Yesterday was touted as the first day of what is expected to be a four–day stretch of triple–digit days.
Here in North Dallas, there has been some doubt whether the temperature would reach 100° on Friday or Saturday, but the forecasters agreed that temperatures yesterday and today definitely would be at least 100°.
We were well on our way by noon yesterday. The temperature was 93°. Ultimately, the forecasters said, our temperature (in Dallas, that is — possibly a degree or two cooler where I live) was expected to reach 101° (heat index 107°).
By 5 p.m., the temperature was 104° (heat index 110°).
It finally dipped below 100° after sunset, but it was still in the 90s when I went to bed — and it was 85° when I got up this morning.
In spite of all that, my usage wasn't as bad as I feared.
This morning's meter reading is 10527. Yesterday's reading was 10497 so consumption was 30 kWh. I figured consumption would be more than 30 kWh so being right on the nose like that feels pretty good. It is a hefty increase over the day before — about 30% — but it is actually a drop of 14% compared to this day last year — which, according to my blog post, had nearly identical weather.
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