Hot enough for you? Lafayette residents, you are experiencing some of the “warmest” temperatures since the early 1960s.

At 2 p.m., temperatures in the Hub City reached 100 degrees, just one degree below the 1962 record breaker, according to the National Weather Service.

“New Iberia has already reached the daily high for today,” NWS meteorologist Tim Humphrey said Monday. “Many locations are going to be a degree or two above or tying the record. Lafayette is just below the record but we are coming up to the hottest part of the day.”

Acadiana is used to hot summers but not as frequently, the NWS said. Prior to its last record, Lafayette was hit with 101 temperatures in 1924 and 1925, Humphrey said.

Feel hotter? You should. Thanks to high humidity levels, the heat index in several parts of Acadiana will be well into the triple digits this week.

“For example, New Iberia today feels like 118 degrees,” Humphrey said.

There is a chance of a few scattered showers Tuesday evening and Wednesday, but the forecast is mostly dry for the rest of the week.

Utility companies Cleco and SLEMCO said they are prepared for high energy use as customers keep air conditioners cranking 24 hours a day.

More than 2,500 Lafayette SLEMCO customers were briefly without power Tuesday morning because of a fallen tree branch, the company said.

“We got that resolved right away,” SLEMCO spokesperson Mary Laurent said.

With no heavy rain and high temperatures for several consecutive days, expect higher than average utility bills, Robyn Cooper, Cleco spokesperson, said.

“Cleco isn’t seeing any power supply problems as a result of the heat, but with no showers cooling things down people will be running their AC’s more than in a typical summer,” Cooper said.

Most utility companies recommend keeping room temperatures at 78 degrees, draw shades and use fans to save on energy bills.

Despite the record breaking heat, Lafayette General Health isn’t seeing a significant rise in patients suffering from weather-related illness, spokesperson Daryl Cetnar said.

Extreme caution should still be taken while outdoors during daylight hours, Humphrey said.

“Heat-related illness is still likely especially if you are outside for prolonged periods of time or doing physical activities out in the heat,” he said. “Drink plenty of water, watch for symptoms such as muscle aches. Make sure to stay in the shade and check on your elderly neighbors.”