You can't say they didn't warn us.
Weather forecasts yesterday told us to expect air temperatures in the low 90s and heat indices in the upper 90s. By golly, that is exactly what happened. It was still in the upper 80s well after the sun went down.
And it had repercussions in my electricity consumption.
This morning's meter reading is between 9119 and 9120. Yesterday's reading was 9098 so my usage was around 21½ kWh, an increase of a little more than 13% in the last 24 hours.
Even worse, at this time last year, my electricity consumption was 14 kWh because this area was in the midst of a cool wave. So my consumption in the last 24 hours was more than 50% higher than it was on this day in 2012.
That would be a disturbing trend if not for a couple of things.
1) I know my electricity consumption yesterday was higher than it's been, but we're in the time of the year when we know it will be hot, and we know that electricity consumption will be up. It is hardly a surprise.
2) Forecasters tell us to expect a cool front over the next day or two, bringing rain and temperatures in the mid–80s (and lows in the 60s). This front is expected to come through the area later today, perhaps as early as this afternoon or as late as tonight.
For the record, the air temperature at the moment is 80°.
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