I knew we were in for another scorcher when the temperature was nearly 90° before 10 a.m. yesterday. By 1 p.m., it was 96° (heat index 100°). By 4 p.m., the temperature was 100° (heat index 102°) — I believe it was the first triple–digit reading of the year.
It dropped back into double digits an hour later, but it didn't fall below 90° until well after dark.
More of the same is expected today, then the temperatures should start to cool off. The light at the end of the tunnel/week is daytime highs in the mid–80s and nighttime lows as low as 68°.
Last night's low was expected to be 79°. It was 83° when I woke up.
They're still talking about a cool front this week, but each day the predicted highs for Wednesday through Friday are about a degree or two higher — and I expect that, by the time Wednesday gets here, it won't be quite as unseasonable as they were saying late last week.
This morning's meter reading is between 17061 and 17062. Yesterday's reading was between 17030 and 17031. My consumption in the last 24 hours was 31 kWh. That is an increase of about 3% over the previous 24 hours — but it is about 6% lower than this day in 2013.
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