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Originally Posted by nei
how cool are the nights? Nights have to be fairly chilly for the indoor temperature to be that much cooler. My guess is indoor temperature is usually about 2°C warmer than the daily mean. Sun exposure, when windows are opened and fan used changes that somewhat.
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As an example, over the past week it got up to 79 twice. The temp in my house was 73 this morning (before the cold front). The humidity was high, around 56% so I was using ceiling fans to circulate the air.
This week we were having lows in the upper 60's and highs in the upper 70's. Average temp was like 74 and it still didn't get above 73 in my house.
So let's modify that a bit and say we could get lows in the lower 60's and highs in the mid 80's, let's say 62/86, avg is 74.
I don't know why my house is so cool but it could be due to:
* very little western exposure
* over 40 oak trees providing shade
* improved insulation
* I use exhaust fans everytime I shower or do laundry
Believe me it can get hot in my house and I need A/C in a hot Texas summer but not with those temps.
Now a cold front has come through and it's 72F with 54% humidity inside while it's 59F with 46% humidity outside. I'll see how well the temp/humidity holds up tonight when it will be 34.