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turbinetree

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2. Longer hot days.............we had a heat index in Maryland about three weeks ago that registered 110 degrees

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:09 PM

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I sent a text to my parents in Arizona and said we here in Marazona are just getting like you folks ...........that average temp in that week was 100 plus degrees with the heat index topping at one point reaching 115 degrees. Set the thermostat for the air conditioner like they do in Arizona during the summer at 80-85 degrees to keep the electric bill down.................

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