At 3 p.m. yesterday, the temperature was 99°, and the heat index was 102°. The forecast called for a high of 102°, the temperature was in triple digits by 4 p.m., and sometime, I am certain, it made it to the forecast high.
But if the forecasts are correct, we won't be in triple digits again at least for another week — after today, that is — and we may be closer to the 80s than to triple digits on some days next week.
Tuesday's forecast, for example, calls for a high of 91°. I'll grant you, that one is a little hard to swallow in Texas in mid–July — but it seems totally plausible compared to the predictions for tomorrow (87°) and Monday (89°).
Well, currently, my meter reading is 10100. Yesterday's reading was 10065 so consumption was 35 kWh. I believe that is my highest 24–hour consumption total since our cold snap in December–January. It represents an increase of 23% over the previous 24 hours.
A year ago on this day, temperatures were roughly 7 or 8 degrees lower — and, consequently, my consumption was lower — than it has been around here in the last 24 hours. But my consumption on July 13, 2012, was 29 kWh so, by comparison, my consumption is up around 21%.
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