United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

222 Geography and Environment
No. 3 7 8 . N o r m a l M o n t h l y a n d S e a s o n a l H e a t i n g D e g r e e D a y s , 6 5 ° B a s e — S e l e c t e d C i t i e s
[Airport data, except as noted. Based on standard 30-year period, 1941 through 1970. For definition of “degree day," see text,
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STATE BTATJON Jan- Feb. Mar. Apr, May June July A ug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. Seasonal
Ala............... Mobile,, 451 337 221 40
_ 39 211 365 1,684
Alaska......... Juneau............................ 1,287 1,036 1,026 783 564 354 288 332 474 719 975 1,169 9,007
Ariz.............. Phoenix 420 292 185 60 _ _ - - 17 162 388 1,552
Ark............... Little Rock 791 619 470 139 21 _ _ - 5 143 441 725 3,354
Calif............. Los Angeles.................... 331 270 267 195 114 71 19 15 23 77 158 267 1,819
Sacramento 617 426 372 227 120 20 _ - 5 101 360 59$ 2,643
San Francisco...,............. 516 386 372 291 210 120 93 84 66 137 291 474 3,042
Colo............. Denver. 1,088 902 868 525 253 60 _ - 120 408 768 1.004 6,016
Conn............ Hartford.......................... 1,246 1,070 911 519 226 24 _ 12 106 384 711 1,141 6,350
Dei............... Wilmington...................... 1,023 879 725 381 128 _ - 32 254 579 939 4,940
D.C............... Washington..................... 911 776 617 265 72 - - - 14 180 510 856 4,211
Fla................ Jacksonville.................... 348 2B2 176 24 _ _ - - 19 161 317 1,327
Miami............................. 53 67 17 - _ _ - - - - 13 66 206
G $ ................ Atlanta. 701 560 443 144 27 _ - - 8 137 406 667 3,095
Idaho........... Boise.............................. 1,116 626 741 480 252 97 _ 12 127 406 756 1,020 5,833
Ill................. Chicago 1,305 1,089 908 466 240 45 7 18 90 360 774 1,175 6,497
Peoria.. 1,277 1,044 059 416 180 17 - 6 70 327 753 1,147 6,098
Ind................ Indianapolis..................... 1,160 960 784 387 159 11 - 5 63 302 699 1,057 5,577
Iowa............. Des Moines..................... 1,414 1,142 964 465 186 26 - 13 94 350 816 t,240 6,710
Winhife 32 21.1 606 946 4,667
Ky ......... L286 35 241 600 911 4,640
La................. New Orleans................... 403 299 188 29 - - - 40 179 327 1,465
669 381 106 27 55 200 493 792 1.218 7,498
Mrl 27 250 567 921 4,729
492 218 27
_ 8 76 301 594 992 5,Q2t
Mich............. 507 238 26
_ 11 80 342 717 1,097 6,228
Sault Ste. Merle.............. lj575 1^394 1,271 804 496 200 96 125 291 583 966 1,392 9,193
792 484 194 67 104 318 611 1,098 1,569 9,756
Minneapolis-St. Paul........ 1,637 1,358 1,138 597 271 65 11 21 173 472 978 1,438 6,159
Miss............. Jackson.......................... 569 442 313 74 6 - - - - 91 301 504 2,300
Mo................ Kansas City..................... 1,175 916 753 336 127 15 - - 50 259 681 1,045 5,357
St. Louis......................... 1,045 837 662 272 103 10 - - 35 224 600 942 4,750
Mont............ Great Falla...................... 1,380 1,075 1,070 648 367 162 18 42 260 524 912 1,194 7,852
Nebr............. Omaha........................... 1,314 1,036 865 391 148 20 _ 6 71 301 750 1,147 6,049
Nev.............. Reno.............................. 1,026 781 766 546 328 145 17 50 168 456 747 992 6,022
N.H.............. Concord.......................... 1,376 1,187 1,014 624 315 58 16 45 182 487 810 1,246 7,360
N.J............... Atlantic City........____ ...... 1,001 871 741 399 131 9 - - 35 262 570 927 4,946
N. Mex......... Albuquerque____ _____ 924 700 595 282 58 - - - 7 210 615 893 4,292
N.Y............... Albany............................. 1,349 1,162 980 543 253 39 9 22 135 422 762 1,212 6,868
Buffalo. 1,280 1,137 1.020 603 321 58 12 33 138 419 756 1,150 6,927
New York*...................... 1,017 885 741 387 137 - - - 29 209 528 915 4,848
N.C............... Charlotte 710 588 461 145 34 - - - 10 152 420 698 3.218
Raleigh 760 638 502 180 48 - - - 12 186 450 738 3,514
N. Dak.......... Bismarck 1,761 1,442 1,237 660 339 122 18 35 252 564 1,083 1,531 9,044
Ohio............. Cincinnati........................ 1.051 888 722 341 138 9 _ 44 271 636 970 5,070
Cleveland........................ 1,181 1,039 896 501 244 40 9 17 95 354 702 1,076 6,154
Columbus....................... 1,135 972 800 418 176 13 - 8 78 342 669 1,063 5,702
Okie............ Oklahoma City................. 874 664 532 180 36 - - 12 148 474 775 3,695
O r e s ............ P o rtla n d.......................... 634 622 598 4 3 2 264 128 48 56 119 3 47 591 753 4 ,7 9 2
Pa................ Philadelphia..................... 1,014 871 716 367 122 - - - 38 249 564 924 4,865
Pittsburgh....................... 1,144 1,000 834 444 208 26 7 16 98 372 711 1,070 6,930
R.I............... Providence...................... 1,135 997 871 531 259 3b - 10 93 350 651 1,039 5,972
s.c............... Columbia........................ 608 493 360 83 12 - - - - 112 341 589 2.598
S. Dak.......... Sioux Falla...................... 1,575 1,277 1,085 567 259 65 10 16 165 465 957 1,395 7,838
Term............ Memphis 760 594 457 131 22 - - - 7 142 423 691 3,227
Nashville 826 672 524 176 45 - “ - 10 180 498 763 3,696
335 88
_ _ _ 60 287 530 2,382
El Paso.......................... 663 465 328 89 - - • - 92 402 639, 2,678
Houston.......................... 416 294 189 23 - - - - - 24 155 333 1,434
787 474 237 88 _ 5 105 402 777 1,076 5,983
Vt................. 1,113 660 331 63 20 49 191 502 340 1,314 7,876
v a ............... 532 226 53 9 141 402 704 3,488
Richmond..................... 853 717 569 226 64 _ - _ 21 203 480 806 3,939
Wash 648 469 313 167 80 82 170 397 612 760 5,165
Spokane......................... 1,228 918 053 567 327 144 21 47 196 533 885 1,116 6,835
W. Va.......... 642 287 113 10 - - 46 267 588 893 4,590
WIs.............. 1,042 609 348 90 15 36 140 440 855 1,265 7,444
l|035 669 394 156 22 31 225 530 885 1,110 7,255
P.R.............. San Juan........................ - - - -
- R epresents zero ‘ C ity offic e data.
S ou rce : U.S. N a tio n a l O ceanic and A tm ospheric A dm inistration, C ffm atography o f (he U n tie d S ta tes, N o. 81.