U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE

HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-2

MONTHLY
STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL
COOLING DEGREE DAYS
WEIGHTED BY POPULATION
(INCLUDES AERIALLY WEIGHTED TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION)

PERIOD: JANUARY 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2000

DATE PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2000

NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
151 PATTON AVENUE
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-5001

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                  1. STATE POPULATION‑WEIGHTED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65 DEG F)                                                 
                                                                                                                                     
 THIS TABULATION IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE UP‑TO‑DATE HEATING FUEL DEMAND INFORMATION ON A STATE‑WIDE BASIS.                            
 THE TOTAL MONTHLY SERIES, BY STATE, ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PERIOD 1931 THROUGH 1991:                                                 
 HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5‑2, "STATE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MONTHLY AND SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS                            
 WEIGHTED BY POPULATION (1990 CENSUS), (JANUARY 1931 ‑ DECEMBER 1991)."                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
 THE STATE AVERAGE DEGREE DAY TOTALS FOR EACH MONTH ARE DERIVED FROM THE DIVISIONAL VALUES BY WEIGHTING                              
 EACH DIVISION BY ITS PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL STATE POPULATION AS ADDUCED FROM THE 1990 CENSUS DATA                                  
 (BUREAU OF CENSUS,1992). THE POPULATION WEIGHTING PROCEDURE ASSURES THAT DEGREE‑DAY AVERAGES FOR THE STATES                         
 AS A WHOLE ARE BIASED TOWARD CONDITIONS EXISTING IN THE MORE POPULOUS SECTIONS OF THE STATES. DEGREE DAY                            
 DATA IN THIS TABULATION ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE 48 CONTERMINOUS STATES WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                        
 TREATED AS PART OF MARYLAND.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                     
 THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLES IS SELF‑EXPLANATORY AND IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW COMPARISON OF THE ENERGY                                 
 DEMAND FOR THE CURRENT YEAR TO NORMAL AND TO CONDITIONS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.                                                       
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              **NOTE : MONTHLY HEATING DEGREE DAY VALUES IN THIS PUBLICATION MAY DIFFER FROM THE                                     
              HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5‑1 DUE TO INTERNAL COMPUTER ROUNDING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN                                
              THE TWO PROGRAMS.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                     
              THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS MONTHLY OPERATIONAL REPORT ARE PROVISIONAL AND                                              
              SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR CORRECTIONS WHICH ARE BASED ON LATER INFORMATION.                                             STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F

  STATE :    1 ALABAMA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       27       14       13      102      163      341      479      517      259       81       14        3
      1999       27       41       54      156      319      660     1139     1656     1915     1996     2010     2013
      1999    206.1    209.2    116.1    160.3    115.5    106.3    107.1    111.4    109.0    108.6    108.7    108.5

      2000       19       15       46       22      272      368        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       19       34       80      102      374      742        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    145.0    173.5    172.0    104.8    135.4    119.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    2 ARIZONA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        4       13       43       57      257      506      615      628      473      257       57        0
      1999        4       17       60      117      374      880     1495     2123     2596     2853     2910     2910
      1999    666.7    226.7    170.9     87.2     98.4    101.6     98.5    100.8    103.2    106.5    108.0    108.0

      2000        6       13       31      179      416      575        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        6       19       50      229      645     1220        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000   1000.0    253.3    142.5    170.6    169.6    140.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    3 ARKANSAS        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        2        6        8       59      140      348      522      513      232       59       10        0
      1999        2        8       16       75      215      563     1085     1598     1830     1889     1899     1899
      1999    222.2    400.0     74.1    116.1     95.7     98.5    103.0    107.1    105.3    105.0    105.5    105.4

      2000        1        5       28       19      204      314        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        1        6       34       53      257      571        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    111.1    300.0    157.4     82.0    114.4     99.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    4 CALIFORNIA      
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        4        0        1        3       29       90      197      188      143       93        8        0
      1999        4        4        5        8       37      127      324      512      655      748      756      756
      1999    250.0    137.9     72.5     35.7     61.1     71.8     81.2     82.3     84.9     91.3     91.8     91.7

      2000        5        0        5       31       75      169        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        5        5       10       41      116      285        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    312.5    172.4    144.9    183.0    191.4    161.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    5 COLORADO        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        0       35      156       83        2        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        0       35      191      274      276      276      276      276
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     62.1    105.4    103.8     98.5     98.4     98.4     98.4

      2000        0        0        0        0       10       67        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       10       77        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    476.2    136.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    6 CONNECTICUT     
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       13      154      334      195       68        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       13      167      501      696      764      764      764      764
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    130.0    179.8    162.6    143.0    145.4    145.1    145.1    145.1

      2000        0        0        0        0       13       88        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       13      101        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    130.0    108.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    7 DELAWARE        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       48      218      467      358      138        9        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       48      266      733     1091     1229     1238     1238     1238
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     99.2    105.1    123.2    122.0    120.7    119.7    119.7    119.7

      2000        0        0        0        0       70      241        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       70      311        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    144.6    122.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    8 FLORIDA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999      127      104       96      271      328      437      539      562      449      326      160      101
      1999      127      231      327      598      926     1363     1902     2464     2913     3239     3399     3500
      1999    138.3    130.1    103.8    115.7    107.1    103.4    103.7    104.7    103.7    104.0    104.0    104.0

      2000       97       90      189      178      397      472        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       97      187      376      554      951     1423        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    105.7    105.3    119.4    107.2    110.0    107.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :    9 GEORGIA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       20        8        7       81      135      303      447      487      219       62       15        2
      1999       20       28       35      116      251      554     1001     1488     1707     1769     1784     1786
      1999    181.8    171.8     93.3    151.0    104.9     99.0    102.2    108.0    105.3    104.7    104.9    104.7

      2000        9        8       32       12      233      347        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        9       17       49       61      294      641        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000     81.8    104.3    130.7     79.4    122.9    114.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   10 IDAHO           
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        3       49      136      182       25        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        3       52      188      370      395      395      395      395
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     31.9     66.7     74.8     92.6     90.9     90.8     90.8     90.8

      2000        0        0        0        2       13       73        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        2       15       88        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0    500.0    159.6    112.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   11 ILLINOIS        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        3       84      211      409      196       63       11        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        3       87      298      707      903      966      977      977      977
      1999       .0       .0       .0     78.9    122.9    114.4    127.9    113.9    110.0    109.2    109.2    109.2

      2000        0        0        3        0       88      152        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        3        3       91      243        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    214.3     78.9    128.5     93.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   12 INDIANA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        2       89      222      396      202       92       10        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        2       91      313      709      911     1003     1013     1013     1013
      1999       .0       .0       .0     48.8    122.5    118.4    128.7    116.7    114.4    113.6    113.6    113.6

      2000        0        0        7        0       98      181        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        7        7      105      286        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    350.0    170.7    141.3    108.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   13 IOWA            
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        1       62      169      380      190       41        6        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        1       63      232      612      802      843      849      849      849
      1999       .0       .0       .0     24.4     85.5     88.5    109.5    101.8     98.6     97.9     97.9     97.9

      2000        0        0        7        0       87      140        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        7        7       94      234        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    636.4    170.7    127.5     89.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   14 KANSAS          
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        4        1       12       88      227      503      412      118       25        3        0
      1999        0        4        5       17      105      332      835     1247     1365     1390     1393     1393
      1999       .0   1333.3     71.4     67.2     79.4     78.4     94.4     97.2     93.7     93.3     93.5     93.5

      2000        0        0       10       10      141      239        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0       10       20      161      400        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    142.9     79.1    121.7     94.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   15 KENTUCKY        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        2        0        1       20      102      270      461      335      151       23        2        0
      1999        2        2        3       23      125      395      856     1191     1342     1365     1367     1367
      1999    142.9    117.6     27.3    107.5    108.8    114.4    124.4    119.9    117.1    116.3    116.5    116.4

      2000        0        1       17        3      136      262        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        1       18       21      157      419        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0     58.8    163.6     98.1    136.6    121.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   16 LOUISIANA       
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       50       45       44      202      289      456      536      624      348      147       41       11
      1999       50       95      139      341      630     1086     1622     2246     2594     2741     2782     2793
      1999    184.5    207.4    141.7    159.2    127.8    116.4    111.5    114.3    110.9    110.1    109.8    109.5

      2000       43       45      104       86      387      456        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       43       88      192      278      665     1121        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    158.7    192.1    195.7    129.8    134.9    120.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   17 MAINE           
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        3       68      154       82       39        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        3       71      225      307      346      346      346      346
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0   1500.0    322.7    177.9    145.4    160.5    160.5    160.5    160.5

      2000        0        0        0        0        0       14        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        0       14        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     63.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   18 MARYLAND & D.C. 
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       68      211      454      327      118        4        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       68      279      733     1060     1178     1182     1182     1182
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    126.4    109.8    125.2    121.1    118.5    117.2    117.2    117.2

      2000        0        0        0        0       83      240        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       83      323        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    154.3    127.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   19 MASSACHUSETTS   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        6      141      279      159       70        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        6      147      426      585      655      655      655      655
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    125.0    209.7    165.9    142.8    150.9    150.7    150.7    150.7

      2000        0        0        0        0        4       75        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        4       79        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     83.3    112.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   20 MICHIGAN        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       49      155      304      127       52        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       49      204      508      635      687      687      687      687
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    142.0    137.2    142.5    122.6    122.6    121.4    121.4    121.4

      2000        0        0        0        0       43      112        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       43      155        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    124.6    104.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   21 MINNESOTA       
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       46      102      267      134       17        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       46      148      415      549      566      566      566      566
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    139.8    108.7    125.6    117.8    116.7    116.2    116.2    116.2

      2000        0        0        0        0       38       67        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       38      105        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    115.5     77.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   22 MISSISSIPPI     
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       30       23       20      133      206      403      513      553      280       93       17        4
      1999       30       53       73      206      412      815     1328     1881     2161     2254     2271     2275
      1999    211.3    224.6    124.4    158.7    120.9    112.0    109.6    112.5    109.4    108.8    108.8    108.6

      2000       22       22       61       35      300      395        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       22       44      105      140      440      835        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    154.9    186.4    178.9    107.9    129.1    114.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   23 MISSOURI        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0       14       86      238      468      333      118       21        4        0
      1999        0        0        0       14      100      338      806     1139     1257     1278     1282     1282
      1999       .0       .0       .0     69.7     83.1     90.2    104.3    102.8    100.2     99.7    100.0    100.0

      2000        0        0       12        7      136      200        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0       12       19      155      355        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    181.8     94.5    128.7     94.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   24 MONTANA         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        1        0        0        0        1       24       73      125        6        0        1        0
      1999        1        1        1        1        2       26       99      224      230      230      231      231
      1999     83.3     76.9     66.7     58.8     39.2     54.9     65.2     92.7     88.7     88.7     89.1     89.1

      2000        0        0        0        0        4       31        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        4       35        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     78.4     73.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   25 NEBRASKA        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       60      162      409      245       64        8        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       60      222      631      876      940      948      948      948
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     74.0     73.2     95.3     92.5     90.3     90.1     90.1     90.1

      2000        0        0        6        0      109      187        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        6        6      115      302        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    300.0     92.3    141.8     99.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   26 NEVADA          
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        3       16       19      138      298      460      425      271      103        9        0
      1999        0        3       19       38      176      474      934     1359     1630     1733     1742     1742
      1999       .0    272.7    275.4     86.0    109.8    106.8    103.7    104.1    107.9    110.3    110.8    110.8

      2000        0        4        9       92      225      404        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        4       13      105      330      734        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0    363.6    188.4    237.6    205.9    165.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   27 NEW HAMPSHIRE   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        8      107      196       97       36        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        8      115      311      408      444      444      444      444
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    173.9    246.8    174.3    145.7    153.4    153.4    153.4    153.4

      2000        0        0        0        0        0       36        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        0       36        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     77.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   28 NEW JERSEY      
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       22      174      409      275      104        3        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       22      196      605      880      984      987      987      987
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     85.3    117.2    135.0    128.1    128.4    127.4    127.4    127.4

      2000        0        0        0        0       36      168        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       36      204        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    139.5    121.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   29 NEW MEXICO      
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        3       44      174      286      241       93        5        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        3       47      221      507      748      841      846      846      846
      1999       .0       .0       .0     37.0     85.3     87.4     90.9     94.0     95.2     95.0     95.0     95.0

      2000        0        0        0       19      134      235        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0       19      153      388        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0    234.6    277.7    153.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   30 NEW YORK        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       26      176      362      216       95        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       26      202      564      780      875      875      875      875
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    148.6    161.2    154.2    136.1    137.4    136.4    136.4    136.4

      2000        0        0        0        0       20      112        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       20      132        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    114.3    105.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   31 NORTH CAROLINA  
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       11        0        1       24       90      245      439      420      149       30        7        0
      1999       11       11       12       36      126      371      810     1230     1379     1409     1416     1416
      1999    305.6    255.8     88.2    131.9     91.7     91.9    103.4    108.3    104.4    103.4    103.7    103.6

      2000        1        0       18        5      170      324        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        1        1       19       24      194      518        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000     27.8     23.3    139.7     87.9    141.2    128.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   32 NORTH DAKOTA    
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       23       76      169      134       10        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       23       99      268      402      412      412      412      412
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     81.9     80.1     88.3     89.4     87.5     87.3     87.3     87.3

      2000        0        0        0        0       27       46        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       27       73        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     96.1     59.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   33 OHIO            
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        3       66      200      371      177       84        5        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        3       69      269      640      817      901      906      906      906
      1999       .0       .0       .0    142.9    128.3    132.1    142.7    125.8    123.4    122.4    122.4    122.4

      2000        0        0        3        0       74      170        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        3        3       77      247        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    375.0    142.9    143.1    121.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   34 OKLAHOMA        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0       10        9       40      124      316      543      584      202       58       16        0
      1999        0       10       19       59      183      499     1042     1626     1828     1886     1902     1902
      1999       .0    714.3    106.7     87.4     82.2     85.5     93.4    100.9     97.4     97.2     98.0     98.0

      2000        0        7       21       24      192      282        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        7       28       52      244      526        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0    500.0    157.3     77.0    109.6     90.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   35 OREGON          
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        0       11       59       97       29        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        0       11       70      167      196      196      196      196
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0     43.8     70.1     91.8     94.7     94.7     94.7     94.7

      2000        0        0        0        0        0       35        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        0       35        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    139.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   36 PENNSYLVANIA    
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       35      152      358      202       75        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       35      187      545      747      822      822      822      822
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    109.4    118.5    139.1    127.0    125.8    124.7    124.7    124.7

      2000        0        0        0        0       45      143        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       45      188        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    140.6    119.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   37 RHODE ISLAND    
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        8      131      306      201       87        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        8      139      445      646      733      733      733      733
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    727.3    235.2    179.2    153.7    160.5    160.3    160.3    160.3

      2000        0        0        0        0        0       90        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        0       90        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0    152.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   38 SOUTH CAROLINA  
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       20        5        7       68      131      302      481      524      210       57       14        2
      1999       20       25       32      100      231      533     1014     1538     1748     1805     1819     1821
      1999    212.8    193.8     95.5    143.5     95.3     91.7     98.5    106.2    102.8    101.8    102.0    101.9

      2000        7        5       31       14      253      392        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        7       12       43       57      310      702        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000     74.5     93.0    128.4     81.8    127.9    120.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   39 SOUTH DAKOTA    
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        2        0        0       34      127      306      221       33        0        0        0
      1999        0        2        2        2       36      163      469      690      723      723      723      723
      1999       .0   9999.9    666.7     80.0     76.1     78.1     93.0     93.3     90.2     89.9     89.9     89.9

      2000        0        0        3        0       51      121        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        3        3       54      175        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0   1000.0    120.0    114.2     83.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   40 TENNESSEE       
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       10        2        2       36      107      293      456      385      171       31        2        0
      1999       10       12       14       50      157      450      906     1291     1462     1493     1495     1495
      1999    416.7    352.9     93.3    154.8    108.5    110.6    116.2    115.3    112.6    111.7    111.8    111.8

      2000        0        4       19        5      162      286        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        4       23       28      190      476        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0    117.6    153.3     86.7    131.3    117.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F

  STATE :   41 TEXAS           
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       30       47       59      167      290      464      549      647      380      147       60       10
      1999       30       77      136      303      593     1057     1606     2253     2633     2780     2840     2850
      1999    243.9    309.2    170.9    146.4    122.6    113.4    107.7    110.3    109.1    108.1    108.7    108.6

      2000       33       49      105      117      376      448        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       33       82      187      304      680     1128        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    268.3    329.3    234.9    146.9    140.6    121.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   42 UTAH            
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       11      108      300      263       52        8        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       11      119      419      682      734      742      742      742
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     50.0     88.3    101.5    108.1    106.2    106.8    106.8    106.8

      2000        0        0        0       10       43      161        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0       10       53      214        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0    454.5    240.9    158.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   43 VERMONT         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       14       91      176       78       34        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       14      105      281      359      393      393      393      393
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    191.8    221.5    161.7    133.8    140.1    140.1    140.1    140.1

      2000        0        0        0        0        4       18        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        4       22        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     54.8     46.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   44 VIRGINIA        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        2        0        0        4       57      194      414      327      104        8        0        0
      1999        2        2        2        6       63      257      671      998     1102     1110     1110     1110
      1999    285.7    285.7     80.0    100.0     91.6     92.8    111.0    111.1    106.9    105.5    105.5    105.5

      2000        0        0        5        2       99      248        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        5        7      106      354        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    200.0    116.7    154.1    127.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   45 WASHINGTON      
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        1        0        0        0        1       10       44       88       12        0        0        0
      1999        1        1        1        1        2       12       56      144      156      156      156      156
      1999   1000.0   1000.0   1000.0   1000.0     87.0     49.2     62.6     90.1     89.2     89.2     89.2     89.2

      2000        0        0        0        0        2       22        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        2       24        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     87.0     98.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

      STATE COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F

  STATE :   46 WEST VIRGINIA   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        5       50      182      359      205       70        7        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        5       55      237      596      801      871      878      878      878
      1999       .0       .0       .0    106.4    100.0    116.9    133.4    120.9    115.6    114.6    114.6    114.5

      2000        0        0        3        0       74      189        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        3        3       77      266        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    111.1     63.8    140.0    131.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   47 WISCONSIN       
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       37      116      297      122       19        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       37      153      450      572      591      591      591      591
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    134.5    119.2    139.4    121.0    118.6    117.6    117.6    117.6

      2000        0        0        0        0       31       84        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       31      115        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    112.7     89.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

  STATE :   48 WYOMING         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        1       35      143      114        7        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        1       36      179      293      300      300      300      300
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0     26.3     62.0     92.6    101.2     97.3     97.2     97.2     97.2

      2000        0        0        0        0        8       46        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        8       54        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    210.5     92.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS(DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

                  2. REGIONAL POPULATION‑WEIGHTED COOLING DEGREE DAYS                                                                

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THE NATION WAS DIVIDED INTO NINE CENSUS REGIONS AS DEFINED AND USED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.                                    
 THE REGIONS AND STATES THEY COMPRISE ARE LISTED ON THE NEXT PAGE. THE POPULATION WEIGHTS USED TO                                    
 PRODUCE MONTHLY AND REGIONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS ARE ALSO SHOWN. THESE WEIGHTS WERE OBTAINED BY DIVIDING                              
 EACH STATE'S POPULATION BY THE TOTAL REGIONAL POPULATION.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                     
 A PARTICULAR REGIONAL MONTHLY DEGREE DAY VALUE WAS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING THE CORRESPONDING STATE                                  
 DEGREE DAY TOTALS WITHIN A REGION BY THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT AND ADDING ALL THE PRODUCTS. SEASONAL                                   
 VALUES ARE OBTAINED BY SUMMING THE MONTHLY TOTALS.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                     
 MONTHLY AND SEASONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS FOR THE NINE CENSUS REGIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THE TABLES                                      
 FOLLOWING THE WEIGHTS.                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                2.2  STATE POPULATION‑WEIGHTS (1990 CENSUS) FOR THE                        
                                                          CENSUS REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES                                

     01   NEW ENGLAND                            04   WEST NORTH CENTRAL                     07   WEST SOUTH CENTRAL              
                                                                                                                                  
       01 CONNECTICUT               .24890         01 IOWA                      .15720         01 ARKANSAS                  .08810
       02 MAINE                     .09300         02 KANSAS                    .14030         02 LOUISIANA                 .15800
       03 MASSACHUSETTS             .45550         03 MINNESOTA                 .24770         03 OKLAHOMA                  .11780
       04 NEW HAMPSHIRE             .08400         04 MISSOURI                  .28980         04 TEXAS                     .63610
       05 RHODE ISLAND              .07600         05 NEBRASKA                  .08940                                            
       06 VERMONT                   .04260         06 NORTH DAKOTA              .03620       08   MOUNTAIN                        
                                                   07 SOUTH DAKOTA              .03940                                            
     02   MIDDLE ATLANTIC                                                                      01 ARIZONA                   .26830
                                                 05   SOUTH ATLANTIC                           02 COLORADO                  .24120
       01 NEW JERSEY                .20560                                                     03 IDAHO                     .07370
       02 NEW YORK                  .47840         01 DELAWARE                  .01530         04 MONTANA                   .05860
       03 PENNSYLVANIA              .31600         02 FLORIDA                   .29700         05 NEVADA                    .08800
                                                   03 GEORGIA                   .14870         06 NEW MEXICO                .11090
     03   EAST NORTH CENTRAL                       04 MARYLAND AND D.C.         .12370         07 UTAH                      .12610
                                                   05 NORTH CAROLINA            .15210         08 WYOMING                   .03320
       01 ILLINOIS                  .27210         06 SOUTH CAROLINA            .08000                                            
       02 INDIANA                   .13200         07 VIRGINIA                  .14200       09   PACIFIC (AK,HI OMITTED)         
       03 MICHIGAN                  .22130         08 WEST VIRGINIA             .04120                                            
       04 OHIO                      .25820                                                     01 CALIFORNIA                .79420
       05 WISCONSIN                 .11640       06   EAST SOUTH CENTRAL                       02 OREGON                    .07590
                                                                                               03 WASHINGTON                .12990
                                                   01 ALABAMA                   .26620                                            
                                                   02 KENTUCKY                  .24280                                            
                                                   03 MISSISSIPPI               .16960                                            
                                                   04 TENNESSEE                 .32140                                            

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                  

     REGIONAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    1 NEW ENGLAND     
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0        8      132      272      155       64        0        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0        8      140      412      567      631      631      631      631
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    135.6    206.2    166.8    143.6    150.2    150.0    150.0    150.0

      2000        0        0        0        0        5       68        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0        5       73        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0     84.7    107.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    2 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        0       28      168      370      224       91        1        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        0       28      196      566      790      881      882      882      882
      1999       .0       .0       .0       .0    115.2    135.4    144.6    131.3    131.6    130.6    130.6    130.6

      2000        0        0        0        0       31      133        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        0        0       31      164        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0       .0       .0    127.6    113.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    3 E. N. CENTRAL   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        0        0        2       67      186      361      168       65        6        0        0
      1999        0        0        0        2       69      255      616      784      849      855      855      855
      1999       .0       .0       .0     87.0    127.8    123.5    135.2    119.5    117.1    116.2    116.2    116.1

      2000        0        0        3        0       69      144        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        3        3       72      216        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    300.0    130.4    133.3    104.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    4 W. N. CENTRAL   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        0        1        0        6       66      175      387      253       69       11        2        0
      1999        0        1        1        7       73      248      635      888      957      968      970      970
      1999       .0    500.0     29.4     63.1     87.5     87.7    104.4    102.0     99.2     98.7     98.9     98.9

      2000        0        0        7        3       95      153        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        0        0        7       10      105      258        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       .0       .0    205.9     90.1    125.9     91.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    5 SOUTH ATLANTIC  
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       44       32       30      102      161      301      469      446      240      117       52       30
      1999       44       76      106      208      369      670     1139     1585     1825     1942     1994     2024
      1999    144.7    133.1    101.3    118.0    104.7    100.6    105.6    107.8    105.6    105.1    105.2    105.1

      2000       31       28       67       57      227      349        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       31       59      126      183      410      759        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    102.0    103.3    120.5    103.9    116.3    113.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

     REGIONAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F

 REGION :    6 E. S. CENTRAL   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       16        8        8       66      137      319      473      436      208       53        8        1
      1999       16       24       32       98      235      554     1027     1463     1671     1724     1732     1733
      1999    225.4    222.2    106.7    153.6    114.0    110.0    113.3    114.2    111.5    110.8    110.9    110.7

      2000        9        9       33       14      208      320        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        9       18       51       65      273      593        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    126.8    166.7    170.0    101.9    132.5    117.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    7 W. S. CENTRAL   
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       27       39       46      148      257      435      544      624      341      129       47        8
      1999       27       66      112      260      517      952     1496     2120     2461     2590     2637     2645
      1999    219.5    280.9    159.3    144.9    119.7    110.8    106.6    109.8    107.9    107.2    107.6    107.5

      2000       28       40       88       93      341      418        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       28       68      156      249      590     1008        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    227.6    289.4    221.9    138.8    136.6    117.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    8 MOUNTAIN        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        1        4       13       17       88      210      332      310      171       80       16        0
      1999        1        5       18       35      123      333      665      975     1146     1226     1242     1242
      1999    333.3    217.4    174.8     84.5     97.0     97.7     98.1    101.0    102.5    104.8    105.8    105.8

      2000        2        4        9       60      156      261        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        2        6       15       75      231      492        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    666.7    260.9    145.6    181.2    182.2    144.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 REGION :    9 PACIFIC         
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999        3        0        1        2       23       74      167      168      117       74        6        0
      1999        3        3        4        6       29      103      270      438      555      629      635      635
      1999    214.3    120.0     69.0     32.8     59.1     70.4     80.2     82.7     85.1     91.2     91.5     91.5

      2000        4        0        4       25       60      140        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000        4        4        8       33       93      233        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    285.7    160.0    137.9    180.3    189.4    159.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

                              3. NATIONAL POPULATION‑WEIGHTED COOLING DEGREE DAYS                                                    

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
 THE NATIONAL DEGREE DAY TOTALS WERE DERIVED BY POPULATION WEIGHTING THE DEGREE DAY VALUES FOR THE                                   
 NINE CENSUS REGIONS. THE WEIGHTS USED TO DERIVE THE NATIONAL MONTHLY DEGREE DAY VALUES ARE GIVEN BELOW:                             
                                                                                                                                     
                       3.2  REGIONAL POPULATION WEIGHTS OF THE                                                                       
                                CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES                                                                           

                        01 NEW ENGLAND               .05350
                        02 MIDDLE ATLANTIC           .15220
                        03 EAST NORTH CENTRAL        .17000
                        04 WEST NORTH CENTRAL        .07150
                        05 SOUTH ATLANTIC            .17630
                        06 EAST SOUTH CENTRAL        .06140
                        07 WEST SOUTH CENTRAL        .10810
                        08 MOUNTAIN                  .05530
                        09 PACIFIC                   .15170

                                                                                                                                     

 MONTHLY AND SEASONAL DEGREE TOTALS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.                             

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

    NATIONAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :   11 NATIONAL        
      YEAR      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

      1999       12       11       12       40       94      219      374      305      152       55       17        6
      1999       12       23       35       75      169      388      762     1067     1219     1274     1291     1297
      1999    162.2    165.5    117.4    123.6    108.9    106.7    112.1    110.3    108.7    108.6    108.9    108.7

      2000       10       10       25       28      131      221        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000       10       20       45       73      204      425        0        0        0        0        0        0
      2000    135.1    143.9    151.0    120.3    131.4    116.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  COOLING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED COOLING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION) / ACCUMULATED NORMAL]*100
           PERCENTAGE OF 9999.9 => 10000

                                             REFERENCES                                                                              

                                                                                                                                     

 THOM,H.C.S., 1954A: THE RATIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEATING DEGREE DAYS AND TEMPERATURE.                                          
+"MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 82,NO.1,1‑6.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                     
+THOM,H.C.S., 1954B: NORMAL DEGREE DAYS BELOW ANY BASE. "MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 82,NO.5,111‑115.                               
                                                                                                                                     
 THOM,H.C.S., 1966: NORMAL DEGREE DAYS ABOVE ANY BASE BY THE UNIVERSAL TRUNCATION COEFFICIENT.                                       
+"MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW", VOL 94, NO. 7,461‑465.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                     
+U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1992:  "1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION, GENERAL                                       
+POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS", SERIES CT‑1 (ALABAMA THROUGH WYOMING AND U.S. SUMMARY).                                                

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                     

                                STATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) ‑‑ 1999
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              49.2     51.4     52.5     66.9     69.4     76.5     80.4     82.0     73.4     63.7     56.2     46.9
 ARIZONA              46.2     48.9     54.3     54.7     66.4     75.7     79.5     78.7     73.7     65.0     55.5     42.9
 ARKANSAS             42.3     49.3     49.1     63.4     68.4     76.7     81.8     81.6     72.2     62.3     55.9     44.1
 CALIFORNIA           46.0     46.6     49.9     53.6     62.2     68.7     73.9     73.4     71.2     64.7     54.4     46.9
 COLORADO             29.9     33.4     40.0     41.1     51.4     61.1     69.2     66.2     56.3     48.2     41.2     27.9
 CONNECTICUT          26.9     31.3     37.2     48.1     58.8     69.6     75.1     70.1     64.6     50.6     45.3     33.8
 DELAWARE             38.5     39.1     42.6     54.1     63.4     72.3     79.8     77.1     69.5     56.8     52.4     41.0
 FLORIDA              60.9     62.0     62.5     72.8     74.6     79.3     82.2     83.1     79.0     73.6     66.1     59.5
 GEORGIA              49.7     51.5     53.2     67.2     69.4     76.3     80.5     82.1     73.4     64.3     57.7     47.9
 IDAHO                28.5     29.1     35.5     41.5     49.7     58.2     65.3     67.5     55.5     47.5     40.1     26.8
 ILLINOIS             24.7     37.1     37.9     54.3     64.0     72.3     78.6     72.0     65.3     54.6     48.5     32.5
 INDIANA              26.8     36.0     36.4     53.7     63.7     72.2     78.0     71.4     65.9     53.7     47.8     33.0
 IOWA                 16.8     32.4     36.0     49.8     60.7     69.1     77.0     70.3     61.5     51.0     44.3     27.0
 KANSAS               31.5     42.3     42.4     53.4     63.1     71.2     80.6     77.6     65.6     56.4     50.4     36.7
 KENTUCKY             37.8     41.5     41.9     58.7     65.3     73.9     79.8     75.7     68.5     57.3     51.7     38.9
 LOUISIANA            53.6     57.4     58.4     70.7     73.7     79.9     82.3     85.1     76.0     67.0     59.6     50.8
 MAINE                13.8     20.7     30.8     40.5     55.6     65.3     68.3     64.3     62.2     42.6     37.6     25.4
 MARYLAND & D.C.      36.6     38.0     41.6     54.4     63.8     71.5     79.2     75.2     67.7     55.0     51.1     39.4
 MASSACHUSETTS        27.0     30.9     36.6     47.1     57.5     68.8     73.4     68.9     64.8     49.5     45.4     33.7
 MICHIGAN             18.1     27.6     30.7     45.9     57.9     66.5     72.0     65.8     60.5     46.8     41.6     27.4
 MINNESOTA             8.0     23.6     30.8     45.1     57.5     64.9     72.0     67.1     57.1     44.9     38.2     22.0
 MISSISSIPPI          49.4     53.1     53.5     68.0     70.9     78.4     81.6     82.7     73.9     64.0     56.8     47.4
 MISSOURI             30.2     41.9     41.9     56.7     63.8     72.6     80.1     76.0     66.7     57.1     52.0     36.8
 MONTANA              23.6     31.7     36.9     42.1     51.0     59.0     65.6     68.3     53.5     46.4     40.4     30.7
 NEBRASKA             26.1     36.8     39.0     47.3     58.7     67.3     76.6     72.2     60.8     51.3     45.1     32.4
 NEVADA               34.1     36.4     42.1     43.5     54.9     64.4     71.7     69.4     62.5     53.5     44.2     32.0
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        19.4     24.5     32.0     43.3     56.0     67.0     70.1     65.6     62.0     44.6     41.0     27.6
 NEW JERSEY           33.5     35.5     40.2     51.1     60.8     70.7     78.4     74.3     67.5     53.6     49.0     38.1
 NEW MEXICO           39.6     42.9     47.5     51.2     60.4     68.6     73.3     71.9     65.3     55.5     47.8     34.5
 NEW YORK             21.2     27.3     30.3     44.7     58.2     67.5     72.0     66.5     62.8     47.3     42.8     29.1
 NORTH CAROLINA       45.2     44.9     46.8     60.8     65.7     72.9     79.0     78.3     69.2     59.3     54.9     43.8
 NORTH DAKOTA          6.9     22.7     31.2     42.8     54.8     63.0     69.5     67.7     54.3     43.4     37.6     24.4
 OHIO                 28.2     34.5     34.9     52.8     62.3     71.4     77.1     70.3     65.1     52.6     46.2     33.0
 OKLAHOMA             39.5     49.0     48.4     60.0     67.5     75.4     82.4     83.6     70.7     61.9     56.2     42.9
 OREGON               36.0     35.7     39.9     44.5     50.5     58.5     64.7     66.7     58.7     50.7     44.7     35.1
 PENNSYLVANIA         27.2     31.7     34.1     48.9     59.8     67.9     74.6     69.0     63.4     49.8     45.2     32.7
 RHODE ISLAND         30.8     34.6     39.8     49.2     59.0     69.0     74.9     71.3     66.7     52.8     47.7     37.0
 SOUTH CAROLINA       48.9     49.2     51.0     65.1     68.2     75.2     80.8     82.1     71.8     62.3     57.2     46.4
 SOUTH DAKOTA         17.8     33.0     36.8     45.2     56.4     65.6     73.8     71.4     57.8     48.1     42.7     29.5
 TENNESSEE            41.7     44.4     44.5     61.2     65.9     74.5     79.7     77.3     69.7     58.4     53.0     41.4
 TEXAS                49.9     56.2     57.3     67.0     72.9     79.4     82.1     84.5     76.1     65.9     59.7     48.5
 UTAH                 32.7     35.1     43.3     43.8     54.7     65.3     73.3     70.6     61.1     52.3     42.5     29.4
 VERMONT              17.0     21.7     28.9     41.8     56.7     66.6     69.8     64.6     61.4     43.6     40.0     25.9
 VIRGINIA             38.6     39.6     41.9     55.9     63.0     70.7     77.7     74.9     66.0     54.6     51.3     39.5
 WASHINGTON           36.0     37.0     40.9     46.4     51.4     59.0     64.4     67.7     58.7     48.5     43.2     36.2
 WEST VIRGINIA        33.9     35.5     35.7     53.6     60.7     69.2     75.4     70.3     63.2     52.1     47.2     35.3
 WISCONSIN            12.2     26.5     31.9     46.6     58.6     65.6     72.8     66.4     58.4     46.2     40.1     23.0
 WYOMING              25.2     28.8     35.4     37.7     48.2     58.2     67.4     66.4     52.4     45.9     39.2     25.8

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                    REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (WEIGHTED BY AREA)               ‑‑ 1999
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          18.0     23.7     32.0     42.6     56.4     66.5     70.0     65.7     62.6     44.7     40.1     27.6
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      24.8     29.9     32.7     47.0     59.1     67.9     73.6     68.2     63.4     48.9     44.3     31.3
 E. N. CENTRAL        21.2     31.9     34.1     50.2     61.1     69.3     75.4     68.9     62.7     50.4     44.5     29.3
 W. N. CENTRAL        19.7     33.2     36.9     48.5     59.3     67.6     75.6     71.8     60.5     50.3     44.3     29.9
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       47.5     48.5     50.0     63.5     67.7     74.5     79.7     79.2     71.4     62.2     56.7     46.7
 E. S. CENTRAL        45.0     48.0     48.5     64.1     68.1     76.0     80.4     79.7     71.6     61.1     54.6     44.0
 W. S. CENTRAL        47.8     54.4     55.0     65.8     71.6     78.5     82.2     84.1     74.8     64.9     58.7     47.3
 MOUNTAIN             32.5     36.1     42.1     44.7     54.8     64.0     70.6     70.0     60.1     51.9     44.1     31.6
 PACIFIC              40.9     41.3     45.0     49.4     56.4     63.6     69.2     70.2     64.8     57.1     49.2     41.1
 NATIONAL             34.1     39.9     43.3     52.3     60.9     69.0     74.9     73.6     64.9     55.2     48.5     36.5

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                                STATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) ‑‑ 2000
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              46.5     51.8     58.7     60.1     74.0     77.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ARIZONA              46.6     49.5     51.8     63.2     72.4     78.7       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ARKANSAS             41.7     48.9     55.0     59.2     71.1     75.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 CALIFORNIA           47.7     49.4     52.3     59.8     65.6     73.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 COLORADO             29.1     34.2     37.2     47.3     57.0     63.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 CONNECTICUT          24.7     31.0     42.1     46.4     58.5     66.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 DELAWARE             33.9     39.5     49.0     52.7     65.2     73.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 FLORIDA              58.8     60.6     67.5     68.3     77.2     80.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 GEORGIA              45.9     51.3     58.8     60.5     73.7     77.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 IDAHO                27.2     33.3     36.9     47.8     53.3     60.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ILLINOIS             27.2     36.9     45.9     51.4     65.1     70.4       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 INDIANA              26.6     36.2     45.3     50.4     64.4     70.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 IOWA                 21.6     32.1     42.7     49.2     62.9     67.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 KANSAS               33.1     40.5     45.8     53.6     66.5     72.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 KENTUCKY             34.1     43.2     50.1     54.2     67.4     73.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 LOUISIANA            52.3     57.3     63.6     64.9     76.7     79.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MAINE                13.8     17.6     32.2     39.3     49.9     59.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MARYLAND & D.C.      32.8     39.2     48.6     53.3     65.3     72.7       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MASSACHUSETTS        23.8     30.4     41.2     45.3     56.4     65.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MICHIGAN             19.9     26.8     38.8     42.4     56.9     63.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MINNESOTA            10.8     23.1     36.6     42.5     57.2     62.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MISSISSIPPI          47.2     52.8     59.5     61.2     74.3     78.0       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MISSOURI             32.7     41.5     47.8     54.1     67.2     71.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MONTANA              23.2     27.7     37.2     45.2     53.6     59.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEBRASKA             28.4     34.7     41.7     48.7     61.9     67.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEVADA               35.5     38.8     41.7     52.2     59.3     68.1       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        17.1     23.0     35.9     42.0     53.3     62.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW JERSEY           30.4     35.7     45.8     50.1     62.4     70.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW MEXICO           39.1     44.0     46.3     56.2     66.5     71.4       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW YORK             19.5     26.0     38.2     43.0     57.0     64.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NORTH CAROLINA       39.1     45.6     53.7     57.3     69.5     75.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NORTH DAKOTA         12.5     22.1     35.1     41.7     55.9     60.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OHIO                 26.1     35.3     44.6     49.5     63.1     70.1       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OKLAHOMA             40.3     47.8     52.6     58.6     70.7     74.4       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OREGON               33.8     39.1     40.8     50.0     53.8     61.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 PENNSYLVANIA         25.9     31.5     42.6     47.6     60.2     67.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 RHODE ISLAND         28.0     34.1     43.0     46.9     57.9     67.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH CAROLINA       43.3     48.9     57.2     59.9     73.1     78.3       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH DAKOTA         21.5     30.1     39.4     45.3     58.6     64.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 TENNESSEE            37.5     45.0     52.1     55.2     68.8     74.3       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 TEXAS                50.4     56.4     61.0     66.0     76.9     78.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 UTAH                 33.1     37.2     40.5     52.6     60.8     68.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 VERMONT              14.8     20.7     34.2     40.2     53.5     61.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 VIRGINIA             33.8     41.0     49.2     53.7     65.8     72.7       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WASHINGTON           32.1     36.7     41.3     50.3     54.1     61.0       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WEST VIRGINIA        29.1     38.2     45.4     50.5     63.0     69.9       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WISCONSIN            15.2     25.1     38.3     43.0     57.3     63.0       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WYOMING              24.3     29.4     34.3     43.5     52.8     59.5       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                     REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (DEG F) (WEIGHTED BY AREA)               ‑‑ 2000
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          16.7     21.7     35.1     41.2     52.5     61.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      23.2     29.1     40.7     45.6     58.8     66.3       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 E. N. CENTRAL        22.5     31.5     42.2     46.9     61.0     67.1       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 W. N. CENTRAL        22.9     32.0     41.2     47.8     61.4     66.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       43.2     48.7     56.5     59.3     71.1     76.3       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 E. S. CENTRAL        41.8     48.6     55.5     57.9     71.4     76.1       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 W. S. CENTRAL        47.9     54.2     59.2     63.9     75.2     77.8       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MOUNTAIN             32.3     36.7     41.0     51.0     59.6     66.4       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 PACIFIC              40.3     43.6     46.6     54.9     59.7     67.2       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NATIONAL             33.9     40.0     46.5     53.2     63.9     69.6       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                                STATE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) ‑‑ 1999
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              8.16     2.45     5.74     2.59     4.21     8.63     4.86     2.15     2.05     3.32     2.66     3.42
 ARIZONA               .16      .34      .21     1.40      .15      .35     3.77     2.46     2.05      .00      .00      .03
 ARKANSAS             6.90     1.35     5.29     5.74     4.75     5.39     1.81     1.11     1.75     3.14     1.88     4.91
 CALIFORNIA           3.35     4.93     2.22     1.74      .28      .25      .29      .18      .17      .62     2.06      .58
 COLORADO              .74      .41      .55     3.74     2.39     1.57     2.53     3.29     1.35      .51      .30      .53
 CONNECTICUT          6.99     3.90     5.25     1.37     4.31      .86     2.78     3.32    10.93     4.48     3.09     2.83
 DELAWARE             6.05     2.62     5.05     2.75     1.54     2.37     1.93     4.70    11.16     3.83     2.18     2.73
 FLORIDA              4.01     1.25     1.79     1.72     3.93     9.48     5.93     6.90     7.06     4.96     2.18     1.91
 GEORGIA              5.25     3.00     2.50     1.94     2.65     6.29     4.77     3.09     3.89     2.95     2.28     2.27
 IDAHO                2.66     3.11     1.17     1.18     1.66     1.66      .28      .91      .17      .96     1.64     2.14
 ILLINOIS             4.24     2.31     1.74     5.57     3.62     5.22     2.77     2.65     2.22     1.72      .55     2.76
 INDIANA              4.95     3.49     2.17     5.01     3.14     3.98     2.76     2.35     1.36     2.04     1.07     3.25
 IOWA                 1.31      .95     1.05     6.29     5.02     5.29     5.38     3.16     1.92      .77     1.00      .74
 KANSAS               1.28      .54     1.70     5.22     4.46     5.36     2.77     3.21     3.36      .61      .79     1.26
 KENTUCKY             6.84     2.73     3.35     3.54     2.92     5.00     2.18     1.84     1.28     2.98     2.33     3.42
 LOUISIANA            8.64     1.38     5.28     3.00     4.55     7.17     4.32     1.74     3.57     3.44      .97     4.42
 MAINE                5.39     2.21     5.41      .83     2.64     3.02     3.00     3.04     9.10     4.30     3.39     2.72
 MARYLAND & D.C.      5.37     2.62     4.36     3.17     1.60     2.15     2.59     4.48    10.45     3.17     2.00     2.65
 MASSACHUSETTS        6.82     3.72     5.03     1.12     3.97     1.36     3.40     2.53     8.66     4.58     2.88     2.24
 MICHIGAN             3.38     1.52      .87     3.26     3.17     3.83     4.83     2.52     2.83     1.99     1.17     2.25
 MINNESOTA            1.22      .40     1.32     2.92     5.03     4.29     5.55     4.05     3.41     1.09      .34      .31
 MISSISSIPPI         10.09     2.30     6.52     3.70     3.89     5.33     3.99     1.99     2.77     3.04     2.11     3.73
 MISSOURI             3.53     2.39     2.86     6.00     4.65     5.00     1.93     2.16     2.68     1.56     1.14     3.84
 MONTANA               .90      .76      .44     1.46     2.11     2.42     1.02     1.78      .99      .76      .79      .50
 NEBRASKA              .33      .56      .88     4.28     3.75     5.63     2.52     3.11     1.70      .12      .37      .32
 NEVADA               1.20      .62      .32     1.38      .61      .92      .54      .57      .30      .13      .16      .13
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        6.43     1.81     4.98      .73     3.45     2.79     3.66     3.00     9.38     3.94     2.90     1.86
 NEW JERSEY           7.40     2.84     4.96     2.79     3.05     1.76     1.42     5.52     9.58     3.47     2.34     3.01
 NEW MEXICO            .44      .05      .84     1.47     1.65     1.47     3.08     3.41     1.57      .34      .02      .34
 NEW YORK             5.43     1.31     3.80     1.85     2.55     2.16     3.35     2.84     6.89     2.96     3.12     2.02
 NORTH CAROLINA       5.84     2.53     3.22     3.69     2.89     3.81     4.30     4.64    13.30     4.65     2.42     1.97
 NORTH DAKOTA          .92      .38      .54     1.28     5.23     2.91     2.79     3.36     2.40      .31      .05      .25
 OHIO                 4.32     2.67     2.03     4.04     2.23     2.10     3.80     3.12     1.87     2.19     2.50     2.66
 OKLAHOMA             2.14      .94     4.20     5.86     5.41     6.53     1.35     1.43     3.92     1.90      .90     3.15
 OREGON               4.44     6.04     2.53     1.15     1.62      .79      .23     1.16      .03     1.81     4.12     2.86
 PENNSYLVANIA         5.74     1.92     3.28     4.01     2.55     2.40     2.88     3.72     6.74     2.25     3.38     2.46
 RHODE ISLAND         6.62     5.67     5.30     1.64     4.00      .16     1.49     2.84     7.41     5.90     2.92     2.63
 SOUTH CAROLINA       5.24     2.73     2.64     3.94     2.49     4.72     3.79     3.25     6.87     4.29     1.96     2.33
 SOUTH DAKOTA          .53      .30      .77     3.19     3.69     4.74     2.71     2.76     2.68      .44      .24      .20
 TENNESSEE            8.30     3.31     4.50     4.11     4.46     5.63     4.24     1.52     1.32     2.49     3.18     3.18
 TEXAS                1.79      .25     2.86     1.98     3.73     3.90     2.07     1.37     1.56     1.31      .26     1.29
 UTAH                  .86      .76      .34     2.32     1.20     1.00     1.30     1.53      .70      .09      .19      .46
 VERMONT              5.35     1.51     3.79      .84     3.60     2.48     3.59     2.54     8.61     4.19     3.34     1.60
 VIRGINIA             4.90     2.27     3.47     2.90     2.30     1.84     4.15     3.38    10.47     2.63     2.26     2.24
 WASHINGTON           6.26     8.25     3.56     1.11     2.17     1.68      .87     1.15      .34     3.16     7.48     6.53
 WEST VIRGINIA        5.50     2.44     4.16     3.04     2.75     1.77     3.37     3.41     3.20     3.38     3.29     2.78
 WISCONSIN            2.23     1.29      .56     4.18     5.02     4.29     7.75     3.25     2.17     1.30     1.23      .76
 WYOMING               .66      .62      .47     2.72     1.87     1.97      .77      .98     1.43      .26      .34      .45

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                     REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (WEIGHTED BY AREA)               ‑‑ 1999
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          5.85     2.43     5.06      .91     3.21     2.49     3.18     2.92     9.12     4.31     3.22     2.39
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      5.71     1.70     3.66     2.87     2.59     2.24     3.00     3.43     7.03     2.69     3.18     2.29
 E. N. CENTRAL        3.70     2.13     1.38     4.38     3.53     3.98     4.55     2.79     2.17     1.81     1.25     2.24
 W. N. CENTRAL        1.27      .76     1.31     4.09     4.52     4.74     3.35     3.14     2.64      .69      .54      .96
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       5.08     2.34     2.88     2.73     2.86     5.09     4.50     4.33     7.87     3.85     2.32     2.20
 E. S. CENTRAL        8.40     2.67     5.13     3.44     3.90     6.26     3.89     1.89     1.90     2.98     2.56     3.44
 W. S. CENTRAL        3.22      .62     3.64     3.17     4.21     4.86     2.17     1.39     2.18     1.86      .64     2.37
 MOUNTAIN              .90      .76      .53     1.92     1.47     1.45     1.72     1.93     1.11      .39      .41      .52
 PACIFIC              4.29     5.96     2.59     1.43     1.08      .71      .39      .68      .16     1.51     3.82     2.51
 NATIONAL             3.00     1.74     2.10     2.80     2.87     3.31     2.62     2.29     2.56     1.53     1.36     1.65

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                                STATE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY AREA) ‑‑ 2000
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 ALABAMA              4.95     1.98     5.17     4.78     1.38     3.82       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ARIZONA               .26      .57     1.69      .11      .02     1.10       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ARKANSAS             2.36     2.60     4.11     3.54     6.75     6.70       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 CALIFORNIA           4.94     7.14     1.82     1.61      .93      .29       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 COLORADO              .89      .75     2.10     1.08      .99      .96       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 CONNECTICUT          3.70     2.52     4.20     5.16     4.44     6.49       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 DELAWARE             3.51     2.17     7.34     3.76     3.78     4.74       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 FLORIDA              2.37     1.17     2.70     2.21      .96     5.97       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 GEORGIA              4.60     1.83     4.83     2.75      .99     3.84       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 IDAHO                2.53     2.35     1.45     1.21     1.72      .66       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 ILLINOIS             1.70     2.58     2.09     3.09     4.36     7.13       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 INDIANA              2.69     3.57     2.11     3.22     4.54     6.30       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 IOWA                  .77     1.39     1.00     2.07     3.57     6.68       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 KANSAS                .45     1.59     4.13     1.33     2.73     4.34       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 KENTUCKY             4.20     4.59     3.53     4.64     4.86     4.29       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 LOUISIANA            2.06     1.11     5.28     4.71     4.49     5.40       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MAINE                3.53     3.01     3.54     5.65     4.59     2.68       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MARYLAND & D.C.      2.90     2.38     4.80     4.24     3.23     4.56       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MASSACHUSETTS        3.62     3.41     4.40     6.07     3.88     6.16       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MICHIGAN             1.73     1.42     1.67     2.47     4.69     3.97       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MINNESOTA             .66     1.04     1.19     1.50     3.76     4.89       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MISSISSIPPI          3.28     1.84     5.05     6.81     2.45     4.70       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MISSOURI             1.42     2.73     2.73     1.20     4.33     7.12       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MONTANA               .65      .80      .66     1.04     1.83     1.97       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEBRASKA              .30     1.00     1.52     1.79     2.81     2.86       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEVADA               1.12     1.91      .80      .58      .87      .23       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        3.57     3.50     3.58     6.27     4.13     3.57       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW JERSEY           3.16     2.16     4.64     3.31     3.82     4.27       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW MEXICO            .23      .14     1.51      .33      .11     2.46       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NEW YORK             3.14     2.79     3.00     5.25     5.67     5.33       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NORTH CAROLINA       5.07     2.04     3.30     5.04     2.71     4.50       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NORTH DAKOTA          .26     1.04      .73     1.31     2.40     4.29       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OHIO                 2.63     3.31     2.52     4.09     4.82     4.76       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OKLAHOMA             1.22     1.52     4.32     2.56     4.38     7.32       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 OREGON               5.41     3.99     2.13     1.75     1.77      .87       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 PENNSYLVANIA         2.26     2.72     3.36     4.42     4.59     5.30       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 RHODE ISLAND         4.13     3.20     5.73     5.73     3.46     4.98       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH CAROLINA       6.02     1.65     4.20     2.76     1.17     3.69       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH DAKOTA          .38      .73     1.32     2.68     3.20     2.74       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 TENNESSEE            3.65     3.74     4.61     6.49     4.91     4.12       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 TEXAS                1.06     1.03     2.49     1.92     3.15     5.32       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 UTAH                 1.33     1.64     1.12      .53      .88      .42       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 VERMONT              2.91     3.56     2.97     5.77     5.80     3.82       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 VIRGINIA             3.37     1.87     3.28     4.74     3.26     5.33       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WASHINGTON           5.13     3.87     3.45     2.12     2.85     1.97       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WEST VIRGINIA        2.05     4.07     3.06     4.48     4.23     5.70       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WISCONSIN            1.24     1.32     1.39     2.44     4.28     6.62       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 WYOMING               .74      .71      .73     1.38     2.10      .98       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

                     REGIONAL & NATIONAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION (IN.) (WEIGHTED BY AREA)               ‑‑ 2000
 AREA                  JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC

 NEW ENGLAND          3.48     3.17     3.66     5.77     4.58     3.73       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      2.76     2.71     3.28     4.74     5.05     5.23       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 E. N. CENTRAL        1.90     2.29     1.91     2.98     4.52     5.76       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 W. N. CENTRAL         .59     1.34     1.85     1.69     3.24     4.59       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       3.90     1.93     3.66     3.58     2.05     4.81       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 E. S. CENTRAL        4.04     2.93     4.64     5.68     3.25     4.23       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 W. S. CENTRAL        1.35     1.31     3.29     2.53     3.93     5.81       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 MOUNTAIN              .89     1.04     1.24      .77     1.05     1.19       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 PACIFIC              5.12     5.51     2.26     1.76     1.58      .82       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 
 NATIONAL             2.03     2.01     2.35     2.27     2.62     3.49       ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑        ‑ 

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.