Wednesday June 5th 2024

Today’s temperature was about the same as yesterday. It peaked in the low to mid nineties. The humidity was also about the same, but the difference was the wind. There was only a few brief periods with any wind of consequence. I felt the difference.

Usually I open the windows and turn on the fans in the morning. When there is a enough wind the inside remains comfortable until two or three o’clock. Then I close up the windows and turn on the AC. The AC pretty much runs continuous until well after dark. Most nights when bedtime arrives, I turn off the AC. The cycling overnight tends to keep me from sleeping well. As the summer progresses the overnight temperature will require full time use of the AC, but for now that’s the pattern.

Today I needed to turn the AC on about ten this morning. The lack of wind was only one of the contributing reasons. The other was the psychological influence of this mornings TV weather forecasters. They were focused on how abnormal this current weather pattern is for the area. The lack of rain combined with the higher than normal temperatures was their primary talking point. After an increased chance of rain tomorrow, the dry pattern is forecast to return for the weekend. Sunday’s projected high is 100 degrees.

One of the problems with running the AC all day is the impact it has on my outdoor activity. The shock to the system when I step outside the air conditioned comfort to the outside makes me less incline to take long walks around the campground. Today I took two much shorter walks than normal. Another period of adaptation to the heat is needed before I get comfortable with my walks again.