Degree Days Help Track Temperature

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One way we help customers make sense of their energy use is by keeping track of degree days. It is a way to measure how much the outside temperature fluctuates and how much work your home heating or cooling system has to do.

Degree days measures the difference (above and below) between the day's temperature and 65 degrees F., and keeps a running total for the month. The lower the number, the closer the average temperature was to 65 degrees. The higher the number, the wider the gap between the outside temperature and 65 degrees. To learn more about degree days, contact Nadine Huxley, Klickitat PUD's Customer Services Manager. You can call her at 509-773-7609 or toll-free at 800-548-8357.

Here are degree day calculations we have collected for the past decade:

  • Goldendale Degree Days
  • White Salmon Degree Days

    Here are the 2007 average degree day calculations for Goldendale and White Salmon.

    2007 Degree Days - Goldendale
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Heating 1016 716 746 615
    Cooling 0 0 0 4
    Total 1016 716 746 619
    2007 Degree Days - White Salmon
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Heating 1001 667 682 541
    Cooling 0 0 0 7
    Total 1001 667 682 548

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