It's summer today

Wednesday, 11:36 am

By Kate

Jun

27

2007

My thermometer, in the shade, says it’s 97.9°F. Given that the hottest part of the day doesn’t typically hit before 2:00 in the afternoon, things look reasonably good for cracking 100° today. According to the local weather report, our heat index is already hovering in the neighborhood of 106°. And this isn’t Texas. It is very difficult to acclimate to this type of weather when it only occurs here and there with long stretches of low to mid-70s on either side. A sea breeze would be plenty welcome, but the wind perversely insists on coming at us from the southwest. Nothing cool that way comes.

Nevertheless, I’m still drinking hot coffee and the air-conditioner isn’t on yet. Call me crazy. Still, the house is *only* 83° inside. Walking outside and then back inside feels as if I’m walking back into air conditioning. That probably won’t last much longer, though.