FT COLLINS, COLORADO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(053005) FORT COLLINS
From Year=1893 To Year=2012
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F)
Base Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
55 0 0 2 16 101 303 485 430 192 26 0 0 1555
57 0 0 1 8 69 248 423 369 147 14 0 0 1279
60 0 0 0 2 34 173 331 277 88 5 0 0 911
65 0 0 0 0 6 75 185 136 25 0 0 0 427
70 0 0 0 0 1 19 66 36 3 0 0 0 125
Cooling Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the daily average temperature and the base temperature. (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered

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