BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days

Station:(050909) BRECKENRIDGE
From Year=1948 To Year=2006
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 0 9 -99 100 112 -99 -99 -99 0 -99
57 0 0 0 0 5 -99 55 60 -99 -99 -99 0 -99
60 0 0 0 0 2 -99 13 11 -99 -99 -99 0 -99
65 0 0 0 0 0 -99 1 0 -99 -99 -99 0 -99
70 0 0 0 0 0 -99 0 0 -99 -99 -99 0 -99
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 Jul 28, 2006
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu