Last night was supposed to be the coldest it's ever been on this date.
I guess it was. The temperature was 41° (wind chill was 36°) when I got up this morning.
In two days it will be the anniversary of my mother's death. I usually go out to the cemetery on that day. It was a Saturday last year, and I went early. I remember how brutally hot and humid it was — not as bad as it could be, but hotter and muggier than it tends to be in north Texas in early May.
No chance of that this year. The forecast indicates that we'll be lucky if the temperature reaches 70° on Sunday.
Electricitywise, that's fine with me. Ever since I have had downstairs neighbors, I have seen for myself (via my daily monitoring of my meter) that cooler temperatures lower my consumption — presumably because I benefit from the heat from downstairs. I suppose that means my neighbors will benefit from my A/C this summer.
My theory appears to be correct.
This morning's meter reading appears to be just past 8791 (but not quite midway between 8791 and 8792). Yesterday's reading was between 8788 and 8789, which means my electricity consumption in the last 24 hours was about 2½ kWh!
The cooler weather is supposed yield to 80s in a few days — after that, I expect we'll be in summer mode around here until about October.
Better enjoy it while I can.
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