Obligatory Weather Post
Do you live in or around Madison, WI? Have you been outside in the last 2 or 3 days? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you have noticed that it is hot outside. For mid June, it feels unusually hot outside. Temperatures are peaking in the high 80s (and above 90 today) for the whole week. Lows in the mid 60s mean it hardly gets cool enough to trust fans and windows to cool off your pad overnight. Further, as it was already above 80 by 9 this morning, those “lows” don’t last long. I’ve faced up to it: we’re in a bit of a heat wave.
Lauren and I, reluctant though we were, packed up our pillows and moved to the second bedroom to sleep last night. As that room has a wall AC unit, and is much smaller, it’s easy to cool quickly and efficiently. As we all endeavor to reduce our energy use (from both an ecological and economical standpoint), it was a reasonable compromise: let the rest of the house stay warm, but allow us to sleep.
I bought iced coffee, instead of hot coffee, this morning, something I have never done before (cold coffee in the morning). And I’m seriously thinking about hitting the west side ice rink for some open skating tomorrow. Anyone interested in coming along? Maybe a matinee is in order as well. I still haven’t seen Up. But more than likely, it will be another day spent in front of a fan, reading, watching television, and overall, trying not to move too much.
With heat like this so early in the summer (after all, the first “official” day of summer was Sunday), I wonder what July and August (and September) hold in store. It seems likely that it will cool down at some point; after all, we are quite far north. But until that happens, stay cool, stay hydrated, and wear sunscreen! This heat isn’t fooling around.
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June 23rd, 2009 09:44
I went out around 10PM last night, and it was 80 degrees and foggy. I didn’t even know that combination was possible.