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Note: This year has so many unpredictable moves to it and uncertainties along with record breaking trifectas that our grandchildren will be talking about 2020 - hopefully.  OR this is just the beginning.... nahhh  no fear mongering here (please!)   June-August was not bad at WinSol. And then it was. We were smoke free until mid August which started a 2 week  record  breaking heatwave that lasted into mid-September. I recorded the highest temp ever here at 95F for several days. But the morning low of 77F was the real kicker – another new record. How can one cool a house down passively when the outdoor environment is so hot?  (answer below) The bedroom has extra polystyrene insulation and double curtains on all the windows. The homemade swamp cooler (4 computer fans blowing cold air from a small water pump) was a godsend!   C onsidering all the fires around California, it was sheer luck that we didn't have much smoke or a close-by fire.  With cell towers and internet going down occas