HEADWORKS PORTLAND W, OREGON

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(353770) HEADWORKS PTLD WTR BUR
From Year=1899 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 19 75 162 314 310 183 47 1 0 1116
57 0 0 1 11 51 118 254 250 136 28 0 0 850
60 0 0 0 4 26 68 171 166 80 12 0 0 526
65 0 0 0 0 6 21 68 64 25 2 0 0 187
70 0 0 0 0 1 5 20 17 5 0 0 0 48
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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