief but blistering heat wave. Earlier that week, temperatures dropped to the 30s on the 4th. By the 7th and 8th...
