FREDERICK, SOUTH DAKOTA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(393129) FREDERICK
From Year=1906 To Year=1958
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 0 22 89 301 448 300 153 9 0 0 1322
57 0 0 0 14 63 250 386 245 121 4 0 0 1084
60 0 0 0 6 34 183 296 174 80 1 0 0 773
65 0 0 0 0 9 93 158 79 34 0 0 0 374
70 0 0 0 0 1 38 61 33 12 0 0 0 145
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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