Man, we could use some rain in a bad way. The National Weather Service has moved my area from moderate drought to severe to extreme and now, the highest rating, exceptional drought. The next 10 days are calling for sunny skys and actual temperatures between 102 and 105 each day. If you are a farmer in my area and don't have crop insurance, you just went bankrupt.
I try to keep them in mind when I'm scrambling to get A/C units replaced in two of my rental houses. The units are only about 10 years old, but they have not shut off for several weeks in a row. The compressors in them look like they've been welded together. It's a good thing my blind BIL still has his HVAC license and I can buy through him. HVAC parts seem to be marked up like jewelry from what I've seen. Now I just have to try to follow his instructions on installing everything since he's blind and I have to do all the work.