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


HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-2

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

PERIOD: JANUARY 1997 THROUGH DECEMBER 1998


DATE PUBLISHED: APRIL 1999



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

                                                                                                                            


                   1. STATE POPULATION-WEIGHTED COOLING 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 THROUGH 1991:                                                 
 HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-2, "STATE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MONTHLY AND SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS                            
 WEIGHTED BY POPULATION (1990 CENSUS), (JANUARY 1931 - DECEMBER 1991)."                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
 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 COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU DEC       1998--BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    1 ALABAMA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1997       16       11       64       13      111      264      465      383      291       71        1        1
      1997       16       27       91      104      215      479      944     1327     1618     1689     1690     1691
      1997    122.1    137.8    195.7    106.9     77.8     77.2     88.8     89.2     92.1     91.9     91.4     91.1

      1998       21        6       14       29      257      450      510      455      369      129       24       14
      1998       21       27       41       70      327      777     1287     1742     2111     2240     2264     2278
      1998    160.3    137.8     88.2     71.9    118.3    125.2    121.0    117.1    120.1    121.9    122.4    122.7

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

      1997        1        7       85      104      428      472      662      658      535      158       22        0
      1997        1        8       93      197      625     1097     1759     2417     2952     3110     3132     3132
      1997    166.7    106.7    265.0    146.8    164.4    126.6    115.9    114.7    117.4    116.1    116.2    116.2

      1998        0        0       19       51      197      416      701      689      493      163       15        0
      1998        0        0       19       70      267      683     1384     2073     2566     2729     2744     2744
      1998       .0       .0     54.1     52.2     70.2     78.8     91.2     98.4    102.0    101.8    101.8    101.8

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

      1997        0        1       28        6       99      291      515      398      268       47        0        0
      1997        0        1       29       35      134      425      940     1338     1606     1653     1653     1653
      1997       .0     50.0    134.3     54.2     59.6     74.4     89.3     89.7     92.4     91.9     91.8     91.8

      1998        4        1        9       24      254      454      598      504      394       86        2        0
      1998        4        5       14       38      292      746     1344     1848     2242     2328     2330     2330
      1998    444.4    250.0     64.8     58.8    130.0    130.6    127.6    123.9    129.0    129.4    129.4    129.4

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

      1997        3        0       19       24      140      127      208      270      243       51       11        0
      1997        3        3       22       46      186      313      521      791     1034     1085     1096     1096
      1997    187.5    103.4    318.8    205.4    306.9    176.9    130.6    127.1    134.1    132.5    133.0    132.9

      1998        3        0        5        6       13       72      244      316      147       29        4        0
      1998        3        3        8       14       27       99      343      659      806      835      839      839
      1998    187.5    103.4    115.9     62.5     44.6     56.0     86.0    105.9    104.5    101.9    101.8    101.8

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       57      114       67       27        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       57      171      238      265      265      265      265
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    101.1     94.4     90.2     94.6     94.5     94.5     94.5

      1998        0        0        0        0        7       28      156       92       57        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        7       35      191      283      340      340      340      340
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    333.3     62.1    105.4    107.2    121.3    121.3    121.3    121.3



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



 


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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       77      206      150       30        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       77      283      433      463      463      463      463
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     82.9     91.9     88.9     88.1     87.9     87.9     87.9

      1998        0        0        0        0       32       78      223      253       70        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       32      110      333      586      656      656      656      656
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    320.0    118.4    108.1    120.4    124.9    124.6    124.6    124.6

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       18      176      369      278      109       14        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       18      194      563      841      950      964      964      964
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     37.2     76.7     94.7     94.0     93.3     93.2     93.2     93.2

      1998        3        0        0        2       87      198      356      329      203       16        0        0
      1998        3        3        3        5       92      290      646      975     1178     1194     1194     1194
      1998   3000.0   3000.0   1500.0    714.3    190.1    114.6    108.6    109.0    115.7    115.4    115.4    115.4

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

      1997      106      164      258      189      357      448      542      539      464      298      139       92
      1997      106      270      528      717     1074     1522     2064     2603     3067     3365     3504     3596
      1997    115.5    152.0    167.6    138.8    124.3    115.4    112.5    110.6    109.2    108.1    107.2    106.9

      1998      122       87       87      200      398      575      577      564      484      376      230      170
      1998      122      209      296      496      894     1469     2046     2610     3094     3470     3700     3870
      1998    132.9    117.7     94.0     96.0    103.4    111.4    111.5    110.9    110.1    111.4    113.2    115.0

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

      1997       15        9       63       11       86      229      447      353      258       63        2        2
      1997       15       24       87       98      184      413      860     1213     1471     1534     1536     1538
      1997    136.4    147.2    232.0    127.6     76.9     73.8     87.8     88.1     90.8     90.8     90.3     90.2

      1998       19        5        8       26      249      433      510      417      314      101       27       13
      1998       19       24       32       58      307      740     1250     1667     1981     2082     2109     2122
      1998    172.7    147.2     85.3     75.5    128.3    132.2    127.6    121.0    122.2    123.3    124.0    124.4

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       22       62      124      176       61        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       22       84      208      384      445      445      445      445
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0    234.0    107.7     82.8     96.1    102.4    102.3    102.3    102.3

      1998        0        0        0        0        5       28      273      213       93        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        5       33      306      519      612      612      612      612
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0     53.2     42.3    121.8    129.8    140.9    140.7    140.7    140.7



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


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

      1997        0        0        2        0       19      163      276      173       80       12        0        0
      1997        0        0        2        2       21      184      460      633      713      725      725      725
      1997       .0       .0    142.9     52.6     29.7     70.7     83.2     79.9     81.2     81.1     81.1     81.1

      1998        0        0        0        1      128      182      293      290      161       18        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        1      129      311      604      894     1055     1073     1073     1073
      1998       .0       .0       .0     26.3    182.2    119.4    109.3    112.8    120.2    120.0    120.0    120.0

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

      1997        0        0        2        0       19      155      272      168       79       10        0        0
      1997        0        0        2        2       21      176      448      616      695      705      705      705
      1997       .0       .0    100.0     48.8     28.3     66.6     81.3     78.9     79.2     79.1     79.1     79.1

      1998        0        0        1        1      132      194      264      274      165       17        0        0
      1998        0        0        1        2      134      328      592      866     1031     1048     1048     1048
      1998       .0       .0     50.0     48.8    180.3    124.1    107.5    110.9    117.6    117.5    117.5    117.5

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       17      199      279      183       79       10        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       17      216      495      678      757      767      767      767
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     23.1     82.4     88.6     86.0     88.5     88.4     88.4     88.4

      1998        0        0        0        0      124      133      291      273      145       12        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0      124      257      548      821      966      978      978      978
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    168.2     98.1     98.0    104.2    113.0    112.8    112.8    112.8

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

      1997        0        0       10        0       50      255      429      341      201       30        0        0
      1997        0        0       10       10       60      315      744     1085     1286     1316     1316     1316
      1997       .0       .0    142.9     39.5     45.4     74.4     84.1     84.6     88.2     88.3     88.3     88.3

      1998        0        0        0        6      178      302      462      429      324       38        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        6      184      486      948     1377     1701     1739     1739     1739
      1998       .0       .0       .0     23.7    139.1    114.7    107.2    107.4    116.7    116.7    116.7    116.7

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

      1997        0        0       13        0       32      178      357      264      133       20        0        0
      1997        0        0       13       13       45      223      580      844      977      997      997      997
      1997       .0       .0    118.2     60.7     39.2     64.6     84.3     85.0     85.2     85.0     84.9     84.9

      1998       11        0        9        4      154      270      351      333      261       40        0        0
      1998       11       11       20       24      178      448      799     1132     1393     1433     1433     1433
      1998    785.7    647.1    181.8    112.1    154.9    129.7    116.2    113.9    121.5    122.1    122.1    122.0



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


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

      1997       29       22      106       44      253      417      559      523      426      153       15        7
      1997       29       51      157      201      454      871     1430     1953     2379     2532     2547     2554
      1997    107.0    111.4    160.0     93.8     92.1     93.4     98.3     99.4    101.7    101.7    100.5    100.2

      1998       44       19       34       79      381      554      631      590      470      216       71       26
      1998       44       63       97      176      557     1111     1742     2332     2802     3018     3089     3115
      1998    162.4    137.6     98.9     82.2    113.0    119.1    119.8    118.7    119.8    121.2    121.9    122.2

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       23      103       71        0        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       23      126      197      197      197      197      197
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    104.5     99.6     93.3     91.4     91.4     91.4     91.4

      1998        0        0        0        0        6        8      105      102        6        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        6       14      119      221      227      227      227      227
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0   3000.0     63.6     94.1    104.7    105.3    105.3    105.3    105.3

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       20      173      360      263      104       12        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       20      193      553      816      920      932      932      932
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     37.2     76.0     94.4     93.2     92.5     92.4     92.4     92.4

      1998        0        0        0        7      103      203      352      343      235       16        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        7      110      313      665     1008     1243     1259     1259     1259
      1998       .0       .0       .0    500.0    204.5    123.2    113.6    115.2    125.0    124.8    124.8    124.8

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       74      193      142       24        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       74      267      409      433      433      433      433
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    105.6    104.0     99.8     99.7     99.6     99.6     99.6

      1998        0        0        0        0       16       52      204      194       50        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       16       68      272      466      516      516      516      516
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    333.3     97.0    105.9    113.7    118.9    118.7    118.7    118.7

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        1      122      181       92       28        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        1      123      304      396      424      424      424      424
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0      2.9     82.7     85.3     76.4     75.7     75.0     75.0     75.0

      1998        0        0        0        0       89      114      209      202       89        7        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       89      203      412      614      703      710      710      710
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    258.0    136.5    115.6    118.5    125.5    125.5    125.5    125.5



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



 


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

      1997        0        0        0        0        8      143      157      104       37        1        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        8      151      308      412      449      450      450      450
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     24.3    110.9     93.2     88.4     92.5     92.3     92.3     92.3

      1998        0        0        0        2       82       70      188      182       76        2        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        2       84      154      342      524      600      602      602      602
      1998       .0       .0       .0    250.0    255.3    113.2    103.5    112.4    123.7    123.5    123.5    123.5

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

      1997       14       13       71       17      156      330      505      430      335       90        1        1
      1997       14       27       98      115      271      601     1106     1536     1871     1961     1962     1963
      1997     98.6    114.4    167.0     88.6     79.5     82.6     91.3     91.9     94.7     94.6     94.0     93.7

      1998       25       10       22       41      287      501      556      517      418      155       27       12
      1998       25       35       57       98      385      886     1442     1959     2377     2532     2559     2571
      1998    176.1    148.3     97.1     75.5    113.0    121.7    119.0    117.2    120.3    122.2    122.6    122.8

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

      1997        0        0        9        0       36      214      395      289      152       22        0        0
      1997        0        0        9        9       45      259      654      943     1095     1117     1117     1117
      1997       .0       .0    136.4     44.8     37.4     69.1     84.6     85.1     87.3     87.1     87.1     87.1

      1998        0        0        0        5      173      258      395      377      260       30        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        5      178      436      831     1208     1468     1498     1498     1498
      1998       .0       .0       .0     24.9    147.8    116.3    107.5    109.0    117.0    116.8    116.8    116.8

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        3       49       75       86       35        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        3       52      127      213      248      248      248      248
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     58.8    109.7     83.7     88.2     95.6     95.6     95.6     95.6

      1998        0        0        0        0        5       12      167      139       68        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        5       17      184      323      391      391      391      391
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0     98.0     35.9    121.2    133.7    150.7    150.7    150.7    150.7

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       26      229      345      238      120       10        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       26      255      600      838      958      968      968      968
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     32.1     84.1     90.6     88.5     92.1     92.0     92.0     92.0

      1998        0        0        0        0      117      150      361      310      201       14        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0      117      267      628      938     1139     1153     1153     1153
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    144.3     88.1     94.8     99.0    109.5    109.6    109.6    109.6



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



 


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

      1997        0        0       24       46      259      298      437      486      278       61        4        0
      1997        0        0       24       70      329      627     1064     1550     1828     1889     1893     1893
      1997       .0       .0    347.8    158.4    205.2    141.3    118.1    118.8    121.0    120.2    120.4    120.4

      1998        0        0        7       20       78      227      533      525      256       54        0        0
      1998        0        0        7       27      105      332      865     1390     1646     1700     1700     1700
      1998       .0       .0    101.4     61.1     65.5     74.8     96.0    106.5    109.0    108.2    108.1    108.1

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       50      104       94        7        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       50      154      248      255      255      255      255
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    107.3     86.3     88.5     88.1     88.1     88.1     88.1

      1998        0        0        0        0       17       31      137      140       20        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       17       48      185      325      345      345      345      345
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    369.6    103.0    103.7    116.0    119.2    119.2    119.2    119.2

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        7      116      287      201       64        4        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        7      123      410      611      675      679      679      679
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     27.1     73.5     91.5     89.0     88.1     87.7     87.7     87.7

      1998        0        0        0        0       54      131      297      289      130        8        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       54      185      482      771      901      909      909      909
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    209.3    110.6    107.5    112.3    117.5    117.4    117.4    117.4

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

      1997        0        0        1        1       69      181      303      269      165        5        0        0
      1997        0        0        1        2       71      252      555      824      989      994      994      994
      1997       .0       .0    333.3     24.7    128.9     99.7     99.5    103.6    111.9    111.7    111.7    111.7

      1998        0        0        0        1       65      210      337      273      191       10        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        1       66      276      613      886     1077     1087     1087     1087
      1998       .0       .0       .0     12.3    119.8    109.2    109.9    111.4    121.9    122.1    122.1    122.1

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        3      108      227      177       54        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        3      111      338      515      569      569      569      569
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     17.1     88.6     92.4     89.8     89.3     88.7     88.7     88.7

      1998        0        0        0        0       44       93      254      887      100        5        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       44      137      391     1278     1378     1383     1383     1383
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    251.4    109.3    106.9    222.9    216.4    215.6    215.6    215.6



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



 


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

      1997        3        2       23        0       53      190      410      312      176       35        0        0
      1997        3        5       28       28       81      271      681      993     1169     1204     1204     1204
      1997     83.3    116.3    205.9    102.6     59.0     67.1     86.9     87.5     88.5     88.4     88.2     88.1

      1998       10        0        7       12      155      345      435      373      266       51        2        3
      1998       10       10       17       29      184      529      964     1337     1603     1654     1656     1659
      1998    277.8    232.6    125.0    106.2    133.9    131.1    123.0    117.8    121.4    121.4    121.3    121.4

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       11      145      159      136       47        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       11      156      315      451      498      498      498      498
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     39.1    126.2    103.8    100.2    105.7    105.6    105.6    105.6

      1998        0        0        0        4       40       44      187      205       66        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        4       44       88      275      480      546      546      546      546
      1998       .0       .0       .0    400.0    156.6     71.2     90.6    106.7    115.9    115.8    115.8    115.8

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       10      135      225      135       54        5        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       10      145      370      505      559      564      564      564
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     18.6     71.2     82.5     77.8     76.6     76.2     76.2     76.2

      1998        0        0        0        0      106      154      232      249      137       11        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0      106      260      492      741      878      889      889      889
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    197.0    127.6    109.7    114.1    120.2    120.1    120.1    120.1

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

      1997        0        0       22       10      103      305      521      416      298       56        0        0
      1997        0        0       22       32      135      440      961     1377     1675     1731     1731     1731
      1997       .0       .0    123.6     47.4     60.6     75.4     86.1     85.5     89.3     89.2     89.2     89.2

      1998        0        0        2       16      236      455      663      577      466       82        1        0
      1998        0        0        2       18      254      709     1372     1949     2415     2497     2498     2498
      1998       .0       .0     11.2     26.7    114.1    121.5    123.0    121.0    128.7    128.7    128.7    128.7

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       14       16       77      126       39        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       14       30      107      233      272      272      272      272
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0   1400.0    119.5    107.2    128.0    131.5    131.4    131.4    131.4

      1998        0        0        0        0        0       21      145      114       54        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        0       21      166      280      334      334      334      334
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     83.7    166.3    153.8    161.4    161.4    161.4    161.4



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



 


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

      1997        0        0        0        0        7      113      226      156       46        4        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        7      120      346      502      548      552      552      552
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     21.9     76.0     88.3     85.4     83.9     83.7     83.7     83.7

      1998        0        0        0        0       76      116      224      235      106        6        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       76      192      416      651      757      763      763      763
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    237.5    121.7    106.2    110.7    115.8    115.7    115.7    115.7

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       72      197      150       36        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       72      269      419      455      455      455      455
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    121.8    108.3     99.7     99.6     99.5     99.5     99.5

      1998        0        0        0        0       14       56      220      230       73        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       14       70      290      520      593      593      593      593
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0   1272.7    118.4    116.8    123.7    129.9    129.7    129.7    129.7

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

      1997       11        7       59       10       89      240      460      371      251       65        1        1
      1997       11       18       77       87      176      416      876     1247     1498     1563     1564     1565
      1997    117.0    139.5    229.9    124.8     72.6     71.6     85.1     86.1     88.1     88.2     87.7     87.6

      1998       17        5        9       29      245      441      526      442      312       98       17       12
      1998       17       22       31       60      305      746     1272     1714     2026     2124     2141     2153
      1998    180.9    170.5     92.5     86.1    125.8    128.4    123.5    118.4    119.2    119.8    120.1    120.5

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

      1997        0        0        0        0       14      174      249      187       87        3        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0       14      188      437      624      711      714      714      714
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     29.6     90.1     86.6     84.3     88.7     88.7     88.7     88.7

      1998        0        0        0        0       69       84      283      250      149        2        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       69      153      436      686      835      837      837      837
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    145.9     73.3     86.4     92.7    104.1    104.0    104.0    104.0

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

      1997        0        3       21        0       48      196      393      292      170       27        0        0
      1997        0        3       24       24       72      268      661      953     1123     1150     1150     1150
      1997       .0     88.2    160.0     74.3     49.8     65.9     84.8     85.1     86.5     86.1     86.0     86.0

      1998       11        2        7        8      177      332      412      362      297       63        0        0
      1998       11       13       20       28      205      537      949     1311     1608     1671     1671     1671
      1998    458.3    382.4    133.3     86.7    141.7    132.0    121.7    117.1    123.9    125.1    125.0    124.9



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



 


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

      1997        9       12       75       45      221      416      582      560      439      152       14        5
      1997        9       21       96      141      362      778     1360     1920     2359     2511     2525     2530
      1997     73.2     84.3    120.6     68.1     74.8     83.5     91.2     94.0     97.7     97.6     96.7     96.4

      1998       34       17       37       82      397      584      689      597      488      203       59       11
      1998       34       51       88      170      567     1151     1840     2437     2925     3128     3187     3198
      1998    276.4    204.8    110.6     82.1    117.2    123.5    123.4    119.4    121.1    121.6    122.0    121.9

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

      1997        0        0        0        1       44      133      223      273       89        2        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        1       45      178      401      674      763      765      765      765
      1997       .0       .0       .0     45.5    204.5    132.1     97.2    106.8    110.4    110.1    110.1    110.1

      1998        0        0        0        0       16       45      345      283      108        1        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       16       61      406      689      797      798      798      798
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0     72.7     45.3     98.4    109.2    115.4    114.9    114.9    114.9

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       49       75       58        4        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       49      124      182      186      186      186      186
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    103.4     71.3     67.8     66.3     66.3     66.3     66.3

      1998        0        0        0        0       27       38      106       99       14        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       27       65      171      270      284      284      284      284
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    369.9    137.1     98.4    100.6    101.2    101.2    101.2    101.2

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

      1997        0        0        2        0       19      146      338      243      111       15        0        0
      1997        0        0        2        2       21      167      505      748      859      874      874      874
      1997       .0       .0     80.0     33.3     30.5     60.3     83.5     83.3     83.3     83.1     83.1     83.0

      1998        3        0        0        4       90      222      344      322      231       21        0        0
      1998        3        3        3        7       97      319      663      985     1216     1237     1237     1237
      1998    428.6    428.6    120.0    116.7    141.0    115.2    109.7    109.7    118.0    117.6    117.6    117.5

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        4       15       64      118       28        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        4       19       83      201      229      229      229      229
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0    173.9     77.9     92.8    125.7    130.9    130.9    130.9    130.9

      1998        0        0        0        0        3       23      142      105       39        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        3       26      168      273      312      312      312      312
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    130.4    106.6    187.9    170.7    178.4    178.4    178.4    178.4



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



 


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

      1997        0        0        3        0        9      122      246      152       59        7        0        0
      1997        0        0        3        3       12      134      380      532      591      598      598      598
      1997       .0       .0    111.1     63.8     21.8     66.1     85.0     80.3     78.4     78.0     78.0     78.0

      1998        3        0        0        0       82      150      244      239      145       12        0        0
      1998        3        3        3        3       85      235      479      718      863      875      875      875
      1998    600.0    600.0    111.1     63.8    154.5    115.9    107.2    108.4    114.5    114.2    114.2    114.2

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        2      111      149       87       26        1        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        2      113      262      349      375      376      376      376
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0      7.3     88.0     81.1     73.8     75.3     74.8     74.8     74.8

      1998        0        0        0        0       62       91      193      196       72        5        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       62      153      346      542      614      619      619      619
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    225.5    119.2    107.2    114.7    123.2    123.2    123.2    123.2

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        2       65      102       87       30        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        2       67      169      256      286      286      286      286
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     52.6    115.3     87.4     88.4     92.8     92.7     92.7     92.7

      1998        0        0        0        0        8       13      169      115       64        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0        8       21      190      305      369      369      369      369
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    210.5     36.1     98.3    105.4    119.7    119.6    119.6    119.6



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

 


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

      1997        0        0        0        0        0       67      176      130       22        0        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        0       67      243      373      395      395      395      395
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     98.7     98.4     94.5     94.0     93.9     93.9     93.9

      1998        0        0        0        0       19       52      191      194       49        0        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       19       71      262      456      505      505      505      505
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    322.0    104.6    106.1    115.5    120.2    120.1    120.0    120.0

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

      1997        0        0        0        0        5      111      239      175       54        2        0        0
      1997        0        0        0        0        5      116      355      530      584      586      586      586
      1997       .0       .0       .0       .0     20.6     80.1     90.7     88.1     87.2     86.8     86.8     86.8

      1998        0        0        0        0       56      108      253      558      108        6        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0       56      164      417      975     1083     1089     1089     1089
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    230.5    113.3    106.5    162.0    161.8    161.3    161.3    161.3

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

      1997        0        0        1        0       11      140      226      135       55        6        0        0
      1997        0        0        1        1       12      152      378      513      568      574      574      574
      1997       .0       .0    100.0     43.5     22.2     73.6     83.0     78.2     78.3     78.0     78.0     78.0

      1998        0        0        0        0      107      151      243      247      129       12        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        0      107      258      501      748      877      889      889      889
      1998       .0       .0       .0       .0    198.1    125.0    110.0    114.0    120.9    120.8    120.8    120.8

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

      1997        0        0        4        0       25      197      304      220      110       13        0        0
      1997        0        0        4        4       29      226      530      750      860      873      873      873
      1997       .0       .0    117.6     36.0     34.8     79.9     87.2     86.1     89.1     89.0     89.0     89.0

      1998        0        0        0        3      130      174      322      302      189       18        0        0
      1998        0        0        0        3      133      307      629      931     1120     1138     1138     1138
      1998       .0       .0       .0     27.0    159.5    108.6    103.4    106.9    116.1    116.0    116.0    116.0

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

      1997       35       51       95       59      140      265      435      367      256      113       42       28
      1997       35       86      181      240      380      645     1080     1447     1703     1816     1858     1886
      1997    115.1    150.6    173.0    136.2    107.8     96.8    100.1     98.5     98.5     98.3     98.0     97.9

      1998       43       27       29       69      229      389      463      425      327      148       74       54
      1998       43       70       99      168      397      786     1249     1674     2001     2149     2223     2277
      1998    141.4    122.6     94.6     95.3    112.6    118.0    115.8    113.9    115.7    116.3    117.2    118.2



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



 


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

      1997        7        6       39        6       79      232      422      333      221       48        0        0
      1997        7       13       52       58      137      369      791     1124     1345     1393     1393     1393
      1997     98.6    120.4    173.3     90.9     66.5     73.3     87.3     87.8     89.7     89.5     89.2     89.0

      1998       16        4       12       18      211      377      448      406      328       91       11        6
      1998       16       20       32       50      261      638     1086     1492     1820     1911     1922     1928
      1998    225.4    185.2    106.7     78.4    126.6    126.7    119.8    116.5    121.4    122.8    123.1    123.2

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

      1997       10       11       70       37      201      392      565      523      405      132       11        4
      1997       10       21       91      128      329      721     1286     1809     2214     2346     2357     2361
      1997     81.3     89.4    129.4     71.3     76.2     83.9     91.7     93.7     97.1     97.1     96.2     96.0

      1998       29       14       30       69      363      553      669      585      474      180       49       11
      1998       29       43       73      142      505     1058     1727     2312     2786     2966     3015     3026
      1998    235.8    183.0    103.8     79.2    116.9    123.1    123.1    119.7    122.2    122.7    123.1    123.0

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

      1997        0        2       25       32      153      213      322      321      212       49        6        0
      1997        0        2       27       59      212      425      747     1068     1280     1329     1335     1335
      1997       .0     87.0    262.1    142.5    167.2    124.7    110.1    110.7    114.5    113.7    113.8    113.7

      1998        0        0        6       16       72      171      389      347      216       50        4        0
      1998        0        0        6       22       94      265      654     1001     1217     1267     1271     1271
      1998       .0       .0     58.3     53.1     74.1     77.7     96.4    103.7    108.8    108.4    108.3    108.3

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

      1997        2        0       15       19      113      104      179      239      200       41        9        0
      1997        2        2       17       36      149      253      432      671      871      912      921      921
      1997    142.9     80.0    293.1    196.7    303.5    172.9    128.3    126.7    133.6    132.2    132.7    132.7

      1998        2        0        4        5       11       62      223      273      126       23        3        0
      1998        2        2        6       11       22       84      307      580      706      729      732      732
      1998    142.9     80.0    103.4     60.1     44.8     57.4     91.2    109.5    108.3    105.7    105.5    105.4



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

  


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

      1997        8       11       31       19       81      189      315      268      171       48       10        5
      1997        8       19       50       69      150      339      654      922     1093     1141     1151     1156
      1997    108.1    136.7    167.8    113.7     96.6     93.3     96.2     95.3     97.5     97.3     97.0     96.9

      1998       12        7       10       23      135      228      350      383      215       62       20       11
      1998       12       19       29       52      187      415      765     1148     1363     1425     1445     1456
      1998    162.2    136.7     97.3     85.7    120.5    114.2    112.5    118.7    121.6    121.5    121.8    122.1


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



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 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.

  

