MONTROSE 1, COLORADO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(055717) MONTROSE 1
From Year=1905 To Year=1982
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 0 18 124 335 511 437 204 25 0 0 1654
57 0 0 0 9 88 280 449 375 155 13 0 0 1369
60 0 0 0 2 46 202 357 284 92 3 0 0 985
65 0 0 0 0 9 95 207 140 23 0 0 0 473
70 0 0 0 0 0 28 82 37 2 0 0 0 149
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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