HUTCHINSON 1 N, MINNESOTA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(213962) HUTCHINSON 1 N
From Year=1893 To Year=2009
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
55 0 0 1 32 172 382 533 451 211 46 1 0 1830
57 0 0 1 23 135 325 471 390 170 32 0 0 1547
60 0 0 0 12 89 245 379 301 116 17 0 0 1160
65 0 0 0 4 38 130 233 166 53 5 0 0 629
70 0 0 0 1 11 53 112 69 19 1 0 0 265
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 Oct 31, 2012
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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