Estimating Historical Heating and Cooling Needs: Per Capita Degree Days

Time series of approximate United States average annual per capita heating and cooling degree days for the years 1895–1983 are presented. The data reflect the combined effects of climate fluctuations and population shifts, and can be used in studies of historical energy demand for heating and coolin...

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Published in:Journal of applied meteorology (1988) 1988-01, Vol.27 (1), p.84-90
Main Authors: Downton, M. W., Stewart, T. R., Miller, K. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censuses
Climate models
Cooling
Energy consumption
Gas heating
Heating
Population dynamics
Population estimates
Population growth
Term weighting
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Summary:Time series of approximate United States average annual per capita heating and cooling degree days for the years 1895–1983 are presented. The data reflect the combined effects of climate fluctuations and population shifts, and can be used in studies of historical energy demand for heating and cooling at the national level. The development of the series is described, and the resulting data are used to show the effect of the north-to-south population shift of recent decades on the country's heating and cooling needs. Finally, other research topics are suggested for which the data may prove useful.
ISSN:0894-8763
1520-0450
DOI:10.1175/1520-0450(1988)027<0084:EHHACN>2.0.CO;2