LOWER MONUMENTAL DAM, WASHINGTON

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(454841) LOWER MONUMENTAL DAM
From Year=1962 To Year=2006
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 5 33 201 417 661 644 358 75 1 0 2395
57 0 0 2 19 155 359 599 582 302 50 1 0 2068
60 0 0 0 7 99 274 506 489 222 25 0 0 1623
65 0 0 0 1 38 155 354 339 113 6 0 0 1005
70 0 0 0 0 10 72 216 208 46 0 0 0 552
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 Jul 28, 2006
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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