Records were broken in NH yesterday. I live pretty much between Concord and Lebanon. This is the first officially recorded 100* day in 14 years (doesn't mean some spots haven't seen 100* since then, we are talking official temps).
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Concord broke a daily high temp that has stood since 1870
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Manchester was over achieving as they broke an all time June high temp
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I have both pull down cellular shades as well as curtains in my big windows (they face south and west). My smaller windows just have curtains, and for most of those I set up 1" rigid foam insulation boards to keep the sun out. I also have a curtain over my front door, which faces west. Friday I went out and covered up the small windows in my garage door with thinner foam insulation. On the east side, I have outdoor curtains for my covered porch (except the small exposure to the south.
Last year I had my house painted a nice light color - that makes a huge difference over the brown it used to be so it doesn't heat up as bad just from solar gain.