SPARKS, NEVADA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(267697) SPARKS
From Year=1988 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 3 30 128 310 544 488 274 55 1 0 1834
57 0 0 1 17 93 256 482 426 219 34 0 0 1529
60 0 0 0 6 54 179 390 334 144 13 0 0 1120
65 0 0 0 1 15 78 239 186 47 1 0 0 567
70 0 0 0 0 2 18 109 68 6 0 0 0 202
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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