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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE


HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-1

MONTHLY
STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
WEIGHTED BY POPULATION
(INCLUDES AERIALLY WEIGHTED TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION)

PERIOD:  JULY 1997 THROUGH DECEMBER 1998


DATE PUBLISHED: APRIL 1999



NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
151 PATTON AVENUE
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-5001



                   1. STATE POPULATION-WEIGHTED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65 DEG F)                                                 
                                                                                                                                     
 THIS TABULATION IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE HEATING FUEL DEMAND INFORMATION ON A STATE-WIDE BASIS.                            
 THE TOTAL MONTHLY SERIES, BY STATE, ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PERIOD 1931/32 THROUGH 1991/92:                                           
 HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-1, "STATE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MONTHLY AND SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS                            
 WEIGHTED BY POPULATION (1990 CENSUS), (JULY 1931 - JUNE 1992)."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THE STATE AVERAGE DEGREE DAY TOTALS FOR EACH MONTH ARE DERIVED FROM THE DIVISIONAL VALUES BY WEIGHTING                              
 EACH DIVISION BY ITS PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL STATE POPULATION AS ADDUCED FROM THE 1990 CENSUS DATA                                  
 (BUREAU OF CENSUS,1992). THE POPULATION WEIGHTING PROCEDURE ASSURES THAT DEGREE-DAY AVERAGES FOR THE STATES                         
 AS A WHOLE ARE BIASED TOWARD CONDITIONS EXISTING IN THE MORE POPULOUS SECTIONS OF THE STATES. DEGREE DAY                            
 DATA IN THIS TABULATION ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE 48 CONTERMINOUS STATES WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                        
 TREATED AS PART OF MARYLAND.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                     
 THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLES IS SELF-EXPLANATORY AND IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW COMPARISON OF THE ENERGY                                 
 DEMAND FOR THE CURRENT YEAR TO NORMAL AND TO CONDITIONS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.                                                       
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
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              **NOTE : MONTHLY HEATING DEGREE DAY VALUES IN THIS PUBLICATION MAY DIFFER FROM THE                                     
              HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-1 DUE TO INTERNAL COMPUTER ROUNDING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN                                
              THE TWO PROGRAMS.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                     
              THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS MONTHLY OPERATIONAL REPORT ARE PROVISIONAL AND                                              
              SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR CORRECTIONS WHICH ARE BASED ON LATER INFORMATION.


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    1 ALABAMA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        6      148      471      655      581      481      405      154       10        0
 1997/1998        0        0        6      154      625     1280     1861     2342     2747     2901     2911     2911
 1997/1998       .0       .0     60.6     97.9    124.0    116.3    102.8     99.9    101.8    102.8    102.0    102.0

 1998/1999        0        0        0       85      262      463        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       85      347      810        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     54.0     68.9     73.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    2 ARIZONA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        3       71      232      571      446      456      301      209       42        6
 1997/1998        0        0        3       74      306      877     1323     1779     2080     2289     2331     2337
 1997/1998       .0       .0     49.2     96.2     86.7    102.3     95.9    101.8    101.5    104.3    104.6    104.7

 1998/1999        0        0        3       64      245      477        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        3       67      312      789        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     49.2     87.1     88.4     92.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    3 ARKANSAS        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       12      163      523      757      648      521      487      176        8        0
 1997/1998        0        1       13      176      699     1456     2104     2625     3112     3288     3296     3296
 1997/1998       .0    200.0     72.2    100.9    118.9    111.2     98.2     94.9     97.7     98.7     98.0     97.9

 1998/1999        0        0        0      112      344      658        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0      112      456     1114        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     64.2     77.6     85.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    4 CALIFORNIA      
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        8        2        9      106      239      477      437      421      335      300      222       80
 1997/1998        8       10       19      125      364      841     1278     1699     2034     2334     2556     2636
 1997/1998     87.9     63.3     40.9     80.1     77.8     88.0     88.2     93.1     92.5     94.8     98.0     99.0

 1998/1999        6        0       23      142      330      517        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        6        6       29      171      501     1018        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     65.9     38.0     62.4    109.6    107.1    106.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    5 COLORADO        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       25       58      165      566      982     1221     1109      970      966      709      302      189
 1997/1998       25       83      248      814     1796     3017     4126     5096     6062     6771     7073     7262
 1997/1998    112.6    114.3     82.3     96.5    103.3    103.0     98.9     98.4     99.1    100.3     99.2    100.0

 1998/1999        9       36      109      536      783     1176        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        9       45      154      690     1473     2649        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     40.5     62.0     51.1     81.8     84.7     90.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    6 CONNECTICUT     
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        1       16      110      438      764      996      954      813      780      472      136       36
 1997/1998        1       17      127      565     1329     2325     3279     4092     4872     5344     5480     5516
 1997/1998     71.4    122.3    106.0    108.4    111.2    103.4     95.0     91.3     91.3     91.2     90.0     90.1

 1998/1999        0        1       56      381      680      868        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        1       57      438     1118     1986        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0      7.2     47.6     84.1     93.5     88.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    7 DELAWARE        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0       40      255      606      809      731      648      597      281       60        0
 1997/1998        0        0       40      295      901     1710     2441     3089     3686     3967     4027     4027
 1997/1998       .0       .0    117.0     96.0    106.6     99.5     89.1     85.9     86.5     85.7     85.0     84.9

 1998/1999        0        0        7      245      530      720        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        7      252      782     1502        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     20.5     82.0     92.5     87.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    8 FLORIDA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        0        6       76      172      168      154      112       11        0        0
 1997/1998        0        0        0        6       82      254      422      576      688      699      699      699
 1997/1998       .0       .0       .0     84.5    120.1    107.3     91.7     91.6     97.6     97.7     97.7     97.7

 1998/1999        0        0        0        3       23       87        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0        3       26      113        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     42.3     38.1     47.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    9 GEORGIA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        6      134      469      614      564      470      417      160        9        0
 1997/1998        0        0        6      140      609     1223     1787     2257     2674     2834     2843     2843
 1997/1998       .0       .0     62.5     90.7    122.1    112.0    100.0     97.3    100.0    101.0    100.1    100.0

 1998/1999        0        0        0       90      246      445        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       90      336      781        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     58.3     67.4     71.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   10 IDAHO           
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       40       26      145      543      817     1187     1013      851      804      565      343      206
 1997/1998       40       66      211      754     1571     2758     3771     4622     5426     5991     6334     6540
 1997/1998    158.7     93.9     71.9     92.0     93.1     95.8     91.5     91.0     91.7     92.4     92.9     94.0

 1998/1999        4       18      100      544      777     1200        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        4       22      122      666     1443     2643        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     15.9     31.3     41.6     81.2     85.5     91.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   11 ILLINOIS        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        1       28       78      364      836     1055     1109      743      809      428      103       29
 1997/1998        1       29      107      471     1307     2362     3471     4214     5023     5451     5554     5583
 1997/1998     45.5    168.6    111.2    101.3    110.2    100.7     94.3     88.5     89.8     90.4     89.2     89.3

 1998/1999        1        6       27      319      617      946        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        1        7       34      353      970     1916        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     45.5     40.7     35.3     75.9     81.8     81.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   12 INDIANA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        3       27       90      372      800     1004      957      736      762      391       92       20
 1997/1998        3       30      120      492     1292     2296     3253     3989     4751     5142     5234     5254
 1997/1998     85.7    172.4    124.5    106.6    113.3    103.4     93.7     88.6     89.8     90.1     89.0     88.9

 1998/1999        5        6       30      313      609      895        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       11       41      354      963     1858        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999    142.9     63.2     42.5     76.7     84.4     83.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   13 IOWA            
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        6       31       91      400      952     1158     1279      843      983      457      112       56
 1997/1998        6       37      128      528     1480     2638     3917     4760     5743     6200     6312     6368
 1997/1998    103.4    134.1     91.4     95.5    107.7     98.6     94.7     89.8     92.5     92.9     92.0     92.4

 1998/1999        5       11       41      378      721     1094        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       16       57      435     1156     2250        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     86.2     58.0     40.7     78.6     84.1     84.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   14 KANSAS          
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        8       33      241      708      982      990      696      816      365       43        9
 1997/1998        0        8       41      282      990     1972     2962     3658     4474     4839     4882     4891
 1997/1998       .0    127.0     70.6     90.0    105.4    101.0     96.1     92.6     97.5     99.2     98.0     98.0

 1998/1999        0        0       10      214      497      907        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0       10      224      721     1628        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     17.2     71.5     76.7     83.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   15 KENTUCKY        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        3       51      277      668      867      749      633      578      313       54        4
 1997/1998        0        3       54      331      999     1866     2615     3248     3826     4139     4193     4197
 1997/1998       .0    300.0    113.7    102.3    115.1    107.2     94.7     90.7     91.7     93.0     92.0     91.9

 1998/1999        0        0       10      209      486      741        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0       10      219      705     1446        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     21.1     67.7     81.2     83.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   16 LOUISIANA       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        0       51      281      466      385      333      238       64        0        0
 1997/1998        0        0        0       51      332      798     1183     1516     1754     1818     1818     1818
 1997/1998       .0       .0       .0     84.4    125.4    117.9     98.9     96.6     98.4     99.6     99.6     99.6

 1998/1999        0        0        0       27      139      329        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       27      166      495        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     44.7     62.7     73.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   17 MAINE           
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       29       70      247      614      945     1263     1355     1068     1014      648      253      156
 1997/1998       29       99      346      960     1905     3168     4523     5591     6605     7253     7506     7662
 1997/1998     89.0    103.6    104.8    108.6    109.1    103.8    100.0     96.6     96.1     95.7     94.3     95.0

 1998/1999       28       44      195      558      862     1109        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       28       72      267      825     1687     2796        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     85.9     75.3     80.8     93.4     96.6     91.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   18 MARYLAND & D.C. 
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       41      272      640      825      750      662      598      265       51        1
 1997/1998        0        1       42      314      954     1779     2529     3191     3789     4054     4105     4106
 1997/1998       .0    250.0    106.1     95.9    108.0    100.2     90.2     87.1     87.7     86.8     85.9     85.8

 1998/1999        0        0        5      246      524      700        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        5      251      775     1475        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     12.6     76.7     87.7     83.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   19 MASSACHUSETTS   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        1       16      115      467      775     1000     1013      851      801      517      181       65
 1997/1998        1       17      132      599     1374     2374     3387     4238     5039     5556     5737     5802
 1997/1998     52.6     92.9     91.8    106.2    109.1    101.8     95.2     91.9     91.5     91.4     90.4     90.6

 1998/1999        1        5       72      391      696      863        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        1        6       78      469     1165     2028        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     52.6     32.8     54.2     83.1     92.5     86.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   20 MICHIGAN        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       13       58      140      463      867     1051     1092      855      878      502      136       54
 1997/1998       13       71      211      674     1541     2592     3684     4539     5417     5919     6055     6109
 1997/1998    142.9    196.7    130.4    110.9    112.3    102.2     95.2     90.5     90.8     90.8     89.3     89.3

 1998/1999        6       12       61      397      684      964        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        6       18       79      476     1160     2124        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     65.9     49.9     48.8     78.4     84.5     83.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   21 MINNESOTA       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       29       64      147      516     1147     1230     1507      978     1105      503      162      116
 1997/1998       29       93      240      756     1903     3133     4640     5618     6723     7226     7388     7504
 1997/1998    128.3    127.7     82.0     89.1    101.9     91.8     90.2     85.9     87.6     87.0     85.9     86.4

 1998/1999       19       23       94      483      907     1317        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       19       42      136      619     1526     2843        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     84.1     57.7     46.4     73.0     81.7     83.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   22 MISSISSIPPI     
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        2      117      424      610      523      439      337      119        4        0
 1997/1998        0        0        2      119      543     1153     1676     2115     2452     2571     2575     2575
 1997/1998       .0       .0     39.2     95.9    127.4    117.9    102.1     99.2    100.3    101.4    101.0    101.0

 1998/1999        0        0        0       60      226      460        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       60      286      746        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     48.3     67.1     76.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   23 MISSOURI        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        9       46      272      724      975      956      685      769      352       51       12
 1997/1998        0        9       55      327     1051     2026     2982     3667     4436     4788     4839     4851
 1997/1998       .0    123.3     86.5     94.9    109.5    102.5     95.2     90.7     94.3     95.8     94.6     94.6

 1998/1999        0        0       14      241      515      906        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0       14      255      770     1676        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     22.0     74.0     80.3     84.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   24 MONTANA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       83       78      223      614      971     1187     1310      929     1008      602      345      292
 1997/1998       83      161      384      998     1969     3156     4466     5395     6403     7005     7350     7642
 1997/1998    131.5    107.1     81.0     91.5     94.5     92.8     93.3     92.0     93.3     93.0     92.5     93.8

 1998/1999       23       41      150      618      882     1280        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       23       64      214      832     1714     2994        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     36.5     42.6     45.2     76.3     82.3     88.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   25 NEBRASKA        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        6       19       78      371      888     1098     1220      822     1031      470      119       61
 1997/1998        6       25      103      474     1362     2460     3680     4502     5533     6003     6122     6183
 1997/1998    113.2    128.9     78.5     91.2    102.8     96.6     94.7     91.2     95.8     96.8     96.0     96.4

 1998/1999        5        9       32      343      690     1075        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       14       46      389     1079     2154        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     94.3     72.2     35.1     74.9     81.5     84.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   26 NEVADA          
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        7        6       52      254      473      830      685      644      498      385      232       75
 1997/1998        7       13       65      319      792     1622     2307     2951     3449     3834     4066     4141
 1997/1998    189.2     85.5     75.8     94.8     88.9     94.6     90.2     93.1     93.0     94.6     96.5     97.2

 1998/1999        1        4       50      286      523      809        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        1        5       55      341      864     1673        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     27.0     32.9     64.1    101.4     97.0     97.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   27 NEW HAMPSHIRE   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       21       50      206      582      906     1171     1235      994      939      580      205       90
 1997/1998       21       71      277      859     1765     2936     4171     5165     6104     6684     6889     6979
 1997/1998    141.9    109.7    101.8    106.7    107.6    101.1     96.5     93.4     93.1     92.8     91.7     91.9

 1998/1999       13       26      140      488      798     1025        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       13       39      179      667     1465     2490        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     87.8     60.3     65.8     82.9     89.3     85.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   28 NEW JERSEY      
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        5       72      341      683      892      820      732      677      369       99       17
 1997/1998        0        5       77      418     1101     1993     2813     3545     4222     4591     4690     4707
 1997/1998       .0    250.0    114.4    103.1    108.7    100.9     91.0     87.8     87.9     87.5     86.6     86.7

 1998/1999        0        0       28      315      611      776        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0       28      343      954     1730        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     41.6     84.6     94.2     87.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   29 NEW MEXICO      
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        3        5       26      314      662     1015      846      741      629      450      125       28
 1997/1998        3        8       34      348     1010     2025     2871     3612     4241     4691     4816     4844
 1997/1998     96.8     68.4     44.3     92.2    100.4    105.9    100.5    101.0    101.4    103.4    102.8    102.8

 1998/1999        1        5       21      276      558      845        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        1        6       27      303      861     1706        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     32.3     51.3     35.2     80.3     85.6     89.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   30 NEW YORK        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        7       19      100      379      728      948      925      808      767      458      125       35
 1997/1998        7       26      126      505     1233     2181     3106     3914     4681     5139     5264     5299
 1997/1998    152.2    139.0    113.6    105.8    109.6    101.6     93.3     90.0     90.0     90.0     88.8     88.9

 1998/1999        5        6       54      328      623      813        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       11       65      393     1016     1829        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999    108.7     58.8     58.6     82.4     90.3     85.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   31 NORTH CAROLINA  
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       18      200      537      726      651      549      490      195       28        1
 1997/1998        0        1       19      219      756     1482     2133     2682     3172     3367     3395     3396
 1997/1998       .0   9999.9    103.8     99.6    118.7    111.1     99.9     96.5     97.9     98.1     97.3     97.2

 1998/1999        0        0        3      160      385      557        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        3      163      548     1105        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     16.4     74.2     86.0     82.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   32 NORTH DAKOTA    
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       34       56      171      611     1191     1243     1709     1056     1324      535      263      181
 1997/1998       34       90      261      872     2063     3306     5015     6071     7395     7930     8193     8374
 1997/1998    104.6     95.5     70.6     88.0     97.3     87.9     90.0     86.5     89.8     88.8     88.4     89.2

 1998/1999       25       24      141      598     1093     1490        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       25       49      190      788     1881     3371        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     76.9     52.0     51.4     79.5     88.7     89.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   33 OHIO            
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        6       29      115      383      784      981      924      756      742      429      104       29
 1997/1998        6       35      150      533     1317     2298     3222     3978     4720     5149     5253     5282
 1997/1998    150.0    209.6    138.6    109.7    113.5    104.0     94.1     89.4     89.9     90.3     89.1     89.0

 1998/1999        3        4       42      343      631      865        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        3        7       49      392     1023     1888        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     75.0     41.9     45.3     80.7     88.2     85.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   34 OKLAHOMA        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0       11      145      557      805      756      564      576      241        9        0
 1997/1998        0        0       11      156      713     1518     2274     2838     3414     3655     3664     3664
 1997/1998       .0       .0     55.8     94.0    116.4    108.6     99.4     96.2    100.4    102.7    102.0    102.0

 1998/1999        0        0        0      113      363      738        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0      113      476     1214        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     68.1     77.7     86.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   35 OREGON          
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       52       28      108      418      533      818      708      593      583      466      360      151
 1997/1998       52       80      188      606     1139     1957     2665     3258     3841     4307     4667     4818
 1997/1998     81.6     62.1     65.5     89.7     87.3     92.1     90.0     90.2     90.7     91.1     92.1     92.1

 1998/1999       20       35       91      408      579      861        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       20       55      146      554     1133     1994        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     31.4     42.7     50.9     82.0     86.9     93.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   36 PENNSYLVANIA    
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        6       20      117      386      763      966      885      765      726      409      108       36
 1997/1998        6       26      143      529     1292     2258     3143     3908     4634     5043     5151     5187
 1997/1998    101.7    125.6    119.2    103.7    109.5    102.2     92.5     88.7     88.9     88.7     87.5     87.6

 1998/1999        6        6       53      360      652      841        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        6       12       65      425     1077     1918        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999    101.7     58.0     54.2     83.3     91.3     86.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   37 RHODE ISLAND    
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0       13       87      406      722      951      936      792      762      482      159       50
 1997/1998        0       13      100      506     1228     2179     3115     3907     4669     5151     5310     5360
 1997/1998       .0     95.6     90.4    105.8    110.4    103.7     96.3     92.5     92.0     91.6     90.1     90.2

 1998/1999        0        0       46      344      638      809        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0       46      390     1028     1837        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     41.6     81.6     92.4     87.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   38 SOUTH CAROLINA  
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        3      136      460      619      559      462      415      132        8        0
 1997/1998        0        0        3      139      599     1218     1777     2239     2654     2786     2794     2794
 1997/1998       .0       .0     55.6     97.3    126.4    114.9    101.8     98.5    101.1    101.6    101.0    100.9

 1998/1999        0        0        0       95      264      446        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       95      359      805        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     66.5     75.7     76.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   39 SOUTH DAKOTA    
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       24       35      123      450     1040     1147     1388      901     1171      531      197      145
 1997/1998       24       59      182      632     1672     2819     4207     5108     6279     6810     7007     7152
 1997/1998    141.2    135.0     84.2     89.9    101.6     92.9     92.5     88.9     93.2     93.5     93.0     93.9

 1998/1999       16       19       68      476      849     1195        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       16       35      103      579     1428     2623        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     94.1     80.1     47.6     82.4     86.8     86.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   40 TENNESSEE       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0       27      246      634      807      713      587      532      252       35        0
 1997/1998        0        0       27      273      907     1714     2427     3014     3546     3798     3833     3833
 1997/1998       .0       .0     84.6    100.0    119.5    110.7     98.4     94.5     95.8     96.8     95.8     95.7

 1998/1999        0        0        5      163      428      678        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        5      168      596     1274        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     15.7     61.5     78.5     82.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   41 TEXAS           
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        0       53      321      531      401      345      282       89        0        0
 1997/1998        0        0        0       53      374      905     1306     1651     1933     2022     2022     2022
 1997/1998       .0       .0       .0     88.6    126.2    117.4     97.8     95.0     97.8     99.3     99.1     99.1

 1998/1999        0        0        0       31      178      444        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       31      209      653        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     51.8     70.5     84.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   42 UTAH            
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        5        4       96      451      754     1195      948      836      777      555      280      158
 1997/1998        5        9      105      556     1310     2505     3453     4289     5066     5621     5901     6059
 1997/1998    172.4     76.3     65.4     91.3     92.6     97.4     91.0     90.5     91.3     92.5     92.7     93.9

 1998/1999        1        3       78      456      720     1153        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        1        4       82      538     1258     2411        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     34.5     33.9     51.1     88.4     88.9     93.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   43 VERMONT         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       46       93      265      635      964     1262     1321     1075     1014      616      191       81
 1997/1998       46      139      404     1039     2003     3265     4586     5661     6675     7291     7482     7563
 1997/1998    207.2    165.9    132.2    121.5    116.5    107.6    101.4     97.4     96.8     96.4     94.9     94.9

 1998/1999       28       53      189      539      854     1068        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       28       81      270      809     1663     2731        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999    126.1     96.7     88.4     94.6     96.7     90.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   44 VIRGINIA        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       48      281      627      822      747      654      601      278       64        6
 1997/1998        0        1       49      330      957     1779     2526     3180     3781     4059     4123     4129
 1997/1998       .0    100.0    119.5    106.1    115.9    107.6     96.9     93.6     94.7     94.5     93.8     93.8

 1998/1999        0        0        8      244      516      682        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        8      252      768     1450        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     19.5     81.0     93.0     87.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   45 WASHINGTON      
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       67       31      124      451      584      820      812      605      600      460      295      144
 1997/1998       67       98      222      673     1257     2077     2889     3494     4094     4554     4849     4993
 1997/1998     85.8     63.0     63.8     84.7     84.9     87.9     88.5     88.1     88.3     88.7     88.7     88.6

 1998/1999       25       42      110      449      607      876        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       25       67      177      626     1233     2109        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     32.0     43.1     50.8     78.8     83.3     89.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


     STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   46 WEST VIRGINIA   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        3       20      109      375      744      922      842      724      697      373      107       28
 1997/1998        3       23      132      507     1251     2173     3015     3739     4436     4809     4916     4944
 1997/1998     85.7    196.6    144.9    113.7    117.3    108.1     97.3     93.4     94.5     94.7     93.8     93.8

 1998/1999        3        3       35      322      619      818        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        3        6       41      363      982     1800        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     85.7     51.3     45.0     81.4     92.1     89.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   47 WISCONSIN       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       23       74      142      483      970     1139     1284      889      972      536      173       85
 1997/1998       23       97      239      722     1692     2831     4115     5004     5976     6512     6685     6770
 1997/1998    158.6    183.0    111.9    103.0    107.6     97.1     92.7     88.0     89.0     89.1     88.0     88.2

 1998/1999       13       18       74      435      755     1117        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       13       31      105      540     1295     2412        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     89.7     58.5     49.2     77.0     82.3     82.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   48 WYOMING         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       56       58      216      610     1023     1321     1261     1022     1087      698      380      310
 1997/1998       56      114      330      940     1963     3284     4545     5567     6654     7352     7732     8042
 1997/1998    149.7    112.2     84.8     94.3     98.9     99.6     97.5     96.5     98.1     98.3     97.8     99.5

 1998/1999       21       45      150      625      879     1287        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       21       66      216      841     1720     3007        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     56.1     65.0     55.5     84.3     86.7     91.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 = HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 = ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 = [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
          PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

 


                 2. REGIONAL POPULATION-WEIGHTED HEATING DEGREE DAYS                                                                
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THE NATION WAS DIVIDED INTO NINE CENSUS REGIONS AS DEFINED AND USED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.                                    
 THE REGIONS AND STATES THEY COMPRISE ARE LISTED ON THE NEXT PAGE. THE POPULATION WEIGHTS USED TO                                    
 PRODUCE MONTHLY AND REGIONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS ARE ALSO SHOWN. THESE WEIGHTS WERE OBTAINED BY DIVIDING                              
 EACH STATE'S POPULATION BY THE TOTAL REGIONAL POPULATION.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
 A PARTICULAR REGIONAL MONTHLY DEGREE DAY VALUE WAS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING THE CORRESPONDING STATE                                  
 DEGREE DAY TOTALS WITHIN A REGION BY THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT AND ADDING ALL THE PRODUCTS. SEASONAL                                   
 VALUES ARE OBTAINED BY SUMMING THE MONTHLY TOTALS.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                     
 MONTHLY AND SEASONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS FOR THE NINE CENSUS REGIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THE TABLES                                      
 FOLLOWING THE WEIGHTS.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                              2.2  STATE POPULATION-WEIGHTS (1990 CENSUS) FOR THE                        
                                                          CENSUS REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES                                


     01   NEW ENGLAND                       04   WEST NORTH CENTRAL                07   WEST SOUTH CENTRAL              
                                                                                                                                  
       01 CONNECTICUT          .24890         01 IOWA                 .15720         01 ARKANSAS             .08810
       02 MAINE                .09300         02 KANSAS               .14030         02 LOUISIANA            .15800
       03 MASSACHUSETTS        .45550         03 MINNESOTA            .24770         03 OKLAHOMA             .11780
       04 NEW HAMPSHIRE        .08400         04 MISSOURI             .28980         04 TEXAS                .63610
       05 RHODE ISLAND         .07600         05 NEBRASKA             .08940                                            
       06 VERMONT              .04260         06 NORTH DAKOTA         .03620       08   MOUNTAIN                        
                                              07 SOUTH DAKOTA         .03940                                            
     02   MIDDLE ATLANTIC                                                            01 ARIZONA              .26830
                                            05   SOUTH ATLANTIC                      02 COLORADO             .24120
       01 NEW JERSEY           .20560                                                03 IDAHO                .07370
       02 NEW YORK             .47840         01 DELAWARE             .01530         04 MONTANA              .05860
       03 PENNSYLVANIA         .31600         02 FLORIDA              .29700         05 NEVADA               .08800
                                              03 GEORGIA              .14870         06 NEW MEXICO           .11090
     03   EAST NORTH CENTRAL                  04 MARYLAND AND D.C.    .12370         07 UTAH                 .12610
                                              05 NORTH CAROLINA       .15210         08 WYOMING              .03320
       01 ILLINOIS             .27210         06 SOUTH CAROLINA       .08000                                            
       02 INDIANA              .13200         07 VIRGINIA             .14200       09   PACIFIC (AK,HI OMITTED)         
       03 MICHIGAN             .22130         08 WEST VIRGINIA        .04120                                            
       04 OHIO                 .25820                                                01 CALIFORNIA           .79420
       05 WISCONSIN            .11640       06   EAST SOUTH CENTRAL                  02 OREGON               .07590
                                                                                     03 WASHINGTON           .12990
                                              01 ALABAMA              .26620                                            
                                              02 KENTUCKY             .24280                                            
                                              03 MISSISSIPPI          .16960                                            
                                              04 TENNESSEE            .32140                                            
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  


    REGIONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    1 NEW ENGLAND     
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        7       27      138      486      803     1045     1056      879      833      525      177       68
 1997/1998        7       34      172      658     1461     2506     3562     4441     5274     5799     5976     6044
 1997/1998    104.5    109.7    100.8    107.9    109.9    102.7     96.2     92.8     92.4     92.2     91.1     91.3

 1998/1999        5       11       88      415      718      905        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       16      104      519     1237     2142        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     74.6     51.6     60.9     85.1     93.0     87.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    2 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        5       16      100      373      730      942      891      779      736      424      114       32
 1997/1998        5       21      121      494     1224     2166     3057     3836     4572     4996     5110     5142
 1997/1998    122.0    131.2    115.2    104.4    109.3    101.6     92.6     89.1     89.2     89.1     88.0     88.1

 1998/1999        4        5       48      335      630      814        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        4        9       57      392     1022     1836        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     97.6     56.2     54.3     82.9     91.3     86.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    3 E. N. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        8       40      110      406      840     1038     1058      787      820      452      117       40
 1997/1998        8       48      158      564     1404     2442     3500     4287     5107     5559     5676     5716
 1997/1998    137.9    188.2    123.9    106.6    111.5    101.6     94.2     89.1     89.9     90.2     89.0     89.0

 1998/1999        5        8       44      355      650      942        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       13       57      412     1062     2004        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     86.2     51.0     44.7     77.9     84.3     83.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    4 W. N. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       11       30       87      376      906     1095     1216      818      952      432      106       60
 1997/1998       11       41      128      504     1410     2505     3721     4539     5491     5923     6029     6089
 1997/1998    117.0    126.5     82.6     91.5    104.5     96.5     93.2     89.0     92.0     92.5     91.5     91.8

 1998/1999        7       10       46      350      692     1085        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        7       17       63      413     1105     2190        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     74.5     52.5     40.7     74.9     81.9     84.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    5 SOUTH ATLANTIC  
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       21      156      419      571      522      451      400      159       27        2
 1997/1998        0        1       22      178      597     1168     1690     2141     2541     2700     2727     2729
 1997/1998       .0    142.9    111.1    100.1    116.4    107.7     96.3     93.4     95.1     95.1     94.3     94.3

 1998/1999        0        0        4      128      295      441        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        4      132      427      868        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     20.2     74.2     83.3     80.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 =  HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



 


    REGIONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    6 E. S. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        1       23      206      563      748      654      545      476      218       28        1
 1997/1998        0        1       24      230      793     1541     2195     2740     3216     3434     3462     3463
 1997/1998       .0    250.0     94.1    100.2    119.9    111.7     98.7     95.1     96.4     97.5     96.6     96.5

 1998/1999        0        0        4      136      364      599        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        4      140      504     1103        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0     15.7     61.0     76.2     79.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    7 W. S. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        0        0        2       73      360      573      462      384      328      111        2        0
 1997/1998        0        0        2       75      435     1008     1470     1854     2182     2293     2295     2295
 1997/1998       .0       .0     35.7     90.7    122.7    114.9     98.2     95.4     98.2     99.9     99.5     99.5

 1998/1999        0        0        0       47      208      479        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       47      255      734        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     56.8     71.9     83.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    8 MOUNTAIN        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       17       24       91      366      660      985      854      752      680      481      212      119
 1997/1998       17       41      132      498     1158     2143     2997     3749     4429     4910     5122     5241
 1997/1998    129.8    104.9     76.3     93.9     96.9     99.9     95.6     96.1     96.7     98.0     97.7     98.5

 1998/1999        5       15       65      357      591      928        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        5       20       85      442     1033     1961        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     38.2     51.2     49.1     83.4     86.4     91.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    9 PACIFIC         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998       19        8       31      174      306      547      506      458      388      333      242       94
 1997/1998       19       27       58      232      538     1085     1591     2049     2437     2770     3012     3106
 1997/1998     85.2     63.2     55.7     83.3     81.1     88.4     88.3     91.5     91.2     92.9     95.1     95.7

 1998/1999       10        8       39      202      385      590        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999       10       18       57      259      644     1234        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     44.8     42.2     54.7     93.0     97.1    100.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0



 LINE 1 =  HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

  


                             3. NATIONAL POPULATION-WEIGHTED HEATING DEGREE DAYS                                                    
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THE NATIONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS WERE DERIVED BY POPULATION WEIGHTING THE DEGREE DAY VALUES FOR THE                                   
 NINE CENSUS REGIONS. THE WEIGHTS USED TO DERIVE THE NATIONAL MONTHLY DEGREE DAY VALUES ARE GIVEN BELOW:                             
                                                                                                                                     
                       3.2  REGIONAL POPULATION WEIGHTS OF THE                                                                       
                                CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                        01 NEW ENGLAND               .05350
                        02 MIDDLE ATLANTIC           .15220
                        03 EAST NORTH CENTRAL        .17000
                        04 WEST NORTH CENTRAL        .07150
                        05 SOUTH ATLANTIC            .17630
                        06 EAST SOUTH CENTRAL        .06140
                        07 WEST SOUTH CENTRAL        .10810
                        08 MOUNTAIN                  .05530
                        09 PACIFIC                   .15170
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 MONTHLY AND SEASONAL DEGREE TOTALS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.                             
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     


                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                 NATIONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :   11 NATIONAL        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1997/1998        7       16       63      273      592      800      765      623      596      331      109       41
 1997/1998        7       23       86      359      951     1751     2516     3139     3735     4066     4175     4216
 1997/1998    102.9    117.3     96.7     99.7    107.1    101.5     94.2     91.2     92.2     92.6     92.0     92.1

 1998/1999        4        5       33      245      482      717        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999        4        9       42      287      769     1486        0        0        0        0        0        0
 1998/1999     58.8     45.9     47.2     79.7     86.6     86.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0


 LINE 1 =  HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000



                                             REFERENCES                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THOM,H.C.S., 1954A: THE RATIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEATING DEGREE DAYS AND TEMPERATURE.                                          
+"MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 82,NO.1,1-6.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                     
+THOM,H.C.S., 1954B: NORMAL DEGREE DAYS BELOW ANY BASE. "MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 82,NO.5,111-115.                               
                                                                                                                                     
 THOM,H.C.S., 1966: NORMAL DEGREE DAYS ABOVE ANY BASE BY THE UNIVERSAL TRUNCATION COEFFICIENT.                                       
+"MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 94, NO. 7,461-465.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                     
+U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1992:  "1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION, GENERAL                                       
+POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS", SERIES CT-1 (ALABAMA THROUGH WYOMING AND U.S. SUMMARY).                                                
                                                                                                                                     


                              STATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1997
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              45.5     50.2     60.9     58.7     67.1     74.0     80.2     77.8     75.0     63.2     50.0     44.6
 ARIZONA              43.1     45.8     55.7     57.4     71.7     74.6     80.3     80.1     76.0     61.2     51.9     40.3
 ARKANSAS             38.8     46.0     55.0     56.4     66.2     74.7     81.8     77.8     73.5     61.3     47.5     40.6
 CALIFORNIA           46.7     49.2     56.3     58.2     69.4     70.3     75.1     75.7     72.4     60.7     53.8     44.1
 COLORADO             23.9     26.8     38.1     39.2     53.1     62.8     67.6     65.6     60.5     46.4     32.6     23.9
 CONNECTICUT          26.8     34.0     35.6     45.1     54.3     66.2     71.0     68.8     61.6     50.0     38.7     32.1
 DELAWARE             35.4     42.2     47.3     52.8     61.1     71.3     77.7     74.7     68.8     58.2     46.1     39.9
 FLORIDA              59.6     64.3     70.7     68.6     74.9     78.9     82.0     81.7     80.0     72.5     64.0     59.1
 GEORGIA              48.0     51.9     62.4     60.1     67.1     73.6     80.4     77.5     75.1     64.2     51.5     47.2
 IDAHO                25.6     28.2     36.7     41.6     54.8     60.2     65.1     67.1     59.7     45.3     35.6     24.3
 ILLINOIS             21.2     33.3     42.7     47.7     57.7     70.7     75.2     71.3     66.5     55.0     38.7     32.0
 INDIANA              23.0     34.4     42.0     46.9     56.3     69.3     74.0     70.0     65.0     53.7     38.8     32.9
 IOWA                 14.8     25.1     37.3     44.6     54.6     70.9     73.8     70.0     64.6     52.4     32.9     27.5
 KANSAS               28.4     34.6     46.3     48.6     60.7     72.5     78.5     75.3     70.1     56.9     40.4     32.3
 KENTUCKY             32.6     42.0     48.7     50.4     59.5     70.4     76.5     73.3     67.7     56.6     42.7     37.0
 LOUISIANA            48.8     53.3     63.5     62.0     72.5     78.7     83.2     81.4     78.6     67.4     54.9     49.0
 MAINE                13.5     17.2     22.6     37.1     47.4     61.1     66.2     63.3     55.4     43.4     31.4     20.7
 MARYLAND & D.C.      33.9     40.7     45.6     51.4     59.8     69.8     76.0     72.8     66.8     56.4     43.8     38.2
 MASSACHUSETTS        26.0     32.7     34.3     43.5     53.4     65.7     70.3     68.4     61.0     49.0     38.1     31.8
 MICHIGAN             18.0     23.8     29.8     40.6     47.6     65.6     67.7     63.8     59.3     48.0     33.8     29.6
 MINNESOTA             5.0     15.4     24.4     39.2     50.2     67.6     68.6     65.8     60.8     47.2     25.6     24.5
 MISSISSIPPI          44.7     50.5     60.2     59.0     68.8     75.9     81.3     78.7     75.8     63.8     50.5     44.9
 MISSOURI             26.1     37.0     46.6     49.8     59.8     71.5     77.8     74.1     68.6     57.1     41.4     34.1
 MONTANA              15.1     27.5     33.6     38.2     53.1     62.6     66.0     66.4     59.8     45.6     32.0     27.0
 NEBRASKA             20.9     29.5     40.2     42.8     55.7     70.0     74.7     71.5     65.4     51.9     34.9     29.6
 NEVADA               32.0     35.4     45.1     46.4     60.8     64.8     70.2     71.9     63.5     50.3     41.3     29.4
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        18.3     25.5     27.4     40.0     49.7     63.9     66.8     65.4     57.4     45.4     33.9     25.6
 NEW JERSEY           31.1     38.6     41.9     49.1     57.8     68.4     74.7     71.8     65.3     54.7     42.9     36.8
 NEW MEXICO           33.2     37.7     48.1     49.4     62.2     69.0     73.7     72.4     68.7     54.5     42.4     31.8
 NEW YORK             20.6     27.9     30.6     41.6     50.5     65.6     67.8     65.8     58.7     47.8     35.2     28.4
 NORTH CAROLINA       40.7     46.3     54.8     55.0     63.0     70.8     78.0     74.8     70.2     59.7     47.4     41.9
 NORTH DAKOTA          1.7     16.7     22.3     36.6     52.2     67.8     69.1     67.9     61.0     45.5     25.9     25.2
 OHIO                 25.6     34.3     41.0     46.1     54.6     68.5     72.3     68.5     63.0     52.8     38.9     33.5
 OKLAHOMA             37.1     43.1     53.0     54.9     66.1     74.8     81.8     78.4     74.4     61.7     46.0     38.3
 OREGON               34.0     37.0     43.1     45.7     57.5     59.2     65.5     67.6     60.6     48.7     42.2     33.1
 PENNSYLVANIA         25.5     33.1     38.0     44.9     53.2     66.6     70.2     67.5     61.0     51.0     37.7     32.5
 RHODE ISLAND         29.0     36.0     37.3     46.2     54.3     66.2     71.3     69.4     63.3     51.9     40.9     34.3
 SOUTH CAROLINA       45.7     50.2     60.4     58.9     66.0     73.0     80.1     77.2     73.5     63.1     50.2     45.4
 SOUTH DAKOTA         10.6     23.0     31.8     39.9     53.5     68.3     71.6     69.9     63.7     50.1     30.3     28.3
 TENNESSEE            36.9     44.6     52.7     52.8     61.5     71.0     77.6     74.3     69.7     57.8     43.8     38.9
 TEXAS                44.6     48.7     59.2     59.7     70.7     77.8     83.0     82.0     78.4     66.2     52.7     45.0
 UTAH                 27.6     30.5     42.5     44.9     59.4     66.7     70.9     71.6     63.6     49.6     38.5     26.9
 VERMONT              16.0     22.9     25.2     38.5     48.3     63.8     65.4     63.3     55.8     44.0     32.4     23.4
 VIRGINIA             34.9     41.3     47.6     50.6     58.8     68.7     75.4     72.1     66.5     55.9     43.3     38.0
 WASHINGTON           31.8     35.7     41.2     46.2     57.1     59.6     65.6     68.6     61.2     48.6     41.7     34.1
 WEST VIRGINIA        30.2     37.5     43.7     46.2     54.6     66.6     71.8     68.3     62.4     52.3     39.3     34.4
 WISCONSIN            11.9     20.9     29.2     41.4     49.7     66.4     68.1     64.2     60.0     48.0     30.2     26.6
 WYOMING              18.6     22.5     33.7     35.6     50.9     61.3     65.2     65.1     57.8     44.2     29.9     20.4

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.
  


                  REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1997
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          17.4     22.7     26.3     39.3     49.2     62.9     67.1     64.8     57.1     45.1     33.4     24.3
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      23.6     31.0     34.7     43.6     52.3     66.2     69.4     67.0     60.2     49.8     36.9     30.9
 E. N. CENTRAL        19.3     28.6     36.2     44.2     52.8     67.9     71.2     67.3     62.5     51.2     35.7     30.6
 W. N. CENTRAL        15.4     25.8     35.4     43.0     55.2     69.7     73.4     70.6     64.9     51.5     33.0     28.8
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       44.7     50.0     57.9     57.8     65.2     72.6     78.6     76.1     72.3     62.4     50.6     45.6
 E. S. CENTRAL        40.4     47.2     56.1     55.6     64.6     73.0     79.1     76.2     72.4     60.6     47.1     41.7
 W. S. CENTRAL        43.2     48.0     58.2     58.8     69.6     77.0     82.7     80.9     77.2     65.0     51.2     43.8
 MOUNTAIN             27.2     32.1     41.8     44.2     58.3     65.4     70.0     70.1     63.9     49.8     38.1     28.3
 PACIFIC              39.8     42.7     49.1     51.9     63.3     64.7     70.2     71.7     66.5     54.6     47.7     38.7
 NATIONAL             30.3     36.5     45.2     48.7     60.1     69.1     73.8     72.4     67.2     54.7     41.5     34.4

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

  


                              STATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1998
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              47.5     48.8     53.0     61.3     73.4     80.6     81.7     80.0     77.4     66.7     57.8     51.3
 ARIZONA              44.6     43.0     50.4     53.9     64.5     73.0     82.1     81.1     74.6     61.6     51.4     43.7
 ARKANSAS             44.3     46.5     49.7     60.0     72.9     80.2     84.2     81.2     78.1     64.4     53.8     43.9
 CALIFORNIA           46.9     46.1     51.5     53.5     57.3     66.7     76.2     77.5     70.5     59.3     50.6     43.4
 COLORADO             27.7     29.5     34.0     41.4     54.9     59.9     69.7     66.9     63.1     47.8     37.9     26.5
 CONNECTICUT          33.3     35.2     39.3     49.0     61.7     66.1     71.6     72.4     64.8     52.1     41.5     36.4
 DELAWARE             42.8     42.4     46.5     56.4     65.6     72.0     76.6     75.5     72.0     58.4     48.0     42.8
 FLORIDA              60.6     60.0     62.1     69.7     77.4     84.0     83.6     82.8     80.4     75.1     69.9     65.0
 GEORGIA              49.2     50.1     53.7     62.4     74.1     81.1     82.5     79.6     76.4     66.8     59.9     53.0
 IDAHO                29.5     31.1     35.9     43.8     51.8     56.3     71.0     68.7     62.4     45.0     37.0     24.5
 ILLINOIS             31.6     39.6     40.4     52.5     67.4     71.8     75.6     75.1     71.1     56.7     45.6     35.2
 INDIANA              34.7     39.0     41.0     52.4     66.6     71.1     73.7     73.9     69.8     55.8     45.0     36.5
 IOWA                 23.4     34.5     32.5     49.6     65.3     67.4     74.2     73.4     68.6     53.2     40.7     29.3
 KANSAS               32.5     39.4     37.8     51.7     67.9     73.6     79.7     78.0     74.7     58.4     47.0     34.6
 KENTUCKY             41.1     42.4     46.7     54.9     68.2     73.9     76.5     75.7     73.3     59.5     48.8     41.0
 LOUISIANA            53.1     53.1     57.9     64.5     77.0     83.5     85.6     83.9     80.7     70.3     61.3     53.3
 MAINE                17.3     23.3     29.4     41.4     56.7     60.0     66.5     65.2     57.1     45.2     33.8     26.4
 MARYLAND & D.C.      40.9     41.2     45.6     56.1     66.0     71.2     75.7     75.5     71.9     57.3     47.4     42.3
 MASSACHUSETTS        31.4     33.7     38.2     47.3     59.7     64.3     70.8     70.6     63.5     51.6     40.9     36.5
 MICHIGAN             25.2     32.3     32.9     45.9     60.7     63.9     69.1     69.4     63.3     50.6     39.6     30.5
 MINNESOTA            14.4     29.0     27.7     47.2     61.1     62.6     69.6     69.8     63.4     48.4     32.7     20.2
 MISSISSIPPI          48.5     49.4     54.6     62.2     74.0     81.6     82.9     81.6     78.9     67.8     57.8     49.9
 MISSOURI             35.0     40.8     40.8     53.9     69.1     73.7     78.1     77.1     73.5     58.5     48.3     36.3
 MONTANA              20.2     32.0     30.7     45.7     54.9     56.6     70.6     69.6     63.1     45.7     35.0     22.8
 NEBRASKA             26.5     35.2     31.6     47.6     62.4     65.6     75.7     73.8     69.5     52.1     40.8     29.4
 NEVADA               35.6     34.3     41.3     44.9     51.3     60.6     73.7     72.9     63.2     48.1     40.1     30.4
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        23.6     28.0     33.4     44.7     58.4     62.3     68.0     67.5     60.0     48.3     37.3     30.9
 NEW JERSEY           39.2     39.4     43.6     53.1     63.7     69.3     74.9     74.6     68.9     55.5     45.0     40.3
 NEW MEXICO           37.6     38.1     43.9     49.3     62.6     70.4     75.3     72.4     69.7     56.0     46.1     37.3
 NEW YORK             28.1     30.6     35.1     46.6     61.2     64.5     68.6    120.2     61.9     50.2     39.2     33.4
 NORTH CAROLINA       44.6     45.6     49.5     58.8     68.9     76.2     78.7     76.9     73.6     61.5     52.3     47.5
 NORTH DAKOTA         10.5     27.8     21.8     47.2     57.5     60.1     70.5     71.0     62.8     45.8     29.1     17.6
 OHIO                 35.4     38.2     41.3     51.1     65.2     69.5     72.5     72.9     68.3     54.3     43.9     37.0
 OKLAHOMA             40.3     44.4     46.0     57.0     72.2     80.1     86.1     82.9     80.0     63.8     52.5     40.7
 OREGON               37.3     38.6     42.3     46.3     51.1     59.0     70.1     67.9     62.8     48.2     41.2     31.9
 PENNSYLVANIA         34.6     35.9     39.8     49.6     62.8     66.1     70.1     70.9     65.2     52.3     41.8     36.4
 RHODE ISLAND         34.8     36.7     40.4     48.9     60.3     65.2     72.1     72.3     65.9     53.9     43.7     38.9
 SOUTH CAROLINA       47.8     49.0     52.3     62.0     72.8     80.0     82.2     79.4     75.5     65.3     57.2     51.4
 SOUTH DAKOTA         19.5     32.8     26.3     47.2     59.9     62.1     73.8     72.6     67.6     48.8     36.3     26.1
 TENNESSEE            42.5     44.0     48.0     56.8     69.5     76.0     78.2     76.6     74.6     61.8     50.7     43.1
 TEXAS                50.4     50.9     54.9     63.2     77.2     84.0     86.7     82.6     79.8     68.6     58.5     48.1
 UTAH                 32.8     33.4     39.4     45.2     55.6     61.6     75.0     72.8     64.4     49.3     39.2     27.3
 VERMONT              21.7     26.1     31.6     43.9     59.4     63.1     67.0     66.0     58.7     47.1     35.8     29.7
 VIRGINIA             40.4     41.2     45.1     55.5     65.6     71.9     75.6     74.7     71.8     57.4     47.3     42.3
 WASHINGTON           33.9     39.9     43.3     48.3     55.5     61.2     70.9     68.5     63.7     48.9     42.0     32.1
 WEST VIRGINIA        37.0     38.1     41.5     51.9     63.2     68.0     71.8     71.6     67.7     54.3     43.6     38.0
 WISCONSIN            20.5     31.5     31.4     47.2     61.2     63.7     69.7     69.4     63.5     49.5     37.5     25.8
 WYOMING              22.6     26.8     28.7     40.9     51.9     53.8     68.9     66.3     61.1     44.1     34.2     22.2

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.
  


                  REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1998
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          22.1     26.8     32.3     43.7     58.1     61.9     67.8     67.0     59.3     47.4     36.2     29.7
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      31.8     33.6     37.8     48.4     62.1     65.5     69.7     94.9     63.9     51.5     40.8     35.3
 E. N. CENTRAL        28.7     35.7     36.9     49.5     63.9     67.6     71.9     71.9     66.9     53.1     42.0     32.4
 W. N. CENTRAL        23.1     34.2     31.2     49.2     63.2     66.4     74.5     73.6     68.6     52.1     39.2     27.6
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       47.9     48.5     51.8     61.0     71.1     77.7     79.7     78.1     75.0     64.5     56.4     50.9
 E. S. CENTRAL        45.2     46.4     50.9     59.1     71.5     78.3     80.1     78.7     76.2     64.2     54.2     46.7
 W. S. CENTRAL        48.3     49.6     53.2     62.0     75.9     82.9     86.2     82.6     79.7     67.5     57.3     47.0
 MOUNTAIN             31.2     33.8     38.0     45.9     56.2     61.8     73.3     71.5     65.4     49.9     40.3     29.5
 PACIFIC              41.3     42.6     47.0     50.3     55.0     63.2     73.3     72.7     66.7     53.8     46.0     37.6
 NATIONAL             35.4     39.2     41.8     51.8     63.3     68.9     76.0     75.4     69.6     55.7     45.6     36.0

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

  


                              STATE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1997
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              6.64     6.31     3.88     6.07     5.66     8.11     5.97     2.98     3.22     4.94     5.95     4.90
 ARIZONA              2.26      .96      .11      .77      .40      .27      .84     2.29     2.22      .69      .58     1.88
 ARKANSAS             3.00     5.97     6.30     7.77     3.95     5.11     1.90     3.00     2.79     4.49     3.42     4.04
 CALIFORNIA           7.66      .58      .72      .73      .35      .58      .22      .30      .96      .99     3.90     2.78
 COLORADO             1.30      .87      .35     2.25     1.60     2.09     2.11     3.28     2.26     2.07     1.01      .73
 CONNECTICUT          4.11     2.04     4.30     4.42     3.36     1.87     3.58     6.22     1.35     1.83     6.57     3.32
 DELAWARE             2.69     2.92     4.93     3.39     3.17     2.81     2.13     5.13     3.02     3.09     6.65     2.89
 FLORIDA              3.14     2.30     2.75     6.41     3.86     7.21     7.91     6.40     5.63     3.87     5.48     7.67
 GEORGIA              5.60     5.70     2.72     4.70     3.32     4.68     4.97     3.00     5.03     5.90     5.77     6.53
 IDAHO                3.63     1.10     1.82     2.13     1.45     1.78     1.71      .96     1.57     1.80     1.30     1.06
 ILLINOIS             2.53     3.88     3.04     2.34     4.02     3.57     2.22     4.81     2.34     1.95     2.46     1.95
 INDIANA              3.14     3.23     4.74     2.18     5.81     5.64     2.99     4.07     2.23     1.64     2.71     1.98
 IOWA                  .99     1.79     1.34     2.76     4.19     4.41     2.92     2.75     3.03     3.31     1.09     1.12
 KANSAS                .24     2.20      .43     2.89     3.39     4.26     3.26     4.65     2.90     3.28      .98     2.13
 KENTUCKY             3.29     3.12    11.24     2.58     5.55     7.40     2.48     3.38     2.38     1.94     3.32     2.98
 LOUISIANA            5.77     8.54     4.74     7.87     6.37     5.53     4.76     3.71     2.51     4.29     5.43     5.64
 MAINE                3.98     2.48     3.20     2.95     4.07     3.16     3.34     4.45     2.98     1.37     3.92     2.62
 MARYLAND & D.C.      2.28     2.66     5.20     2.45     2.32     3.02     2.62     3.76     2.55     2.67     6.15     2.56
 MASSACHUSETTS        3.42     2.14     4.53     5.31     3.36     1.26     3.16     4.22     1.61     2.07     6.43     3.34
 MICHIGAN             3.18     2.73     2.27     1.16     3.69     2.41     2.95     3.70     3.24     1.97     1.73     1.28
 MINNESOTA            1.67      .32     1.43     1.51     2.16     4.25     5.23     3.07     2.46     2.38      .98      .30
 MISSISSIPPI          6.56     7.33     5.31     6.97     7.00     7.58     4.09     3.59     2.65     4.52     4.30     5.17
 MISSOURI             1.92     4.23     3.16     3.59     5.15     3.95     2.21     4.13     3.29     3.41     2.55     2.67
 MONTANA               .88      .44      .92     1.39     2.28     2.89     2.69     1.53      .84     1.20      .49      .31
 NEBRASKA              .25      .75      .31     2.36     2.85     3.28     2.82     2.78     2.67     3.08      .58      .47
 NEVADA               2.03      .42      .16      .58      .36     1.65      .52      .39     1.32      .38      .74      .41
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        3.35     2.28     3.88     4.14     3.05     2.18     4.25     4.68     2.27     1.66     5.91     2.72
 NEW JERSEY           3.24     2.56     4.92     4.04     3.21     2.13     5.22     5.69     2.16     2.46     4.28     3.99
 NEW MEXICO           1.11      .96      .21     1.87     1.39     1.73     2.44     2.50     2.69     1.07      .83     1.81
 NEW YORK             2.59     2.45     3.89     2.62     3.15     3.04     3.21     3.96     3.81     2.17     4.65     3.00
 NORTH CAROLINA       3.70     3.75     4.41     4.88     2.23     4.08     5.92     1.94     5.26     3.09     3.76     3.97
 NORTH DAKOTA          .82      .27      .82     2.21      .81     2.34     4.41     1.49     1.16     1.78      .38      .13
 OHIO                 2.30     2.26     5.11     1.65     5.25     5.22     3.37     4.89     2.17     1.52     2.73     2.14
 OKLAHOMA              .55     4.14     1.24     5.55     3.72     4.48     2.71     5.05     3.11     4.01     1.63     4.04
 OREGON               5.09     1.80     3.13     2.70     1.41     1.68     1.02      .74     1.79     3.15     2.67     2.15
 PENNSYLVANIA         2.26     2.03     4.13     1.72     4.00     3.47     2.79     4.70     3.79     1.54     5.34     2.60
 RHODE ISLAND         4.26     2.23     5.63     4.56     2.86     1.79     1.79     6.76     1.08     2.11     6.25     3.50
 SOUTH CAROLINA       4.16     4.59     3.34     5.00     2.44     6.14     6.92     2.19     5.70     4.52     4.52     5.24
 SOUTH DAKOTA         1.17      .82      .41     2.76     3.03     3.30     4.09     2.11     1.40     2.01      .30      .16
 TENNESSEE            5.15     4.73     9.26     4.23     5.55     7.53     2.93     3.67     4.83     2.99     3.05     3.42
 TEXAS                1.25     3.89     2.43     5.08     3.50     4.60     1.39     2.40     2.18     3.44     1.87     2.90
 UTAH                 2.28      .91      .22     1.60     1.09     1.20      .92     1.71     2.72      .95      .81      .53
 VERMONT              3.03     2.41     3.62     2.98     3.98     2.59     4.98     6.21     3.20     2.30     5.05     2.66
 VIRGINIA             2.64     2.90     4.39     3.25     1.89     3.57     4.61     2.26     3.12     2.59     4.49     2.77
 WASHINGTON           7.04     3.24     6.95     3.39     2.51     2.71     1.58      .98     3.42     6.15     4.02     3.87
 WEST VIRGINIA        2.32     1.90     7.16     2.13     4.34     4.20     4.37     4.31     2.97     1.26     3.93     2.96
 WISCONSIN            2.04      .96     1.91      .97     3.09     4.12     5.00     4.18     2.85     2.09      .73      .65
 WYOMING              1.01      .64      .50     1.48     1.89     2.05     2.14     1.74     1.59     1.10      .30      .63

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.
  


                  REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1997
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          3.70     2.36     3.65     3.55     3.75     2.58     3.67     4.88     2.58     1.68     4.91     2.79
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      2.50     2.28     4.08     2.33     3.53     3.16     3.18     4.42     3.68     1.92     4.92     2.90
 E. N. CENTRAL        2.62     2.59     3.20     1.61     4.20     4.00     3.32     4.31     2.62     1.87     1.98     1.53
 W. N. CENTRAL        1.00     1.44     1.09     2.56     3.03     3.68     3.61     3.03     2.40     2.73      .96      .98
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       3.70     3.62     3.85     4.60     2.97     4.98     5.77     3.47     4.70     3.76     4.86     5.10
 E. S. CENTRAL        5.53     5.50     7.14     5.11     5.96     7.68     4.00     3.39     3.26     3.71     4.26     4.20
 W. S. CENTRAL        1.85     4.69     2.96     5.79     3.91     4.74     2.03     3.04     2.44     3.75     2.41     3.52
 MOUNTAIN             1.71      .76      .52     1.48     1.34     1.76     1.73     1.82     1.86     1.14      .73      .92
 PACIFIC              6.76     1.51     2.75     1.88     1.12     1.36      .74      .57     1.73     2.73     3.56     2.82
 NATIONAL             2.71     2.31     2.33     2.92     2.77     3.38     2.72     2.68     2.51     2.45     2.25     2.26

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

  


                              STATE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1998
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              8.51     7.52     6.34     5.29     2.35     3.11     6.21     3.36     8.51     1.34     3.36     4.26
 ARIZONA               .59     2.83     2.08      .67      .22      .06     2.40     1.49     1.56     1.31      .93      .38
 ARKANSAS             6.42     4.66     5.76     3.14     3.55     1.97     3.30     2.94     4.11     4.91     2.97     4.55
 CALIFORNIA           7.09    11.22     3.69     2.11     3.22      .71      .13      .12      .66      .68     4.03     1.54
 COLORADO              .54      .75     1.56     1.52      .97     1.02     3.66     1.82      .85     2.19     1.11      .50
 CONNECTICUT          4.38     4.06     6.06     4.53     5.91     7.27     3.81     2.36     2.70     5.35     2.38     1.27
 DELAWARE             5.98     5.44     5.39     2.93     4.55     3.48     1.97     3.59     2.34     2.60     1.30     2.50
 FLORIDA              4.66     8.58     6.04     1.20     1.76     2.44     7.78     6.88    11.99     1.96     3.28     1.55
 GEORGIA              5.95     7.71     6.03     6.40     2.78     2.63     4.47     3.91     7.16     1.42     1.59     2.45
 IDAHO                3.17     1.41     1.66     1.30     4.31     2.40     1.00      .36     1.63      .76     2.93     2.41
 ILLINOIS             2.74     2.58     4.57     4.92     4.80     7.68     3.44     3.25     2.35     4.35     2.49     1.64
 INDIANA              3.04     1.89     4.29     6.07     4.63     7.72     4.91     3.75     1.08     3.50     2.16     2.12
 IOWA                 1.11     1.73     3.71     4.00     4.27     8.02     3.13     4.98     2.04     4.90     1.68      .44
 KANSAS                .59      .93     3.17     2.31     2.05     3.11     6.44     1.87     3.23     4.32     4.05      .62
 KENTUCKY             3.72     3.38     3.24     7.46     4.99     8.95     4.98     1.89     1.10     2.82     2.06     4.75
 LOUISIANA           11.99     6.07     5.31     3.80      .42     2.80     3.69     4.89    11.03     2.64     5.15     5.57
 MAINE                5.04     3.43     3.83     3.13     3.15     7.00     4.08     2.74     2.80     5.06     2.52     1.84
 MARYLAND & D.C.      6.22     5.59     5.53     3.92     4.71     5.08     2.38     2.51     1.74     1.92      .98     2.06
 MASSACHUSETTS        5.84     4.93     5.20     3.62     4.89     9.92     2.91     2.81     2.27     5.20     2.20     1.63
 MICHIGAN             2.88     1.27     3.91     2.15     2.09     2.82     1.93     3.24     2.45     2.70     2.32     1.87
 MINNESOTA             .95     1.09     1.78     1.58     3.91     5.34     3.18     3.19     1.66     4.30     1.71      .60
 MISSISSIPPI          9.37     6.00     5.67     5.46     2.32     2.36     6.55     2.95     4.99     1.54     3.88     5.94
 MISSOURI             2.50     2.94     5.91     4.09     3.18     7.35     6.59     2.30     4.74     5.62     3.20     1.69
 MONTANA               .79      .43     1.07     1.04     1.86     3.74     1.78     1.18      .91     1.48     1.24     1.03
 NEBRASKA              .31      .60     2.15     2.23     2.95     4.87     4.12     2.72     1.00     2.96     2.12      .23
 NEVADA               1.00     2.30     1.51      .98     2.14     1.64      .72      .25     1.92     1.01      .63      .29
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        5.03     3.15     3.72     2.34     3.26     9.89     3.40     3.05     2.64     4.31     3.05     1.52
 NEW JERSEY           4.58     4.61     5.22     4.55     6.23     5.05     2.09     2.64     1.98     2.65     1.31     1.52
 NEW MEXICO            .16      .76     1.34      .52      .06      .18     3.24     2.06      .83     3.21      .74      .42
 NEW YORK             5.10     2.47     3.59     3.08     3.52     6.69     3.94     3.38     2.71     2.76     1.75     1.58
 NORTH CAROLINA       7.82     6.60     5.19     5.48     4.44     3.82     4.12     5.34     3.45     1.83     2.06     4.47
 NORTH DAKOTA          .41     1.83      .43      .90     2.12     4.24     2.15     3.12     1.04     3.87     1.32      .30
 OHIO                 3.50     2.66     2.80     5.58     3.34     7.26     3.24     3.69     1.49     2.93     1.68     2.10
 OKLAHOMA             3.65     1.55     5.40     2.60     2.56     1.86     2.51     1.50     3.13     6.88     3.41     1.94
 OREGON               5.83     3.82     3.10     1.72     4.70     1.25      .66      .11      .97     1.53     6.88     5.07
 PENNSYLVANIA         4.29     3.55     3.46     5.62     4.28     5.08     2.76     3.06     2.14     3.08     1.23     1.44
 RHODE ISLAND         6.71     6.18     6.15     5.76     5.62    11.50     1.74     3.52     2.59     3.74     2.44     1.57
 SOUTH CAROLINA       7.43     7.83     5.11     6.46     3.61     3.47     4.45     3.88     5.67     1.71     1.54     3.69
 SOUTH DAKOTA          .49      .73     1.77     1.64     2.55     4.77     2.89     2.99      .74     5.44     1.23      .18
 TENNESSEE            5.37     4.50     4.49     8.45     4.99     8.58     6.45     2.81     1.10     2.31     1.85     6.90
 TEXAS                2.26     2.69     2.42      .67      .77     1.18     1.22     3.70     3.40     5.24     3.14     1.79
 UTAH                 1.12     1.94     1.42     1.07     1.06     1.78     1.32      .71     1.54     1.92      .92      .49
 VERMONT              5.72     2.04     3.77     2.43     2.77     8.78     5.91     4.89     4.27     2.78     2.94     1.20
 VIRGINIA             6.84     6.20     5.25     4.98     5.38     4.27     2.13     3.06     1.87     1.52     1.12     3.58
 WASHINGTON           7.31     4.10     3.62     1.38     3.27     1.38      .94      .21      .58     2.48     9.08     9.34
 WEST VIRGINIA        4.87     4.35     3.93     5.02     4.99     8.20     3.22     3.15     2.08     1.72     1.51     2.72
 WISCONSIN            1.87     1.56     3.69     2.40     3.45     6.19     1.74     4.19     2.28     2.71     1.82      .78
 WYOMING               .74      .63     1.36     1.02     1.21     3.06     1.67     1.32     1.21     2.45      .71      .41

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.
  


                  REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (WEIGHTED BY AREA) -- 1998
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          5.21     3.47     4.19     3.13     3.58     8.13     4.04     3.09     2.91     4.64     2.60     1.63
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      4.71     3.11     3.66     4.32     4.06     5.86     3.28     3.18     2.41     2.89     1.49     1.51
 E. N. CENTRAL        2.75     1.96     3.88     3.98     3.59     6.14     2.88     3.61     2.03     3.23     2.11     1.65
 W. N. CENTRAL         .88     1.36     2.64     2.31     2.97     5.24     4.11     2.95     2.05     4.46     2.21      .57
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       6.25     7.08     5.45     4.69     3.63     3.73     4.55     4.55     5.85     1.71     1.93     2.95
 E. S. CENTRAL        6.94     5.50     5.04     6.55     3.54     5.48     6.08     2.80     4.22     1.94     2.86     5.42
 W. S. CENTRAL        4.06     3.12     3.62     1.62     1.35     1.56     1.95     3.39     4.29     5.17     3.39     2.56
 MOUNTAIN              .93     1.34     1.48      .99     1.40     1.76     2.02     1.19     1.27     1.81     1.11      .71
 PACIFIC              6.76     7.50     3.50     1.84     3.67     1.01      .46      .13      .74     1.31     5.95     4.24
 NATIONAL             3.22     3.20     3.12     2.48     2.56     3.29     2.84     2.41     2.52     2.91     2.46     1.95

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

  

