The forecasts yesterday called for a high of 105° — and every forecaster I saw on TV or heard on the radio reminded the audience that 105° is just one degree away from the all–time record for that date.
I don't know when the record was set, but I have no reason to doubt that 106° is the record for July 30. There are always summer days in Dallas when the temperature exceeds triple digits.
I don't know if we equaled or broke that record yesterday, but, if we didn't, we came close. Late yesterday, around 5 p.m., NOAA reported that the temperature was 103° — and it might very well have been a degree or two higher than that at its peak.
I was worried about my electricity consumption for the last 24 hours. I figured it might exceed 40 kWh.
But I kept my thermostat in the mid–80s and managed to match my consumption for the previous 24 hours, which was 39 kWh.
Yesterday's reading was 4859. This morning's reading was 4898. That means my consumption was, again, 39 kWh.
It did get quite warm in this apartment yesterday afternoon, and the extended forecast calls for at least 100° every day for the next seven days. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up.
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