Warm, sunny and a historic comment about national leaders

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have plenty of sunshine with an expected high of 82ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies then becoming cloudy after midnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low  of 54ºF. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. 

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 83%, the dew point is 53ºF, its 64.4ºF outside with a wind chill of 64.4ºF.

The wind direction is West between 2.2 MPH and 4.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.14 / HPA 1020.6 and rising with a weather graphic predicting sun.

The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:01 a.m. Sunset is 8:11 P.M. Moon rise is at 11:56 p.m. and the moon phase is Waning gibbous.

The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta Maine is:

METAR KAUG 261053Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01560111

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear, warm skies today. 

We didn’t receive any rain here in the past 24 hours. Sad to say all of yesterday’s rain went completely around us.

I post the following so that presidential candidates are reminded that foreign policy matters are not a topic for humor or vague campaign promises.  Those of us who vote pay close attention to history and recall historic records such as the one what follows.

“Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But,

after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy

or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. ... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy.

All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works

the same way in any country.”

Hermann Göring. Statement at the Nuremberg trials, April 18, 1946

Think about that Donald.