MarkO

101.3 so far in Lowell, 92.4ºF Thornton, but still nowhere close to the 127F we drove through in Death Valley 2 yrs ago.

HIt 99.7ºF here in Lowell yesterday. Can't remember if I've ever recorded 100. My overnight low was 77.5. Today's forcast high is 103.

I've also noticed the solar panels keep my roof cooler, so it's a win/win. I'm only at $295 credit on my latest bill, but that will probably increase by a few more hundred come September.

I used the existing wire from my former electric hot water tank. It happened to be the exact gauge I needed. Wiring isn't very difficult. You can youtube just about anything.

100%! I got so fed up with my monthly bill ageraging $230, I gave in, cut some trees and went with solar. If you do go with solar, buy it outright, and oversize it. It will take 6 years to pay for itself. I have a 7 pitch rear roof (30º) that's 10 degrees west of due south, so almost ideal, but I still have neighbors trees that affect my production, especially in October. Since my installation, my meter has been on the positive side of 0 for a few months, but I'm currently at 99,335, and I'm at $295 in credit according to my last bill. If I can accurately calculate how much to use for heat, I shouldn't have another electric bill for as long as I live here.

Installing AC units is a PITA. Have you thought about a mini-split? I installed one for heat because my solar panels are overproducing, but it is so much better than window units and wasn't too difficult to install. I went with a Mr. Cool.

The summit of Wildcat probably has over 6"

Silly New England weather. 6" and still snowing at cabin, 33F and drizzle in Lowell, but mid 80's in SW CT. Edit: light snow in Lowell 32.9F

Mere 1/2" in Lowell, so that puts it at about an inch OTG. Might just barely meet the White Christmas theshold if it remains cloudy today. The cabin does much better with these clipper events. About 4.5" new from this event and it looks like there's about 8-10" of a snow pack with 2" of white cement on the bottom.

It flipped a couple hours ago, looks like 2" new on the deck.

Supposedly Steamboat had their largest avalanche over Thanksgiving weekend, and it's dumping now. Time to wake the boys and get their asses out of bed.

Just went for a ride. About 2" on valley floor, close to 4" here at 1100', nad about 6" at 1500'

It's dumping pancakes. It's been snow all day, but nothing to show for it. About 3" of dense wet pack OTG. If you're wondering, yeah, blew off both Thanksgiving dinners nad came up last night. Hopefully you all understand bc nobody else seems to.

Speaking of ski areas, was planning to ski Watervillle, but got word they were only going to have two lifts open up top and downloading on the 6-seat Tecumseh Express. I told one of the employees if they end up with a foot of snow, you can expect skiers to be ducking ropes and skiing to the bottom.

Gene and I typically have similar conditions and seasonal totals. But there are times when I'm getting rain, and he's still dumping snow and vice versa. I believe our elevations are pretty similar.