June 7, 2013

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As predicted, the cool front came through the area yesterday and kept temperatures in the low 80s. Last night's low was supposed to be in the low 60s. Virtually the same is predicted for today and tonight, then we return to more summerlike forecasts.

I didn't think my air conditioning kicked on all day, and I must have been right. This morning's reading is 9209, and yesterday's reading was 9202 so my consumption was only 7 kWh! I hope I can keep consumption in single digits again today. But even if I can't, my consumption level in the last 24 hours is more than 68% lower than it was in the previous 24 hours.

This area apparently was experiencing a cool front at this time last year, too. Even so, my consumption on this date last year was 20 kWh so my consumption level is 65% lower than it was on June 7, 2012.

June 6, 2013

Through the middle of the afternoon yesterday, I thought the high yesterday wouldn't get into the 90s.

But I was wrong. When I checked the latest observations at 5 p.m., the temperature was 91° and the heat index was 93°.

That isn't quite as hot as the forecasters were predicting, but it was hot enough. It might have gotten warmer. I don't know. But I do know it stayed warm well after sundown.

A cool front is supposed to keep daytime highs in the 80s and nighttime lows in the 60s for the next couple of days, then back into the 90s this weekend. That will be welcome because the last 24 hours saw my consumption increase.

Today's meter reading is 9202. Yesterday's reading was 9180. Consumption was 22 kWh, which is a little more than 22% higher than it was in the previous 24 hours.

However, my electricity consumption on this day last year was 34 kWh, so my usage is about 35% lower than it was a year ago.

June 5, 2013

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Yesterday was probably the warmest day we have had in 2013 so far — but I'm quite sure it will get warmer before it gets cooler on a regular basis.

The air temperature was in the low 90s yesterday afternoon, and the heat index was around 96°. Last night's low was around 72°. It's safe to say the air conditioning ran at times yesterday — although I tried to keep it under wraps as much as possible.

This morning's meter reading is 9180. Yesterday's reading was 9162. Consumption in the last 24 hours was 18 kWh, which is an increase of more than 38% compared to the previous 24 hours.

However, last year on this date my consumption was 27 kWh so my usage is 33% lower than it was a year ago.

June 4, 2013

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It was warm yesterday — upper 80s at least.

And I expected an increase in electricity consumption.

This morning's meter reading is 9162. Yesterday's reading was 9149 so consumption did increase — but not really all that much. I used 13 kWh, which is an increase of 2 kWh (or about 18%) over the previous 24 hours.

Last year on this date, my consumption was 30 kWh so today's consumption level is nearly 57% lower than it was a year ago.

June 3, 2013

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For the last couple of nights, the temperature has dropped into the 60s. It's been very nice.

But that appears to be at an end. Tonight's low is supposed to be around 71° — and, if history is any guide, in another month, maybe sooner, our nighttime lows will be in, at best, the upper 70s.

Yesterday was quite pleasant for early June. The high around here was 84°, maybe 85°, and it wasn't very humid at all.

And, apparently, I didn't use much electricity. Today's meter reading is 9149. Yesterday's reading was 9138. Consumption remained in double digits but just barely — 11 kWh — a drop of more than 34% from yesterday.

On this date last year, my consumption was 35 kWh, which means that decline is even greater — nearly 69%.

Today's forecast is for upper 80s and then we should be in the 90s the rest of the week — well, until Friday, when another cool front is currently expected to bring nighttime lows in the upper 60s and daytime highs in the mid–80s.

We'll see.

June 2, 2013

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It was a bit cooler yesterday than it has been so my electricity consumption dropped.

This morning's meter reading is 9138. Yesterday's reading was 9120 so consumption in the last 24 hours was 18 kWh. That's a drop of more than 16% since yesterday.

Because we were still in the midst of our early June cool front last year, my consumption on this date is still higher (but only slightly) than my usage on this date last year. But it is almost the same. Last year's consumption on June 2 was 17 kWh.

June 1, 2013

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You can't say they didn't warn us.

Weather forecasts yesterday told us to expect air temperatures in the low 90s and heat indices in the upper 90s. By golly, that is exactly what happened. It was still in the upper 80s well after the sun went down.

And it had repercussions in my electricity consumption.

This morning's meter reading is between 9119 and 9120. Yesterday's reading was 9098 so my usage was around 21½ kWh, an increase of a little more than 13% in the last 24 hours.

Even worse, at this time last year, my electricity consumption was 14 kWh because this area was in the midst of a cool wave. So my consumption in the last 24 hours was more than 50% higher than it was on this day in 2012.

That would be a disturbing trend if not for a couple of things.

1) I know my electricity consumption yesterday was higher than it's been, but we're in the time of the year when we know it will be hot, and we know that electricity consumption will be up. It is hardly a surprise.

2) Forecasters tell us to expect a cool front over the next day or two, bringing rain and temperatures in the mid–80s (and lows in the 60s). This front is expected to come through the area later today, perhaps as early as this afternoon or as late as tonight.

For the record, the air temperature at the moment is 80°.