Challenge: No AC this entire summer! (Mustang: apartment, house, employment)

[MrJester]

At my apartment in Mustang, I have not used AC this entire week, even though the heat index has reached 100, with the currently humid heat. (Dew points exceeded 70). Nights have been warm outside, lows are at 73 - 74. Not once did the AC kick on, though. I have drawn all the blinds, wear shorts and leggings inside, and the indoor temperature is constant at 74 degrees, without the AC kicking on.

I live on a first floor, East facing apartment. The overhang from the balcony above me provides shade.

So far, OKC weather has been a walk in the park. No problem sleeping during the warm nights, even with a blanket. If it gets warmer during the night, I'll just sleep without a blanket and leggings.

[Threestep2]

This is really getting boring.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by MrJester

At my apartment in Mustang, I have not used AC this entire week, even though the heat index has reached 100, with the currently humid heat. (Dew points exceeded 70). Nights have been warm outside, lows are at 73 - 74. Not once did the AC kick on, though. I have drawn all the blinds, wear shorts and leggings inside, and the indoor temperature is constant at 74 degrees, without the AC kicking on.

I live on a first floor, East facing apartment. The overhang from the balcony above me provides shade.

So far, OKC weather has been a walk in the park. No problem sleeping during the warm nights, even with a blanket. If it gets warmer during the night, I'll just sleep without a blanket and leggings.

Give it more time and you'll need AC.

[skeddy]

come back in a month...and let us know about the blanket...

[Oklazona Bound]

I bought a fixer upper house 3 years ago in early June. I decided to stay in it for a month or so to rehab it. It did not have AC. It has really high ceilings so it takes until about 2pm to get warm inside. The first week was not so bad. Usually a good breeze in the afternoon. Then a heatwave hit. Upper 90's with high humidity and I ran out and bought some window units.

[eddie gein]

Right now it is unseasonably hot for early June. Normally it is high 80s and humid this time of year with a lot of rain. But "normal" is a relative thing in Oklahoma.

[Threestep2]

Our vegetable garden loves this weather. I am ready for a BLT with sun ripe tomatoes!

Just curious - leggins and shorts?

[MrJester]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

Our vegetable garden loves this weather. I am ready for a BLT with sun ripe tomatoes!

Just curious - leggins and shorts?

I wear leggings with gym shorts. Just like how a lot of guys wear leggings with their workout shorts. I wear a clean set of gym clothes as pajamas.

[orca17]

The summer before I moved from OKC, there was a high pressure area that seemed permanently parked above the state, so every rain storm that might have brought relief from the heat was pushed either north or south of us. We had temperatures in excess of 95 degrees for six solid weeks, most of those days above 100. In the apartment where I lived, a bag of chocolates melted on my dining room table - with the A/C running. I flew to Las Vegas for a week to arrange housing and employment in advance of my move. It felt cooler - at 110 degrees.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by MrJester

At my apartment in Mustang, I have not used AC this entire week, even though the heat index has reached 100, with the currently humid heat. (Dew points exceeded 70). Nights have been warm outside, lows are at 73 - 74. Not once did the AC kick on, though. I have drawn all the blinds, wear shorts and leggings inside, and the indoor temperature is constant at 74 degrees, without the AC kicking on.

I live on a first floor, East facing apartment. The overhang from the balcony above me provides shade.

So far, OKC weather has been a walk in the park. No problem sleeping during the warm nights, even with a blanket. If it gets warmer during the night, I'll just sleep without a blanket and leggings.

Well here is what I would do , make sure that my dwelling place have East and West facing front and back doors . I would install canopies over all doorways and windows , and I most certainly would may sure that tall trees were flanking all sides of my house. Doing all of those things listed would make the heat more bearable ( but still not bearable ).