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TURNDOWN

So this week is the one where we see the first signs that the summer is over.

We have been opening the house up most recent evenings, later, around ten.

Yesterday, I opened it at 630 and sat and read outside for awhile.

The day was only 103 and the drop in temperature at sundown was rapid.

This is a bit early. We have had a cooler summer. 117F was the max day and that was early on.

There seemed to be more moisture this year but not heavy monsoonal moisture. More a gentle humidity that didn't take too much out of us.

One day was a real bastard. A Sunday. We cut the 90 minute dog walk short that day.

Soon we will have the house open all the time and that will last until about October when it will get cool enough that we might even turn on some heat. Unlikeley though.

I know that most people will cringe at the idea that there is a cooling trend when it is over 100F but you have to remember that we have a different thermostat than you and, yes, it is a dry heat most of the time.

When was the last time you saw 8% humidity? Or 4 as we had it for many days in July?

That is why the temps drop so rapidly after sundown. Nothing in the air but air to hold the heat.

It is so nice to have seasons.

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