I’m used to 100 degree weather in this area during June, July, and August, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a lot easier to deal with when it results in high energy bills as I desperately try to keep it cooler than 80 degrees inside my house.
What are you supposed to do when the climate you live in suddenly becomes much more extreme and unrelenting than ever before. We have four seasons in my region, but all four are getting more extreme by the year. Our spring is typically a wonderfully mild transition into a hot and humid summer. Unfortunately, we had a quasi-long winter during our normal spring months. Autumn and winter start much earlier as well. But once we finally transition into summer for the year, things really start to get extreme. Last year the month of June saw heat waves enveloping areas like the Pacific Northwest that aren’t even used to those kinds of temperatures. I heard about people dying from heat exhaustion in 110 degree weather because they lived in homes that never needed air conditioning until the present day. Some people tried to go out and buy air conditioners on the spot but were disappointed when they learned that all of the window air conditioners, portable units, ductless mini splits, and central HVAC systems had all been bought up by others in their area with the same mindsets. I’m used to 100 degree weather in this area during June, July, and August, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a lot easier to deal with when it results in high energy bills as I desperately try to keep it cooler than 80 degrees inside my house. I learned recently that my a/c was struggling needlessly because the thermostat was installed on a wall that gets a lot of natural radiant heat throughout the high-sun hours of early to late afternoon. The heat made the thermostat think the house was as warm as that wall from room to room, so I bought a remote sensor for my smart thermostat. That way I can control where my thermostat reads the home’s temperature.