NOAA NCEI · Degree days

Heating and Cooling Degree Days

Name: US Degree Days
Creator: NOAA NCEI
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Degree days measure demand for heating and cooling. As the country warms, heating degree days are falling while cooling degree days rise — reshaping energy use.

Heating and Cooling Degree Days — PublicChartsU.S. heating and cooling degree days since 1895 — a warming-driven shift from heating to cooling. Source: NOAA NCEI.Heating and Cooling Degree DaysDegree days measure demand for heating and cooling. As the country warms, heating degree days are falling while cooling degree days rise — reshaping energy use.