January 28, 2014

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Well, as predicted, the temperature was much colder yesterday — and there was a strong wind that made it feel even colder.

It probably didn't get to 40° yesterday, and it was already working its way toward the freezing mark before the sun went down.

Last night and tonight were predicted to be in the low 20s. All I know is it sure got cold last night. Well, I also know it was 23° when I got up this morning.

This morning's meter reading is between 14301 and 14302. Yesterday's reading was between 14252 and 14253 so my consumption in the last 24 hours was 49 kWh — about five times more than my consumption in the previous 24 hours and seven times my consumption of a year ago.

January 27, 2014

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Yesterday was quite pleasant. The temperature soared past 70° early in the afternoon, and I think it reached its peak at about 73° or 74°.

The forecast called for a return of cold weather overnight, followed by declining temperatures during the day today. I guess it did get cold during the night — it was 37° when I got up this morning — but my sensation is that it didn't drop into the 30s until nearly daybreak.

This morning's meter reading is between 14252 and 14253. Yesterday's reading was between 14244 and 14245. Thus, my consumption in the last 24 hours was a mere 8 kWh. That is nearly 45% lower than my consumption in the previous 24 hours, but it is 33% higher than my consumption on this date in 2013.

January 26, 2014

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The forecast called for a high of 64° yesterday. It was actually two degrees warmer than that.

Today's forecast calls for a high of 67°. If the same thing happens today, we could be flirting with 70° — about 60 hours after the temperature dropped into the teens.

This springlike respite will be short–lived, I fear. The forecast calls for mostly 30s and 40s this week — probably warming into the 60s by the weekend.

This morning's meter reading is between 14244 and 14245. Yesterday's reading was 14230 so my consumption in the last 24 hours was 14½ kWh. That is a drop of more than 58% compared to the previous 24 hours, but it is nearly three times my consumption on this date last year.

January 25, 2014

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Yesterday was cold, much like the day before, but it was not quite as cold. At least, that is what the forecasters expected. I was indoors most of the afternoon, advising the student newspaper so I can only say what it was like when I drove to the campus.

It was cold.

It was cold during the night, too. The forecasters predicted lows around freezing. That, apparently, was optimistic because the temperature when I got up this morning was 30°. Well, that beats the teens we had the night before.

This morning's meter reading is 14230. Yesterday's reading was 14195 so my consumption was 35 kWh. That's a drop of nearly 34% compared to the previous 24 hours, but, thanks to an unseasonably warm spell in this area, it is five times higher than my consumption on this date in 2013.

January 24, 2014

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Yesterday was as cold as the forecasters said it would be. The high was in the 30s, and last night's low was in the teens. I don't know how low it went, but the temperature when I got up this morning was 19°.

This morning's meter reading is 14195. Yesterday's reading was 14142 so consumption was 53 kWh. That is more than three times my consumption level in the previous 24 hours.

And it more than six times my consumption on this date in 2013.

January 23, 2014

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I don't think the temperature got as warm yesterday as forecasters expected. Forecasts called for a high in the low 60s, but I think it stayed in the 50s.

It got cold last night. I'm not quite sure how cold, just that it was cold, but I doubt it got as cold as the forecasters said it would (20s). When I got up this morning, the temperature was 40°.

I didn't really know what to expect when I checked my meter this morning, but I found that my consumption went down.

This morning's meter reading is 14142. Yesterday's reading was 14126. I used 16 kWh in the last 24 hours. That is 54% lower than the previous 24–hour period, but it is nearly double my consumption on this date in 2013.

January 22, 2014

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As expected, yesterday was much cooler. It probably didn't get out of the 50s. And it was much cooler overnight. When I got up this morning, the temperature was 33°.

They say the temperature will get up to 6° today, then the next two days will be bitterly cold, with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s. We should be back in the 60s during the weekend.

Short term, I fully expected my electricity consumption to go up when I checked my meter this morning. And it did.

This morning's meter reading is 14126. Yesterday's reading was 14091. My consumption in the last 24 hours was 35 kWh. That is five times my consumption in the previous 24 hours, and it was more than four times my consumption on this date last year.