Monthly Cooling and Heating Degree Day Data

Notes about the content on this page:

  • Last updated: 03/06/2020
  • Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service Degree Days StatisticsLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page..
  • Annual heating seasons run October through March (seasonal, weekly, and monthly)
  • "Normal" is a 30-year degree day average value for the period 1971-2000, unless otherwise noted.
  • "Degree-days" are relative measurements of outdoor air temperature used as an index for heating and cooling energy requirements. Heating degree-days are the number of degrees that the daily average temperature falls below 65° F. Cooling degree-days are the number of degrees that the daily average temperature rises above 65° F. The daily average temperature is the mean of the maximum and minimum temperatures in a 24-hour period. For example, a weather station recording an average daily temperature of 40° F would report 25 heating degree-days for that day (and 0 cooling degree-days). If a weather station recorded an average daily temperature of 78° F, cooling degree-days for that station would be 13 (and 0 heating degree days).

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New York State - Statewide

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April   0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
May   11 25 19 43 56 13 32 44 39 42 18
June   85 86 111 86 82 93 113 105 97 142 119
July   283 260 197 253 213 183 301 271 280 295 233
August   168 267 136 279 200 106 135 203 169 196 200
September   38 121 89 123 119 69 57 59 84 75 64
October   11 17 19 15 0 7 6 2 1 1 3
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   596 776 575 799 670 471 644 688 670 751 637


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 990 1198 1236 1010 1124 1304 1313 1102 1038 1292 1183 1207
February 933 989 854 843 970 1378 1150 1028 894 1051 1021 1021
March   944 911 994 711 1073 1087 936 601 910 715 892
April   488 702 406 579 542 568 540 508 490 386 516
May   249 182 281 265 133 207 230 146 193 175 232
June   48 49 64 34 64 25 54 51 33 35 46
July   0 1 2 0 5 7 3 0 0 6 1
August   10 0 25 0 6 16 9 7 4 5 13
September   79 76 85 33 47 116 166 117 70 91 105
October   343 417 235 284 429 335 350 347 381 394 397
November   821 795 716 639 560 768 771 775 569 693 679
December   1013 960 1129 1003 662 925 1042 889 876 1153 1038
TOTAL   6182 6183 5790 5642 6203 6517 6231 5373 5869 5857 6147

Note: Normal is a 30-year degree day average value for the period 1981-2010.


Albany

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
April   1 0 21 2 0 6 0 7 13 2 0
May   18 68 27 72 122 29 43 68 68 74 15
June   123 114 144 142 108 146 142 130 118 123 97
July   350 361 216 282 252 233 347 307 311 319 219
August   211 319 154 280 256 142 150 227 184 226 183
September   43 160 116 105 156 72 62 57 85 85 33
October   6 18 17 6 0 16 0 0 2 0 3
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   752 1040 695 889 894 644 744 797 781 829 550


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1024 1289 1290 1052 1149 1403 1400 1220 1125 1370 1247 1257
February 974 1046 904 886 994 1470 1204 1066 953 1150 1030 1070
March   922 954 1028 687 1088 1150 964 590 943 716 889
April   453 712 377 575 516 529 568 509 499 388 528
May   214 86 258 240 100 179 199 124 152 188 220
June   28 27 52 38 53 13 58 48 30 41 42
July   0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 6
August   2 0 20 1 0 8 4 2 3 4 13
September   81 88 95 67 43 124 171 131 73 92 124
October   358 455 238 389 474 357 380 352 367 452 463
November   847 840 774 686 579 800 826 806 612 755 741
December   1083 1010 1241 1071 712 995 1157 978 955 1206 1085
TOTAL   6323 6366 6023 5897 6439 6759 6615 5618 6154 6127 6438

Binghamton

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
April   0 0 4 0 0 2 0 6 5 5 4
May   6 46 17 45 72 22 43 48 40 64 23
June   44 58 77 62 50 82 81 93 81 85 73
July   210 168 105 216 116 121 218 233 250 242 153
August   98 158 65 182 99 66 80 134 97 153 108
September   21 84 69 46 100 36 40 29 41 59 32
October   5 14 9 4 0 1 12 1 0 0 2
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   384 528 346 555 437 330 474 544 514 608 396


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1128 1385 1352 1164 1257 1466 1475 1204 1157 1404 1320 1331
February 1080 1093 950 934 1083 1479 1264 1144 992 1127 1135 1156
March   1058 1122 1117 773 1174 1204 1073 609 1050 768 997
April   546 782 438 682 605 609 622 614 570 416 617
May   292 148 359 323 154 228 252 150 217 226 292
June   100 82 95 69 80 45 89 92 51 63 90
July   0 6 8 3 24 26 16 3 1 11 22
August   38 7 75 6 25 42 39 19 21 16 43
September   137 135 156 117 84 161 244 195 118 157 202
October   442 526 327 493 525 428 394 449 480 491 514
November   963 966 843 720 620 854 912 863 613 767 812
December   1147 1091 1275 1177 759 1068 1151 1009 990 1296 1161
TOTAL   7201 7167 6791 6703 6995 7404 7140 6152 6642 6666 7237

Buffalo

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
April   0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 4
May   8 87 20 58 91 23 71 83 46 74 28
June   74 96 121 123 76 146 93 149 96 101 101
July   282 294 180 289 195 125 242 328 320 273 203
August   171 249 132 332 155 140 138 211 203 220 158
September   49 155 115 104 128 61 51 78 95 61 50
October   7 23 16 11 1 7 7 4 4 0 4
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   591 904 589 917 646 502 602 863 769 732 548


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 987 1301 1259 1046 1176 1376 1389 1089 1069 1350 1287 1256
February 1034 1044 923 840 1025 1510 1262 1085 961 1124 1128 1110
March   1037 1036 988 772 1109 1181 987 549 1022 829 961
April   597 767 436 649 574 572 553 590 580 413 594
May   301 84 290 240 158 242 175 117 232 215 268
June   66 27 50 43 51 29 65 48 39 40 65
July   0 0 2 0 8 11 6 0 0 5 8
August   3 0 18 0 9 12 12 1 3 6 21
September   45 84 94 45 55 110 155 131 78 134 149
October   392 472 262 339 419 365 342 390 401 438 442
November   871 879 751 564 562 812 816 761 556 697 737
December   976 983 1224 1044 709 974 1143 888 914 1199 1081
TOTAL   6633 6514 6001 5897 6540 6959 6428 5505 6299 6391 6692

Glens Falls

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April   0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
May   8 24 49 55 77 28 32 38 56 34 14
June   51 47 126 102 64 71 98 85 77 68 63
July   230 219 120 210 218 155 258 214 212 224 167
August   93 198 81 204 177 89 95 153 124 144 113
September   37 96 66 89 97 44 43 21 55 46 14
October   0 9 7 3 0 7 0 9 0 0 0
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   419 593 455 663 633 394 526 524 525 516 371


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1211 1383 1451 1112 1199 1545 1521 1361 1207 1490 1341 1450
February 1188 1199 1076 960 1064 1621 1319 1161 1046 1289 1086 1222
March   1052 1024 1118 819 1189 1318 1009 718 1064 783 1011
April   587 782 451 642 603 552 609 597 590 440 604
May   291 179 243 260 137 199 244 172 212 215 274
June   68 102 102 46 79 32 93 71 60 80 65
July   0 6 12 1 16 1 5 0 0 21 15
August   30 3 56 6 2 14 34 15 7 24 28
September   170 132 136 111 83 181 250 216 96 187 198
October   464 555 341 461 542 413 485 417 451 545 550
November   979 933 875 687 661 867 918 876 691 827 835
December   1201 1120 1385 1147 828 1072 1262 1073 1011 1262 1234
TOTAL   6445 7363 6791 6443 7306 7489 7431 6408 6961 6811 7486

Massena

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
May   0 23 14 42 43 15 23 33 28 39 15
June   57 70 77 64 45 79 74 111 100 54 75
July   228 247 124 160 151 104 193 178 243 251 163
August   83 225 106 203 123 78 89 158 125 139 113
September   16 104 69 44 78 38 31 29 54 54 10
October   0 3 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   384 672 396 513 440 321 410 514 552 537 376


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1314 1593 1520 1227 1417 1688 1584 1420 1386 1576 1397 1559
February 1307 1335 1116 1081 1293 1756 1395 1289 1103 1267 1154 1332
March   1191 1103 1262 1010 1298 1436 1085 773 1098 850 1122
April   669 799 544 764 645 701 662 627 595 481 655
May   367 201 321 292 184 269 240 191 239 230 280
June   98 90 97 67 102 38 119 79 40 80 81
July   1 1 12 10 22 22 23 4 0 17 15
August   26 8 44 2 13 38 36 19 12 27 44
September   194 141 128 145 107 209 244 199 114 179 209
October   499 610 318 482 616 427 484 431 486 547 563
November   1055 1006 907 747 732 875 975 967 693 859 886
December   1243 1279 1450 1222 871 1183 1465 1184 1182 1307 1343
TOTAL   8271 7874 7391 7451 8034 8177 8042 6963 7302 7128 8089

New York City (La Guardia Airport)

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
April   3 6 30 8 2 0 0 18 1 13 6
May   59 137 73 106 119 49 87 102 72 124 54
June   242 251 277 269 226 230 278 254 239 337 209
July   518 465 413 506 445 380 505 484 486 557 377
August   401 503 329 519 451 322 340 430 346 428 336
September   223 247 211 271 281 178 129 184 195 232 141
October   29 78 96 46 14 24 49 31 24 21 17
November   0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
December   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   1475 1688 1429 1732 1544 1183 1388 1503 1363 1712 1142


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 807 984 1037 780 903 1086 1123 899 846 1021 988 1008
February 728 812 624 614 769 1136 938 851 680 794 871 861
March   734 745 738 499 835 866 755 438 714 520 713
April   319 468 246 357 344 412 366 294 354 219 392
May   146 57 122 145 53 88 128 69 114 82 136
June   4 8 16 2 35 0 4 11 4 0 16
July   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
August   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
September   3 9 10 5 3 14 31 9 19 0 40
October   152 233 76 161 217 166 172 173 223 163 249
November   607 580 505 378 352 579 577 591 383 461 524
December   804 750 889 759 435 752 826 681 662 923 836
TOTAL   4565 4511 3996 3978 4496 4938 4609 3792 4288 4227 4777


Rochester

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1
April   0 0 13 0 0 0 1 6 3 9 5
May   10 85 28 61 101 37 70 71 44 68 32
June   80 110 133 124 92 147 106 152 102 106 109
July   287 320 196 309 194 145 258 300 302 278 209
August   166 270 139 343 152 123 147 184 158 198 162
September   48 167 115 111 141 67 58 62 77 63 54
October   13 26 22 14 1 10 9 6 1 0 4
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   604 978 646 962 681 529 649 786 687 722 576


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1048 1270 1233 1040 1161 1405 1372 1071 1068 1333 1263 1263
February 1054 1014 870 822 1022 1476 1221 1064 959 1131 1102 1117
March   970 1013 995 767 1077 1149 976 548 965 773 958
April   538 721 415 679 516 565 551 578 557 377 582
May   273 92 269 257 131 192 176 126 229 207 266
June   48 34 47 47 61 29 60 48 32 47 69
July   0 0 3 0 13 7 9 0 0 6 17
August   5 0 27 0 8 19 11 7 7 9 25
September   62 83 93 52 51 125 174 146 87 155 154
October   363 457 245 345 432 353 367 369 416 440 447
November   897 854 728 572 551 782 820 762 574 748 741
December   1035 960 1211 1036 705 944 1131 888 925 1198 1089
TOTAL   6475 6317 5895 5938 6426 6758 6410 5499 6256 6325 6728


Syracuse


Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
April   0 0 11 0 0 1 0 6 11 9 4
May   13 59 20 54 105 54 52 86 85 81 29
June   81 72 99 98 87 143 126 161 142 118 105
July   311 270 173 260 194 209 302 354 340 304 203
August   156 241 139 287 179 143 163 252 215 203 158
September   40 134 93 90 144 74 67 77 102 71 48
October   11 22 15 7 0 13 1 1 0 0 3
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   612 798 550 796 709 637 711 938 895 786 551

Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1051 1346 1333 1099 1208 1478 1393 1154 1048 1364 1291 1296
February 1058 1068 910 883 1086 1576 1228 1112 942 1151 1089 1131
March   1006 1054 1076 779 1172 1212 959 568 983 754 959
April   505 753 430 669 551 568 559 578 487 401 579
May   254 123 302 263 127 195 191 106 143 195 258
June   53 50 72 55 55 23 61 44 22 43 66
July   0 0 2 1 7 3 4 0 0 5 10
August   5 0 36 1 4 10 3 2 4 3 25
September   71 110 106 92 52 103 173 117 69 128 158
October   364 486 258 416 466 316 345 323 378 421 460
November   864 914 806 664 571 755 820 764 544 722 748
December   1065 1056 1263 1092 734 1005 1139 910 904 1221 1113
TOTAL   6601 6789 6333 6326 6793 6811 6520 5402 6049 6273 6803


Utica

Utica has been removed from our survey.



Watertown

Cooling Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April   0 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 0
May   0 37 12 29 41 23 31 48 66 40 9
June   24 46 79 44 30 110 72 112 60 56 49
July   199 214 119 197 116 120 221 212 215 216 131
August   87 205 103 231 104 101 103 185 188 164 97
September   17 94 50 47 82 55 59 42 65 59 14
October   7 19 6 5 0 17 0 9 0 2 1
November   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   334 615 375 553 373 426 486 613 600 542 301


Heating Degree Day
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Normal
January 1154 1488 1433 1173 1289 1538 1502 1216 1202 1509 1384 1433
February 1181 1183 997 984 1219 1657 1342 1209 1044 1250 1257 1247
March   1145 1093 1181 916 1188 1303 1013 651 1040 856 1062
April   653 814 526 764 633 621 633 696 610 450 652
May   387 223 346 330 220 267 243 183 258 226 321
June   107 109 104 102 117 64 106 72 62 81 99
July   4 7 11 5 40 23 12 0 0 19 19
August   30 8 62 6 18 32 33 18 20 25 43
September   176 141 150 148 98 179 235 174 127 165 206
October   444 566 318 470 555 367 418 366 454 542 536
November   985 951 828 664 659 765 894 863 612 802 830
December   1195 1150 1421 1125 781 990 1264 1027 1014 1272 1233
TOTAL   7797 7492 7104 7038 7504 7455 7276 6296 6956 7049 7681