AUSTIN WASTE WATER TRTMT FAC, MINNESOTA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Heating Degree Days

Station:(210355) AUSTIN 3 S
From Year=1937 To Year=2012
Heating Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
65 1593 1309 1057 576 251 54 13 29 180 486 946 1414 7908
60 1438 1167 902 436 145 17 2 6 93 347 797 1259 6608
57 1345 1083 810 356 96 7 0 2 57 270 707 1166 5899
55 1283 1026 750 305 70 4 0 0 39 224 648 1104 5454
50 1128 885 601 192 27 0 0 0 12 128 504 949 4427
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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