LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(045123) LOS GATOS
From Year=1948 To Year=2006
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
55 6 16 44 102 215 342 462 448 385 224 46 8 2298
57 2 7 25 68 162 284 400 386 325 169 25 3 1856
60 0 1 8 34 97 199 307 294 236 99 7 1 1283
65 0 0 1 8 32 86 160 144 106 30 1 0 568
70 0 0 0 1 7 30 55 44 32 6 0 0 176
Cooling Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the daily average temperature and the base temperature. (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Jul 28, 2006
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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