February 18, 2014

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The mild weather continues. It was in the mid–70s yesterday. If the forecasts are correct, it will be in the upper 70s today.

The high yesterday was in the 70s. Last night's low was expected to be in the 40s. I have no idea if it got that cool, but it may have. It was 50° when I got up this morning.

As far as I know, the heat never kicked on in the last 24 hours. There was no significant difference in my consumption yesterday compared to the day before. But my consumption still went up. It stayed in single digits, but it still went up.

This morning's meter reading is between 14978 and 14979. Yesterday's reading was 14971. My consumption in the last 24 hours was 7½ kWh. That is a 25% increase over the previous 24 hours, and it is 15% higher than my consumption on this date in 2013.

February 17, 2014

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Yesterday's revised forecasts called for a high in the upper 60s, but it was already 70° by 1 p.m., mid–70s by the middle of the week. It was hard to believe it had been 35–40 degrees cooler less than a week before.

It remained mild last night. The forecast called for a low of 57°. I don't know if it made it. The temperature was 63° when I got up.

This morning's meter reading is 14971. Yesterday's reading was 14965. My consumption was 6 kWh, which is actually an increase of about 9% over my consumption in the previous 24 hours.

But it's a decrease of nearly 43% compared to this date in 2013.

February 16, 2014

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I know yesterday's temperature got to 69°. It might even have reached 70° for awhile.

The forecast for the next several days suggests that the temperature will be in the 70s every day — and lows will be in the 50s, for the most part.

Last night's low was supposed to be around 44°, but I don't think it ever got that cold. The temperature when I got up was 51°.

This morning's meter reading is 14965. Yesterday's reading was between 14959 and 14960 so consumption was 5½ kWh, same as yesterday. And it is nearly half my consumption of a year ago.

February 15, 2014

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I was in the Richland newsroom all afternoon yesterday so I don't know firsthand what the high was. But I checked the online weather report around 5 p.m., and it reported a temperature of 69°.

I assume that means it was in the 70s for awhile. The forecast calls for a high of 67° today, followed by a string of days in the 70s. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if it is in the low 70s today.

Last night's low was supposed to be around 36°. It did get cold last night. I don't know if it was quite that cold, but I do know it was 38° when I got up this morning.

This morning's meter reading is between 14959 and 14960. Yesterday's reading was 14954 so consumption was a mere 5½ kWh in the last 24 hours. That's about 67% lower than the previous 24 hours — and, for a change, it is also lower than it was a year ago, by about 15%.

February 14, 2014

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The temperature rose into the 60s yesterday as expected.

This morning's meter reading is 14954. Yesterday's reading was between 14937 and 14938. Thus, my consumption was16½ kWh. That is more than 41% lower than the previous 24 hours, but it is still more than double my consumption of a year ago.

February 13, 2014

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Yesterday's temperature was warmer than it has been. After a couple of sub–40° days, the temperature was predicted to be in the upper 40s yesterday — by 4 p.m., the temperature was 50° — and the extended forecast calls for daytime highs in the 60s and 70s through the weekend and into the first couple of days of next week.

I don't what the low was expected to be last night. I just know it was 34° when I got up this morning.

This morning's meter reading is between 14937 and 14938. Yesterday's reading was between 14909 and 14910. That means consumption in the last 24 hours has been 28 kWh — nearly half of my consumption in the previous 24 hours.

And it wasn't as much of an increase over my consumption a year ago as it has been — but it was still an increase, more than four times what my consumption was on this date a year ago.

February 12, 2014

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Yesterday was another gloomy, cold day. The temperature hovered around freezing most of the day, and it was cold last night.

The gradual warming trend is supposed to begin today. It can't start soon enough for me.

This morning's meter reading is between 14909 and 14910. Yesterday's reading was between 14854 and 14855. In the last 24 hours, my consumption was 55 kWh. That is an increase of nearly 9% compared to the previous 24 hours, and it is 10 times my consumption on this date in 2013.