September 9, 2013

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You know, it seems redundant — not to mention unnecessary — to mention that it is hot around here at this time of the year — except on those rare occasions when it isn't hot.

We've had a few of those this summer. We always do. But they are few and far between.

It is news around here when it is less hot than we expected, and that seems to be the case with the local weather forecasts.

There is still virtually no chance for rain, but the anticipated high temperatures are not quite as high as they were a few days ago — when forecasters were predicting a stretch of 100° days. Current forecasts now call for highs in the mid– to upper 90s.

In other words, we can expect a week that will be a lot like yesterday — hot but not quite as hot as it has been. The temperature was 96° around 2 o'clock, and it was 98° a couple of hours later.

It may have gone up a degree or two before it started its very gradual cooling down period at the end of the day.

This morning's meter reading is 11575. Yesterday's reading was between 11548 and 11549 so my consumption was 26½ kWh. That's a drop of nearly 12% from my consumption rate of the previous 24 hours.

However, because of a cool front in this area on this day last year, my consumption is nearly 38% higher than it was a year ago.