I know that summer doesn’t come until later this month, but we normally have to crank up the air conditioners by mid-May. We were getting ready for the two pot-luck gatherings, and still hadn’t tested the air conditioners, and I was nervous about it. Those days came and went, still cool. Memorial Day weekend flew by, still cool. This weekend blew in, and I thought we might make it a bit further, but finally I caved and we used the air conditioners yesterday evening. June fourth! That has to be an all time record.
The weather sure has been odd the past few years.
You really lucked out, this year! That helps the old energy bill, doesn't it? We've not used the air conditioner a great deal this spring, but we first cranked it on in mid-April. For the last few days I've not been able to open the windows at night due to the high "low temperatures" and/or the humidity.
I had to turn the heat on on Friday and the AC on Sunday. I thought having to turn the heat on in May was bad enough, but having to turn it on in June is unbelievable!
While I like a cooler environment than most people, I'm willing to be reasonable so that EM isn't always blue with cold. We tend to air condition to about 76-78 as a compromise. What I REALLY need it for is to dry out the air. The Chicago area is surprisingly humid.
Susan, we all know that Spring is a period of change, but it's been really odd this year. Turning on the heat in JUNE....that's a record!
Cop Car, yes we DID luck out on the energy bills. I had that in mind as I tried to wait out the heat. Mother Nature was brilliant at keeping us on the cool side.
This may be the first year that we've had windows open on a daily basis for years, and I had fogotten how LOUD the baby birds can be! Even at night, when we're trying to sleep, there's a circus going on outside! When it's really humid, we may get some sleep just because we won't be able to hear the critters.