The monsoon continues
Jun. 26th, 2006 11:53 pmToday, the campus weather station actually registered a whole 9 hundredths of an inch of rain from the afternoon storm, which also dropped the temperature quite nicely again.
Hmm. I was just googling around, trying to see what the official (airport) Tucson rain score was, and stumbled across the concept of the a heating/cooling degree day. -- normally calculated with respect to a 'human comfort level of 65 degrees.' Around here, we don't call 65 degrees comfortable, we call it downright chilly, and no-one could afford to set their cooling that low. I usually set my thermostat at about 72 in winter and 78 in summer and let things float to 90 in summer, 60 in winter overnight and when I'm out because I seem to need quiet more than an absolutely constant temperature to sleep. The page does helpfully add a footnote, 'In very warm or cold locations, an alternative base, such as 55 °F or 75 °F, may be used.'
Hmm. I was just googling around, trying to see what the official (airport) Tucson rain score was, and stumbled across the concept of the a heating/cooling degree day. -- normally calculated with respect to a 'human comfort level of 65 degrees.' Around here, we don't call 65 degrees comfortable, we call it downright chilly, and no-one could afford to set their cooling that low. I usually set my thermostat at about 72 in winter and 78 in summer and let things float to 90 in summer, 60 in winter overnight and when I'm out because I seem to need quiet more than an absolutely constant temperature to sleep. The page does helpfully add a footnote, 'In very warm or cold locations, an alternative base, such as 55 °F or 75 °F, may be used.'