I am only using a small window AC unit this year, and once you get into day 4 or 5 it's much harder for the thing to catch up... I am not running it while I'm at work. Even with the house closed up like a morgue, it was still 80 deg. in my living room at 9:30pm last night. It did reach 68-70 by the time I woke up this morning.
I've lost several TV boxes and washing machines during storms, so I'm just going to count on being hot for a while tonight if I can't run AC during a storm. I do have a basement that is cooler and it's doing fairly well, haven't had to run the dehumidifier yet. Just cracked opened the small window and I am running a fan down there 24-7
Watering tomato plants every darn day! They are burning up.