February 21, 2014

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I was in the newsroom all afternoon so I don't know how warm it got. I only know what the forecast called for — the temperature was supposed to reach a high of 70° around noon, then steadily drop.

Did that happen? I don't know. But my guess is that it was in the 60s when I walked to my truck around 5 p.m.

Last night's low was supposed to be around 40°, possibly a few degrees lower. I suppose that came to pass. It was 39° when I got up today.

Nevertheless, my consumption remained in single digits.

This morning's meter reading is 14999. Yesterday's reading was 14993. My consumption in the last 24 hours was 6 kWh. That is 25% lower than the previous 24 hours, and it is nearly 17% lower than a year ago on this date.

February 20, 2014

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The temperature is expected to be cooler — but not exactly cold — in the next few days. It is expected to reach 70° this morning, then drop into the 60s this afternoon.

The forecast calls for a low tonight of 39° — it was in the upper 60s when I got up this morning — then the forecast indicates nighttime lows in the 40s and 50s for the next seven days.

It's a volatile forecast, likely to change. That's what living in Texas is like, especially at this time of the year.

This morning's meter reading is 14993. Yesterday's reading was 14985. My consumption in the last 24 hours was 8 kWh, which is about 23% higher than the previous 24 hours and 33% higher than this date in 2013.

February 19, 2014

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I was looking at the online weather conditions yesterday, and I saw something I haven't seen in months — Heat Index. The temperature at the time was 77°, but the heat index was 78°.

It was warmer last night than it was the night before. At least, it seemed so. The forecast called for a low of 56° — but it was nearly 70° at 9 p.m., and it was 63° when I got up this morning.

Today's high is supposed to be in the upper 70s. Tonight's low is expected to be around 60°. The extended forecast has been changed, though. Now, it calls for highs in the 60s for the next several days, which is much more seasonable for February than the 70s — even low 80s — we've been experiencing lately.

This morning's meter reading is 14985. Yesterday's reading was between 14978 and 14979 so consumption was 6½ kWh, which is a drop of a little more than 13% compared to the previous 24 hours, and it is about 7% lower than my consumption on this date last year.

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%.