SPRAGUE, WASHINGTON

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(457956) SPRAGUE
From Year=1948 To Year=1982
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	12	92	233	425	388	159	15	0	0	1324
57	0	0	0	7	65	186	365	329	120	8	0	0	1080
60	0	0	0	3	36	126	278	246	73	2	0	0	763
65	0	0	0	0	11	53	152	129	25	0	0	0	369
70	0	0	0	0	2	18	64	51	5	0	0	0	140

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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