August 31, 2017

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The temperature was 88° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 72°. It was 73° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 40139 and 40140. Yesterday's reading was 40123. Consumption was 16½ kWh.

August 30, 2017

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The temperature was probably around 90° when I drove home.

Last night't forecast called for a low of about 72°, which is what the temperature actually was when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 40123. Yesterday's reading was 40102. Consumption was 21 kWh.

August 29, 2017

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The temperature was 86° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 71°. It was 72° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 40102. Yesterday's reading was 40087. Consumption was 15 kWh.

August 28, 2017

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It was overcast all day yesterday, and my best guess is that the temperature was in the low to mid–80s.

Last night's low was expected to be 72°. It was 75° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 40087. Saturday's reading was 40041. My average daily consumption for the last two days has been 23 kWh.

August 27, 2017

Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas coast Friday night and really cooled things down. The temperature was probably in the low 80s yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 73°. It was 75° when I woke up.

My camera is acting up this morning so there will be no meter photo. I will try again tomorrow. Yesterday's reading was 40041.

August 26, 2017

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The temperature was 86° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 73°. It was 76° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 40041. Yesterday's reading was between 40028 and 40029. Consumption in the last 24 hours was only 12½ kWh.

August 25, 2017

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The radio reported that the temperature was 86° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 73°. It was 78° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 40028 and 40029. Yesterday's reading was between 40009 and 40010. Consumption was 19 kWh.

August 24, 2017

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The temperature was 90° when I drove home. According to current forecasts, we won't see 90° again for at least another week. We shall see.

Last night's low was expected to be 74°. It was 79° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 40009 and 40010. Yesterday's reading was between 39984 and 39985. Consumption was 25 kWh.

August 23, 2017

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The temperature was 96° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 79° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39984 and 39985. Yesterday's reading was 39954. Consumption was 30½ kWh.

August 22, 2017

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The temperature was in the mid– to upper 90s when I drove home yesterday. There was a total eclipse yesterday afternoon, and it was supposed to bring the temperature down a few degrees — for a few minutes.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 81° when I woke up.

This morning's reading is 39954. Yesterday's reading was between 39925 and 39926. Consumption was 28½ kWh.

August 21, 2017

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The temperature was in the upper 90s yesterday afternoon.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. The temperature was 81° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39925 and 39926. Yesterday's reading was 39884. Consumption was 41½ kWh.

August 20, 2017

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It was noticeably warmer yesterday than it was the day before. It was already in the 90s by lunchtime and almost certainly in the mid– to upper 90s by the middle of the afternoon. I heard on the evening news that the temperature reached 100° for awhile.

Last night's low was expected to be 77°. It was 83° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39884. Yesterday's reading was between 39844 and 39845. Consumption was 39½ kWh.

August 19, 2017

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The forecasters told us to expect a high in the upper 90s yesterday — so it was a surprise when I left the office and started driving home, and the radio reported that the temperature was 84°.

Personally I was not so sure about that temperature. Maybe it was the heat index, but it sure seemed warmer than that. It didn't feel like it was in the upper 90s, but I figured it must have been at least in the upper 80s, if not the low 90s. But my meter reading seems to bear it out.

Last night's low was expected to be 79°. It was 80° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39844 and 39845. Yesterday's reading was between 39822 and 39823. Consumption was 22 kWh.

August 18, 2017

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After the rain ended yesterday morning, the sky remained overcast and apparently it was fairly mild. The radio reported a temperature of 86° when I drove home.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 79° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39822 and 39823. Wednesday's reading was 39778. Average daily consumption the last two days was 22¼ kWh.

August 17, 2017

The temperature was 95° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 82° when I woke up.

It has been raining fairly heavily this morning so no photo today. I will try again tomorrow. Yesterday's reading was 39778.

August 16, 2017

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The radio reported that the temperature was 91° when I drove home yesterday, but I am fairly certain it was a few degrees warmer than that.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 81° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39778. Yesterday's reading was 39746. Consumption was 32 kWh.

August 15, 2017

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The temperature was in the mid–90s when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be in the upper 70s. It was 82° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39746. Sunday's reading was 39689. Average daily consumption for the last two days was 28½ kWh.

August 14, 2017

The rain seemed to cool things down a bit yesterday. It remained in the 80s most, if not all, of the day. Today should be more typical of this time of year.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°, and that was the temperature when I woke up.

It is raining fairly heavily this morning so I won't photograph my meter today. I will try tomorrow. Yesterday's reading was 39689.

August 13, 2017

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The temperature was in the low to mid–90s yesterday. We had considerable cloud cover during the day but no rain. The rain came later in the evening; in fact, it was a pretty heavy downpour for about 30 or 40 minutes. It continued off and on during the night and it has been sprinkling this morning.

Last night's low was expected to be 75°. It was 77° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39689. Yesterday's reading was 39655. Consumption was 34 kWh.

August 12, 2017

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The temperature was 98° when I drove home yesterday, but I am pretty sure the temperature was in triple digits earlier.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 81° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39655. Yesterday's reading was between 39626 and 39827. Consumption was 28½ kWh.

August 11, 2017

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The temperature was 97° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 84° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39626 and 39827. Yesterday's reading was 39601. Consumption was 25½ kWh.

August 10, 2017

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The temperature was 90° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 75°. It was 78° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39601. Yesterday's reading was 39577. Consumption was 24 kWh.

August 9, 2017

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The temperature was 90° when I drove home yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 73°. It was 77° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39577. Yesterday's reading was between 39556 and 39557. Consumption was 20½ kWh.

August 8, 2017

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The temperature was 93° when I drove home yesterday, but it was overcast all day and that may have kept the temperature down most of the day.

Last night's low was expected to be 73°. It was 77° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39556 and 39557. Yesterday's reading was 39536. Consumption was 20½ kWh.

August 7, 2017

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The temperature was in the mid–90s yesterday afternoon.

Last night's low was expected to be 76°. It was 77° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39536. Yesterday's reading was between 39494 and 39495. Consumption was 41½ kWh.

August 6, 2017

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The temperature was in the mid–90s yesterday afternoon.

Last night's low was expected to be 78°. It was 82° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39494 and 39495. Yesterday's reading was 39462. Consumption was 32½ kWh.

August 5, 2017

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The temperature was in the low to mid–90s yesterday afternoon.

Last night's low was expected to be 76°. It was 78° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39462. Yesterday's reading was between 39428 and 39429. Consumption was 33½ kWh.

August 4, 2017

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The temperature was about 90° by midafternoon yesterday.

Last night's low was expected to be 75°. It was 77° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is between 39428 and 39429. Yesterday's reading was 39407. Consumption was 21½ kWh.

August 3, 2017

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The temperature was only in the upper 70s by the middle of the afternoon yesterday. It may have warmed up into the 80s at some point — but not by much. It was a drizzly, overcast day.

Last night's low was expected to be 72°. It was 75° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39407. Yesterday's reading was 39387. Consumption was 20 kWh.

August 2, 2017

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The summer cool front seems to be upon us. The temperature yesterday afternoon was in the upper 80s or low 90s, and forecasters say it will be in the 80s today, thanks to some rain.

Last night's low was expected to be 72°. It was 74° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39387. Yesterday's reading was 39364. Consumption was 23 kWh.

August 1, 2017

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The temperature was 93° yesterday afternoon.

Last night's low was expected to be 75°. It was 80° when I woke up.

This morning's meter reading is 39364. Yesterday's reading was between 39334 and 39335. Consumption was 29½ kWh.