The summer has really been full of surprises for me this year.
Before the summer began, I was fearful. I expected a repeat of last summer, which was extremely hot. If I am not mistaken, Dallas either set or equaled the record for most triple–digit temperature days. And, of course, there was little, if any, rain last summer so it was hot, dry — miserable.
Even though they still tell us we are in drought conditions, those conditions are sure to have been eased a bit by this summer. We've had rain from time to time and occasional cool fronts.
When you live in Texas, you expect summerlike heat for about five or six months of the year.
But there is a difference between normal heat and extreme heat. This summer, we have had what is historically normal for north Texas — lot of days with temperatures in the 90s punctuated by a few triple–digit days and some other days with temperatures in the 80s.
The last few days qualify as normal heat, but, if the latest forecasts (which call for highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s early in the week) are correct, we are due for some sub–normal temperatures soon.
I sent a lot of yesterday in the Richland newsroom yesterday, which probably accounts for my low electricity consumption. It was a little higher than the day before but not much. Yesterday's reading indicated 18 kWh was consumed between Thursday and Friday.
That reading was 5413. This morning's reading was 5435 so my consumption was 22 kWh.
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