BIG BOW 2 S, KANSAS

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Heating Degree Days

Station:(140800) BIG BOW 2 S
From Year=1981 To Year=1991
Heating Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
65 1030 806 606 327 105 11 0 1 58 279 635 1018 4877
60 875 665 457 207 44 2 0 0 28 165 486 863 3792
57 782 582 371 148 24 1 0 0 19 111 399 770 3205
55 720 527 317 114 15 0 0 0 14 83 344 708 2843
50 567 393 200 53 4 0 0 0 6 37 220 554 2035
Heating Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the base temperature and the daily average temperature. (Base Temp. - Daily Ave. Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is below the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 65 and the low temperature was 31, the base 50 heating degree day units is 50 - ((65 + 31) / 2) = 2. 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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