January is usually a cold month in the DC area, but this January has seemed colder than usual. I thought I might be able to use that as an excuse for not doing better on the challenge. (Reducing my electricity usage by 40%.) There have been some cold days, recently, often with temperatures reaching down into the teens, overnight. Brrr. It’s sooo cold. This can’t be normal, right?
Guess what? It is.
In fact, during January, according to the National Weather Service, the temperatures in the DC area were almost spot on normal:
Average temperature in January was 35.3. Average minimum was 28.0. Average maximum was 42.5.
Average temperature in January from 1971-2000 was 34.9. Average minimum: 27.3. Average maximum: 42.5.
It was actually a smidge warmer, this year! So no excuses allowed.
The weather stripping goes in this week. Given my less-than-handy proclivities and the possibility I might not get around to it until the spring thaw, we’ve hired a handyman we’ve worked with before to come in and do the weather stripping. If you’re even moderately handy and you know you’ll do these types of projects, right away, don’t take this approach. Save yourself some dinero and do it yourself.
Plastic bag footprint: 30, now. Washington Post, plus one bag from 7-11. Had to walk to 7-11 in the snow. There wasn’t enough room in my pockets for everything.
