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Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

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From Year=1940 To Year=2012
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 17 142 341 497 437 172 29 0 0 1636
57 0 0 1 11 108 285 435 376 135 19 0 0 1371
60 0 0 0 5 68 207 344 288 90 9 0 0 1012
65 0 0 0 1 26 103 200 158 40 2 0 0 530
70 0 0 0 0 7 38 88 64 13 0 0 0 210
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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