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

HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5-1

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

PERIOD:  JULY 1999 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2000

DATE PUBLISHED: MAY 2001

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

                 1. STATE POPULATION‑WEIGHTED HEATING 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 1931/32 THROUGH 1991/92: HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY SERIES 5‑1, "STATE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MONTHLY AND SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS WEIGHTED BY POPULATION (1990 CENSUS), (JULY 1931 ‑ JUNE 1992)."                                                                                                                                     
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 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU NOV       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    1 ALABAMA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1999/2000        0        0        7      132      284      578      624      399      260      182        8        0
 1999/2000        0        0        7      139      423     1001     1625     2024     2284     2466     2474     2474
 1999/2000       .0       .0     70.7     88.4     83.9     90.9     89.8     86.3     84.6     87.4     86.7     86.7

 2000/2001        0        0        7      109      384        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        7      116      500        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     70.7     73.7     99.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0        5       36      147      488      389      283      257       65        8        1
 1999/2000        0        0        5       41      188      676     1065     1348     1605     1670     1678     1679
 1999/2000       .0       .0     82.0     53.3     53.3     78.8     77.2     77.2     78.3     76.1     75.3     75.2

 2000/2001        0        0        2       74      442        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        2       76      518        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     32.8     98.8    146.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       17      143      284      649      727      457      344      190       17        2
 1999/2000        0        0       17      160      444     1093     1820     2277     2621     2811     2828     2830
 1999/2000       .0       .0     94.4     91.7     75.5     83.5     85.0     82.4     82.3     84.4     84.1     84.1

 2000/2001        0        0        8      111      546        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        8      119      665        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     44.4     68.2    113.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       11        8       27       57      252      418      412      353      339      179       88       24
 1999/2000       11       19       46      103      355      773     1185     1538     1877     2056     2144     2168
 1999/2000    120.9    120.3     98.9     66.0     75.9     80.9     81.7     84.3     85.3     83.5     82.2     81.4

 2000/2001       16        5       22      146      404        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       16       21       43      189      593        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    175.8    132.9     92.5    121.2    126.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       10       45      285      527      674     1089     1081      835      848      540      266      106
 1999/2000       10       55      340      867     1541     2630     3711     4546     5394     5934     6200     6306
 1999/2000     45.0     75.8    112.8    102.7     88.7     89.8     89.0     87.8     88.2     87.9     87.0     86.8

 2000/2001        2       10      179      532     1114        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        2       12      191      723     1837        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001      9.0     16.5     63.4     85.7    105.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        0        8       60      423      570      937     1217      927      693      545      202       30
 1999/2000        0        8       68      491     1061     1998     3215     4142     4835     5380     5582     5612
 1999/2000       .0     57.6     56.8     94.2     88.8     88.8     93.1     92.5     90.6     91.8     91.7     91.7

 2000/2001       13       18      103      402      701        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       13       31      134      536     1237        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    928.6    223.0    111.9    102.9    103.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       22      308      423      777     1001      750      519      376       76        0
 1999/2000        0        0       22      330      753     1530     2531     3281     3800     4176     4252     4252
 1999/2000       .0       .0     64.3    107.4     89.1     89.0     92.4     91.3     89.1     90.2     89.7     89.7

 2000/2001        0        0       55      247      611        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       55      302      913        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0    160.8     98.3    108.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0        0        4       52      163      199      147       44       18        0        0
 1999/2000        0        0        0        4       56      219      418      565      609      627      627      627
 1999/2000       .0       .0       .0     56.3     82.0     92.5     90.8     89.8     86.4     87.6     87.6     87.6

 2000/2001        0        0        0       10       80        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        0       10       90        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0       .0    140.8    131.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       10      140      274      586      664      441      279      197       13        0
 1999/2000        0        0       10      150      424     1010     1674     2115     2394     2591     2604     2604
 1999/2000       .0       .0    104.2     97.2     85.0     92.5     93.6     91.2     89.5     92.4     91.7     91.6

 2000/2001        0        0       15      135      405        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       15      150      555        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0    156.2     97.2    111.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       35       24      235      482      687     1133     1108      817      797      441      293      119
 1999/2000       35       59      294      776     1463     2596     3704     4521     5318     5759     6052     6171
 1999/2000    138.9     83.9    100.2     94.7     86.7     90.1     89.8     89.0     89.9     88.8     88.7     88.7

 2000/2001       18       23      227      523     1060        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       18       41      268      791     1851        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     71.4     58.3     91.3     96.5    109.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        0       21       98      384      554     1082     1245      868      633      475      145       41
 1999/2000        0       21      119      503     1057     2139     3384     4252     4885     5360     5505     5546
 1999/2000       .0    122.1    123.7    108.2     89.2     91.2     91.9     89.3     87.3     88.9     88.4     88.7

 2000/2001        8       10       73      281      817        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        8       18       91      372     1189        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    363.6    104.7     94.6     80.0    100.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       17       75      372      529     1007     1211      827      629      450      127       25
 1999/2000        0       17       92      464      993     2000     3211     4038     4667     5117     5244     5269
 1999/2000       .0     97.7     95.4    100.5     87.1     90.1     92.5     89.7     88.2     89.7     89.1     89.2

 2000/2001       10       13       92      269      745        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       10       23      115      384     1129        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    285.7    132.2    119.3     83.2     99.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       28      142      437      621     1178     1348      922      692      471      152       51
 1999/2000        0       28      170      607     1228     2406     3754     4676     5368     5839     5991     6042
 1999/2000       .0    101.4    121.3    109.7     89.3     89.9     90.7     88.2     86.4     87.5     87.3     87.6

 2000/2001       11       13       86      325      966        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       11       24      110      435     1401        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    189.7     87.0     78.5     78.6    101.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        4       82      258      399      869      981      673      561      322       64       17
 1999/2000        0        4       86      344      743     1612     2593     3266     3827     4149     4213     4230
 1999/2000       .0     63.5    148.0    109.8     79.1     82.6     84.1     82.7     83.4     85.0     84.6     84.8

 2000/2001        0        0       22      189      803        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       22      211     1014        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     37.9     67.4    107.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       41      263      403      812      962      612      481      329       63        4
 1999/2000        0        0       41      304      707     1519     2481     3093     3574     3903     3966     3970
 1999/2000       .0       .0     86.3     93.9     81.5     87.3     89.8     86.4     85.7     87.7     87.0     86.9

 2000/2001        0        0       53      198      619        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       53      251      870        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0    111.6     77.5    100.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        0        0        0       56      179      414      397      233      124       60        0        0
 1999/2000        0        0        0       56      235      649     1046     1279     1403     1463     1463     1463
 1999/2000       .0       .0       .0     92.7     88.8     95.9     87.5     81.5     78.7     80.2     80.1     80.1

 2000/2001        0        0        0       49      267        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        0       49      316        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0       .0     81.1    119.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       14       59       94      632      756     1141     1476     1227      943      715      429      128
 1999/2000       14       73      167      799     1555     2696     4172     5399     6342     7057     7486     7614
 1999/2000     42.9     76.4     50.6     90.4     89.1     88.3     92.2     93.3     92.3     93.1     94.1     94.4

 2000/2001       72       75      253      570      822        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       72      147      400      970     1792        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    220.9    153.8    121.1    109.8    102.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       34      324      417      797     1006      727      506      354       69        0
 1999/2000        0        0       34      358      775     1572     2578     3305     3811     4165     4234     4234
 1999/2000       .0       .0     85.9    109.4     87.7     88.5     91.9     90.2     88.2     89.1     88.6     88.5

 2000/2001        1        1       55      238      638        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        1        2       57      295      933        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001   1000.0    500.0    143.9     90.1    105.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       11       52      444      559      933     1236      935      714      568      258       44
 1999/2000        0       11       63      507     1066     1999     3235     4170     4884     5452     5710     5754
 1999/2000       .0     60.1     43.8     89.9     84.6     85.7     91.0     90.4     88.7     89.7     89.9     89.8

 2000/2001       14       25      120      412      701        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       14       39      159      571     1272        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    736.8    213.1    110.6    101.2    101.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        1       35      102      477      638     1081     1302      974      720      589      208       56
 1999/2000        1       36      138      615     1253     2334     3636     4610     5330     5919     6127     6183
 1999/2000     11.0     99.7     85.3    101.2     91.3     92.0     94.0     91.9     89.3     90.8     90.4     90.4

 2000/2001       28       29      146      360      791        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       28       57      203      563     1354        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    307.7    157.9    125.5     92.7     98.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        4       43      211      574      771     1302     1621     1137      836      639      243      123
 1999/2000        4       47      258      832     1603     2905     4526     5663     6499     7138     7381     7504
 1999/2000     17.7     64.6     88.1     98.1     85.8     85.1     88.0     86.6     84.7     86.0     85.8     86.4

 2000/2001       23       31      216      460     1048        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       23       54      270      730     1778        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    101.8     74.2     92.2     86.1     95.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0        4      113      252      538      556      352      219      138        3        0
 1999/2000        0        0        4      117      369      907     1463     1815     2034     2172     2175     2175
 1999/2000       .0       .0     78.4     94.3     86.6     92.8     89.2     85.1     83.2     85.7     85.3     85.3

 2000/2001        0        0        2       95      380        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        2       97      477        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     39.2     78.2    111.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        5       71      275      404      898     1026      673      561      342       75       21
 1999/2000        0        5       76      351      755     1653     2679     3352     3913     4255     4330     4351
 1999/2000       .0     68.5    119.5    101.8     78.7     83.7     85.5     83.0     83.2     85.1     84.7     84.9

 2000/2001        2        0       44      208      774        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        2        2       46      254     1028        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    222.2     27.4     72.3     73.7    107.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       87       46      359      577      736     1067     1247     1006      860      590      384      199
 1999/2000       87      133      492     1069     1805     2872     4119     5125     5985     6575     6959     7158
 1999/2000    137.9     88.5    103.8     98.0     86.6     84.5     86.1     87.4     87.2     87.3     87.6     87.9

 2000/2001       36       50      303      636     1228        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       36       86      389     1025     2253        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     57.1     57.2     82.1     94.0    108.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       18      140      393      565     1021     1143      833      686      439      128       40
 1999/2000        0       18      158      551     1116     2137     3280     4113     4799     5238     5366     5406
 1999/2000       .0     92.8    120.4    106.1     84.3     83.9     84.4     83.3     83.1     84.5     84.1     84.3

 2000/2001        8        1       80      325     1037        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        8        9       89      414     1451        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    150.9     46.4     67.8     79.7    109.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        3       13       55      185      405      752      685      527      472      213      102       23
 1999/2000        3       16       71      256      661     1413     2098     2625     3097     3310     3412     3435
 1999/2000     81.1    105.3     82.8     76.1     74.2     82.4     82.1     82.8     83.5     81.6     81.0     80.6

 2000/2001        4        5       64      256      672        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        4        9       73      329     1001        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    108.1     59.2     85.1     97.8    112.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        3       47      104      602      684     1115     1427     1130      862      657      339       83
 1999/2000        3       50      154      756     1440     2555     3982     5112     5974     6631     6970     7053
 1999/2000     20.3     77.3     56.6     93.9     87.8     88.0     92.1     92.4     91.2     92.1     92.7     92.9

 2000/2001       47       63      211      539      822        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       47      110      321      860     1682        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    317.6    170.0    118.0    106.9    102.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       40      373      497      852     1095      845      613      460      129        9
 1999/2000        0        0       40      413      910     1762     2857     3702     4315     4775     4904     4913
 1999/2000       .0       .0     59.4    101.8     89.9     89.2     92.4     91.6     89.8     91.0     90.6     90.5

 2000/2001        4        6       79      328      666        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        4       10       89      417     1083        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001   9999.9    500.0    132.2    102.8    107.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        4        9       62      284      509      940      790      578      564      257       61       13
 1999/2000        4       13       75      359      868     1808     2598     3176     3740     3997     4058     4071
 1999/2000    129.0    111.1     97.8     95.1     86.3     94.6     91.0     88.8     89.4     88.1     86.6     86.4

 2000/2001        1        2       25      322      807        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        1        3       28      350     1157        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     32.3     25.6     36.5     92.7    115.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       15       52      391      531      914     1185      913      692      539      188       32
 1999/2000        0       15       67      458      989     1903     3088     4001     4693     5232     5420     5452
 1999/2000       .0     80.2     60.4     96.0     87.9     88.7     92.8     92.0     90.2     91.6     91.5     91.5

 2000/2001       17       18       97      360      693        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       17       35      132      492     1185        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    369.6    187.2    119.0    103.1    105.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        0        0       26      218      313      663      808      546      364      238       25        1
 1999/2000        0        0       26      244      557     1220     2028     2574     2938     3176     3201     3202
 1999/2000       .0       .0    142.1    111.0     87.5     91.5     94.9     92.6     90.7     92.5     91.8     91.7

 2000/2001        0        0       23      187      513        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       23      210      723        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0    125.7     95.5    113.5       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       31       58      325      672      836     1276     1661     1211      933      704      308      176
 1999/2000       31       89      414     1086     1922     3198     4859     6070     7003     7707     8015     8191
 1999/2000     95.4     94.5    112.0    109.6     90.6     85.0     87.2     86.5     85.0     86.4     86.5     87.3

 2000/2001       29       46      260      576     1274        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       29       75      335      911     2185        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     89.2     79.6     90.6     91.9    103.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       15       80      391      564      993     1205      845      640      473      142       23
 1999/2000        0       15       95      486     1050     2043     3248     4093     4733     5206     5348     5371
 1999/2000       .0     89.8     87.8    100.1     90.5     92.5     94.8     92.0     90.1     91.3     90.7     90.5

 2000/2001       15       18      107      304      749        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       15       33      140      444     1193        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    375.0    197.6    129.4     91.4    102.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       30      143      254      669      759      484      385      203       16        2
 1999/2000        0        0       30      173      427     1096     1855     2339     2724     2927     2943     2945
 1999/2000       .0       .0    152.3    104.2     69.7     78.4     81.1     79.3     80.1     82.2     81.9     82.0

 2000/2001        0        0        7      103      639        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        7      110      749        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     35.5     66.3    122.2       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       78       46      133      370      510      744      823      621      658      394      309      117
 1999/2000       78      124      257      627     1137     1881     2704     3325     3983     4377     4686     4803
 1999/2000    122.4     96.3     89.5     92.8     87.2     88.5     91.3     92.1     94.0     92.5     92.5     91.9

 2000/2001       63       65      145      391      740        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       63      128      273      664     1404        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     98.9     99.4     95.1     98.3    107.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        1       13       77      430      545      945     1157      898      644      476      153       23
 1999/2000        1       14       91      521     1066     2011     3168     4066     4710     5186     5339     5362
 1999/2000     16.9     67.6     75.8    102.2     90.3     91.0     93.3     92.3     90.3     91.2     90.7     90.6

 2000/2001       17       19      116      354      738        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       17       36      152      506     1244        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    288.1    173.9    126.7     99.2    105.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        6       36      378      518      868     1147      865      682      542      225       24
 1999/2000        0        6       42      420      938     1806     2953     3818     4500     5042     5267     5291
 1999/2000       .0     44.1     38.0     87.8     84.3     85.9     91.3     90.4     88.7     89.7     89.4     89.0

 2000/2001        6       11       85      362      645        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        6       17      102      464     1109        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    375.0    125.0     92.2     97.1     99.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0        7      148      258      584      687      464      279      174        7        0
 1999/2000        0        0        7      155      413      997     1684     2148     2427     2601     2608     2608
 1999/2000       .0       .0    129.6    108.5     87.1     94.1     96.5     94.5     92.5     94.8     94.2     94.2

 2000/2001        0        0        8      139      415        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        8      147      562        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0    148.1    102.9    118.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       13       24      222      507      654     1118     1347      953      775      570      226      101
 1999/2000       13       37      259      766     1420     2538     3885     4838     5613     6183     6409     6510
 1999/2000     76.5     84.7    119.8    109.0     86.3     83.7     85.5     84.2     83.3     84.9     85.0     85.5

 2000/2001       18       14      140      431     1192        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       18       32      172      603     1795        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    105.9     73.2     79.6     85.8    109.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       28      234      363      731      852      563      417      296       40        0
 1999/2000        0        0       28      262      625     1356     2208     2771     3188     3484     3524     3524
 1999/2000       .0       .0     87.8     96.0     82.3     87.5     89.6     86.9     86.1     88.8     88.1     88.0

 2000/2001        0        0       27      173      542        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       27      200      742        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     84.6     73.3     97.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

      STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU NOV       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   41 TEXAS           
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1999/2000        0        0        2       54      154      427      401      223      154       61        1        0
 1999/2000        0        0        2       56      210      637     1038     1261     1415     1476     1477     1477
 1999/2000       .0       .0     87.0     93.6     70.9     82.7     77.7     72.6     71.6     72.5     72.4     72.4

 2000/2001        0        0        0       41      340        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        0       41      381        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0       .0     68.6    128.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        2        4      148      367      605     1074      955      745      733      364      186       44
 1999/2000        2        6      154      521     1126     2200     3155     3900     4633     4997     5183     5227
 1999/2000     69.0     50.8     96.0     85.6     79.6     85.6     83.1     82.3     83.5     82.2     81.4     81.0

 2000/2001        1        1      121      427     1017        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        1        2      123      550     1567        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     34.5     16.9     76.6     90.3    110.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        7       71      127      643      724     1188     1527     1223      933      725      341      118
 1999/2000        7       78      205      848     1572     2760     4287     5510     6443     7168     7509     7627
 1999/2000     31.5     93.1     67.1     99.2     91.4     91.0     94.8     94.8     93.5     94.8     95.2     95.7

 2000/2001       66       83      258      579      881        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       66      149      407      986     1867        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    297.3    177.8    133.2    115.3    108.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       51      318      397      775      952      666      483      325       61        2
 1999/2000        0        0       51      369      766     1541     2493     3159     3642     3967     4028     4030
 1999/2000       .0       .0    124.4    118.6     92.7     93.2     95.6     93.0     91.2     92.3     91.7     91.5

 2000/2001        1        1       56      237      633        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        1        2       58      295      928        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    250.0    200.0    141.5     94.9    112.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       96       56      186      463      577      791      878      682      667      422      330      144
 1999/2000       96      152      338      801     1378     2169     3047     3729     4396     4818     5148     5292
 1999/2000    122.9     97.7     97.1    100.8     93.1     91.8     93.3     94.0     94.8     93.8     94.2     93.9

 2000/2001       74       87      190      444      780        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       74      161      351      795     1575        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     94.8    103.5    100.8    100.1    106.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

      STATE HEATING DEGREE DAYS (DIVISIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU NOV       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   46 WEST VIRGINIA   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1999/2000        0        7       94      380      522      905     1091      730      591      414      114       16
 1999/2000        0        7      101      481     1003     1908     2999     3729     4320     4734     4848     4864
 1999/2000       .0     59.8    110.9    107.9     94.1     94.9     96.8     93.1     92.0     93.2     92.5     92.3

 2000/2001       11       10       93      296      727        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       11       21      114      410     1137        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    314.3    179.5    125.1     92.0    106.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        2       46      167      520      689     1227     1430     1042      774      627      248       95
 1999/2000        2       48      215      735     1424     2651     4081     5123     5897     6524     6772     6867
 1999/2000     13.8     90.6    100.7    104.9     90.6     91.0     92.0     90.1     87.8     89.3     89.1     89.4

 2000/2001       27       30      160      394      913        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       27       57      217      611     1524        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    186.2    107.5    101.6     87.2     96.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       33       44      356      565      730     1160     1209      949      910      621      350      178
 1999/2000       33       77      433      998     1728     2888     4097     5046     5956     6577     6927     7105
 1999/2000     88.2     75.8    111.3    100.1     87.1     87.6     87.9     87.5     87.8     88.0     87.7     87.9

 2000/2001       21       26      280      618     1317        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       21       47      327      945     2262        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     56.1     46.3     84.0     94.8    114.0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        2       20       64      473      594      975     1275      983      749      588      268       53
 1999/2000        2       22       86      559     1153     2128     3403     4386     5135     5723     5991     6044
 1999/2000     29.9     71.0     50.4     91.7     86.7     87.2     91.9     91.6     90.0     91.0     91.3     91.3

 2000/2001       24       33      139      438      726        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       24       57      196      634     1360        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    358.2    183.9    114.8    104.0    102.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       11       57      400      528      911     1158      894      661      503      165       24
 1999/2000        0       11       68      468      996     1907     3065     3959     4620     5123     5288     5312
 1999/2000       .0     68.8     64.8     98.9     89.0     89.5     92.8     92.0     90.2     91.4     91.0     91.0

 2000/2001       14       16       99      352      702        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       14       30      129      481     1183        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    341.5    187.5    122.9    101.7    105.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0       25       99      421      588     1066     1264      900      670      514      168       44
 1999/2000        0       25      124      545     1133     2199     3463     4363     5033     5547     5715     5759
 1999/2000       .0     98.0     97.3    103.0     89.9     91.5     93.2     90.7     88.6     90.0     89.6     89.7

 2000/2001       17       19      111      316      795        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       17       36      147      463     1258        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    293.1    141.2    115.3     87.5     99.9       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        3       22      140      406      568     1071     1264      872      683      464      146       61
 1999/2000        3       25      165      571     1139     2210     3474     4346     5029     5493     5639     5700
 1999/2000     31.9     77.2    106.5    103.6     84.4     85.1     87.0     85.2     84.3     85.8     85.5     85.9

 2000/2001       10       12      105      319      934        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       10       22      127      446     1380        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    106.4     67.9     82.0     80.9    102.3       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0       22      173      260      541      656      455      296      198       29        1
 1999/2000        0        0       22      195      455      996     1652     2107     2403     2601     2630     2631
 1999/2000       .0       .0    111.1    109.7     88.7     91.9     94.2     91.9     90.0     91.6     91.0     90.9

 2000/2001        1        1       26      142      403        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        1        2       28      170      573        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    500.0    285.7    141.4     95.6    111.7       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

     REGIONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS (STATES WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION), THRU NOV       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    6 E. S. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1999/2000        0        0       21      193      333      677      768      495      357      247       31        1
 1999/2000        0        0       21      214      547     1224     1992     2487     2844     3091     3122     3123
 1999/2000       .0       .0     82.4     93.2     82.7     88.7     89.6     86.3     85.3     87.7     87.1     87.0

 2000/2001        0        0       24      149      491        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0       24      173      664        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     94.1     75.4    100.4       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000        0        0        6       73      181      473      471      276      193       89        4        0
 1999/2000        0        0        6       79      260      733     1204     1480     1673     1762     1766     1766
 1999/2000       .0       .0    107.1     95.5     73.3     83.5     80.4     76.1     75.3     76.7     76.6     76.6

 2000/2001        0        0        2       56      382        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        0        0        2       58      440        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       .0       .0     35.7     70.1    124.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       12       19      151      319      488      884      828      632      609      329      161       61
 1999/2000       12       31      182      501      989     1873     2701     3333     3942     4271     4432     4493
 1999/2000     91.6     79.3    105.1     94.5     82.8     87.3     86.1     85.4     86.1     85.2     84.6     84.4

 2000/2001        5        9      111      357      858        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001        5       14      125      482     1340        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001     38.2     35.8     72.2     90.9    112.1       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

 1999/2000       27       17       56      133      314      491      504      416      406      227      136       47
 1999/2000       27       44      100      233      547     1038     1542     1958     2364     2591     2727     2774
 1999/2000    121.1    103.0     96.0     83.6     82.5     84.6     85.6     87.4     88.5     86.9     86.1     85.5

 2000/2001       27       20       53      203      478        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       27       47      100      303      781        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    121.1    110.1     96.0    108.8    117.8       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

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

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

 1999/2000        5       12       62      275      413      760      886      643      494      341      115       29
 1999/2000        5       17       79      354      767     1527     2413     3056     3550     3891     4006     4035
 1999/2000     73.5     86.7     88.9     98.4     86.4     88.6     90.3     88.8     87.6     88.6     88.2     88.2

 2000/2001       12       12       69      244      610        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001       12       24       93      337      947        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 2000/2001    176.5    122.4    104.6     93.6    106.6       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0       .0

 LINE 1 =  HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 2 =  ACCUMULATED HEATING DEGREE DAYS (REGIONS WEIGHTED BY 1990 POPULATION)
 LINE 3 =  [ACCUMULATED HEATING 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     82.1     81.2     74.2     64.8     52.8       ‑ 
 ARIZONA              46.6     49.5     51.8     63.2     72.4     78.7     82.2     80.3     75.8     61.3     44.5       ‑ 
 ARKANSAS             41.7     48.9     55.0     59.2     71.1     75.5     80.4     84.2     74.1     64.1     46.9       ‑ 
 CALIFORNIA           47.7     49.4     52.3     59.8     65.6     73.2     74.0     75.7     70.1     60.1     47.6       ‑ 
 COLORADO             29.1     34.2     37.2     47.3     57.0     63.9     70.4     69.8     60.1     48.1     27.7       ‑ 
 CONNECTICUT          24.7     31.0     42.1     46.4     58.5     66.5     68.1     68.4     62.0     51.3     40.8       ‑ 
 DELAWARE             33.9     39.5     49.0     52.7     65.2     73.5     73.5     73.5     66.8     58.2     45.3       ‑ 
 FLORIDA              58.8     60.6     67.5     68.3     77.2     80.5     82.3     81.8     79.8     71.2     63.8       ‑ 
 GEORGIA              45.9     51.3     58.8     60.5     73.7     77.9     80.8     79.5     72.5     63.6     53.6       ‑ 
 IDAHO                27.2     33.3     36.9     47.8     53.3     60.6     68.0     67.9     55.8     46.1     27.4       ‑ 
 ILLINOIS             27.2     36.9     45.9     51.4     65.1     70.4     73.3     74.7     66.5     58.0     38.9       ‑ 
 INDIANA              26.6     36.2     45.3     50.4     64.4     70.5     72.0     72.3     64.7     57.5     40.5       ‑ 
 IOWA                 21.6     32.1     42.7     49.2     62.9     67.9     72.5     73.1     64.8     54.9     32.1       ‑ 
 KANSAS               33.1     40.5     45.8     53.6     66.5     72.2     79.2     83.0     71.3     59.2     36.7       ‑ 
 KENTUCKY             34.1     43.2     50.1     54.2     67.4     73.6     75.0     75.2     67.6     60.0     44.4       ‑ 
 LOUISIANA            52.3     57.3     63.6     64.9     76.7     79.8     83.3     84.4     77.8     67.8     55.3       ‑ 
 MAINE                13.8     17.6     32.2     39.3     49.9     59.9     63.3     63.5     55.2     44.8     35.8       ‑ 
 MARYLAND & D.C.      32.8     39.2     48.6     53.3     65.3     72.7     72.0     72.7     65.9     57.6     43.6       ‑ 
 MASSACHUSETTS        23.8     30.4     41.2     45.3     56.4     65.5     67.5     67.4     60.9     50.8     40.6       ‑ 
 MICHIGAN             19.9     26.8     38.8     42.4     56.9     63.5     66.3     66.5     58.6     51.4     36.7       ‑ 
 MINNESOTA            10.8     23.1     36.6     42.5     57.2     62.2     69.1     68.2     57.2     48.8     28.8       ‑ 
 MISSISSIPPI          47.2     52.8     59.5     61.2     74.3     78.0     82.2     83.3     75.5     65.2     52.0       ‑ 
 MISSOURI             32.7     41.5     47.8     54.1     67.2     71.2     76.2     79.7     69.1     60.1     39.7       ‑ 
 MONTANA              23.2     27.7     37.2     45.2     53.6     59.9     70.0     68.5     56.2     45.0     23.1       ‑ 
 NEBRASKA             28.4     34.7     41.7     48.7     61.9     67.9     75.5     76.7     64.8     52.9     28.3       ‑ 
 NEVADA               35.5     38.8     41.7     52.2     59.3     68.1     72.1     72.2     62.1     50.1     33.7       ‑ 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        17.1     23.0     35.9     42.0     53.3     62.6     64.6     64.7     57.2     46.8     36.6       ‑ 
 NEW JERSEY           30.4     35.7     45.8     50.1     62.4     70.8     71.2     71.4     64.9     55.2     43.2       ‑ 
 NEW MEXICO           39.1     44.0     46.3     56.2     66.5     71.4     75.1     73.9     68.6     54.4     37.6       ‑ 
 NEW YORK             19.5     26.0     38.2     43.0     57.0     64.2     65.3     66.0     59.0     49.3     36.9       ‑ 
 NORTH CAROLINA       39.1     45.6     53.7     57.3     69.5     75.5     75.9     75.4     69.6     60.2     48.0       ‑ 
 NORTH DAKOTA         12.5     22.1     35.1     41.7     55.9     60.6     70.0     68.8     57.3     46.5     22.0       ‑ 
 OHIO                 26.1     35.3     44.6     49.5     63.1     70.1     70.2     70.0     63.5     55.9     40.1       ‑ 
 OKLAHOMA             40.3     47.8     52.6     58.6     70.7     74.4     81.2     85.6     75.6     64.0     43.3       ‑ 
 OREGON               33.8     39.1     40.8     50.0     53.8     61.6     66.2     66.3     58.6     49.0     34.9       ‑ 
 PENNSYLVANIA         25.9     31.5     42.6     47.6     60.2     67.8     67.5     67.9     61.3     52.5     38.6       ‑ 
 RHODE ISLAND         28.0     34.1     43.0     46.9     57.9     67.2     69.5     69.8     63.4     53.3     43.5       ‑ 
 SOUTH CAROLINA       43.3     48.9     57.2     59.9     73.1     78.3     79.8     78.5     72.1     62.6     51.6       ‑ 
 SOUTH DAKOTA         21.5     30.1     39.4     45.3     58.6     64.9     73.3     73.6     62.8     50.6     24.8       ‑ 
 TENNESSEE            37.5     45.0     52.1     55.2     68.8     74.3     76.9     77.3     69.8     61.3     46.9       ‑ 
 TEXAS                50.4     56.4     61.0     66.0     76.9     78.8     84.2     84.5     78.4     67.0     51.0       ‑ 
 UTAH                 33.1     37.2     40.5     52.6     60.8     68.8     74.8     74.4     62.9     50.3     30.9       ‑ 
 VERMONT              14.8     20.7     34.2     40.2     53.5     61.2     64.1     64.0     56.2     45.9     35.2       ‑ 
 VIRGINIA             33.8     41.0     49.2     53.7     65.8     72.7     72.5     72.6     65.9     57.5     43.5       ‑ 
 WASHINGTON           32.1     36.7     41.3     50.3     54.1     61.0     65.5     65.3     58.0     48.5     34.4       ‑ 
 WEST VIRGINIA        29.1     38.2     45.4     50.5     63.0     69.9     69.3     69.7     63.4     55.2     40.0       ‑ 
 WISCONSIN            15.2     25.1     38.3     43.0     57.3     63.0     67.9     67.9     58.6     50.9     32.8       ‑ 
 WYOMING              24.3     29.4     34.3     43.5     52.8     59.5     69.0     68.2     55.0     43.9     19.8       ‑ 

      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     64.6     64.7     57.0     46.6     36.9       ‑ 
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      23.2     29.1     40.7     45.6     58.8     66.3     66.7     67.2     60.5     51.2     38.1       ‑ 
 E. N. CENTRAL        22.5     31.5     42.2     46.9     61.0     67.1     69.7     70.1     62.1     54.4     37.4       ‑ 
 W. N. CENTRAL        22.9     32.0     41.2     47.8     61.4     66.6     73.7     74.8     63.8     53.2     30.3       ‑ 
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       43.2     48.7     56.5     59.3     71.1     76.3     77.5     76.9     71.4     62.5     51.3       ‑ 
 E. S. CENTRAL        41.8     48.6     55.5     57.9     71.4     76.1     79.3     79.5     72.0     63.0     49.3       ‑ 
 W. S. CENTRAL        47.9     54.2     59.2     63.9     75.2     77.8     83.2     84.6     77.4     66.3     49.7       ‑ 
 MOUNTAIN             32.3     36.7     41.0     51.0     59.6     66.4     72.8     71.9     62.3     50.0     30.7       ‑ 
 PACIFIC              40.3     43.6     46.6     54.9     59.7     67.2     69.9     70.7     64.1     54.4     41.0       ‑ 
 NATIONAL             33.9     40.0     46.5     53.2     63.9     69.6     74.3     74.6     66.2     55.7     38.5       ‑ 

      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     2.21     2.42     3.52      .74     7.93       ‑ 
 ARIZONA               .26      .57     1.69      .11      .02     1.10      .54     2.50      .19     4.07      .92       ‑ 
 ARKANSAS             2.36     2.60     4.11     3.54     6.75     6.70     1.54      .40     2.98     1.75     8.88       ‑ 
 CALIFORNIA           4.94     7.14     1.82     1.61      .93      .29      .03      .20      .33     2.16      .72       ‑ 
 COLORADO              .89      .75     2.10     1.08      .99      .96     1.58     1.96     1.24     1.54      .63       ‑ 
 CONNECTICUT          3.70     2.52     4.20     5.16     4.44     6.49     6.19     3.98     4.13     1.07     3.37       ‑ 
 DELAWARE             3.51     2.17     7.34     3.76     3.78     4.74     6.50     4.83     6.33      .19     2.62       ‑ 
 FLORIDA              2.37     1.17     2.70     2.21      .96     5.97     6.71     5.76     9.24     1.95     2.08       ‑ 
 GEORGIA              4.60     1.83     4.83     2.75      .99     3.84     3.54     4.04     6.84      .52     4.33       ‑ 
 IDAHO                2.53     2.35     1.45     1.21     1.72      .66      .30      .26     1.21     2.59      .95       ‑ 
 ILLINOIS             1.70     2.58     2.09     3.09     4.36     7.13     4.47     3.45     3.84     2.15     3.20       ‑ 
 INDIANA              2.69     3.57     2.11     3.22     4.54     6.30     3.81     4.46     4.58     2.21     2.93       ‑ 
 IOWA                  .77     1.39     1.00     2.07     3.57     6.68     4.15     2.69     2.12     1.82     2.11       ‑ 
 KANSAS                .45     1.59     4.13     1.33     2.73     4.34     3.55      .61     1.06     4.02     1.25       ‑ 
 KENTUCKY             4.20     4.59     3.53     4.64     4.86     4.29     4.61     3.55     3.38      .86     2.92       ‑ 
 LOUISIANA            2.06     1.11     5.28     4.71     4.49     5.40     2.66     2.00     3.72     1.43    11.26       ‑ 
 MAINE                3.53     3.01     3.54     5.65     4.59     2.68     4.38     2.52     2.24     3.26     2.94       ‑ 
 MARYLAND & D.C.      2.90     2.38     4.80     4.24     3.23     4.56     6.35     4.22     5.34      .31     2.14       ‑ 
 MASSACHUSETTS        3.62     3.41     4.40     6.07     3.88     6.16     5.22     3.36     3.60     2.71     3.74       ‑ 
 MICHIGAN             1.73     1.42     1.67     2.47     4.69     3.97     3.38     2.76     4.00     1.71     2.81       ‑ 
 MINNESOTA             .66     1.04     1.19     1.50     3.76     4.89     3.82     3.45     1.66     1.89     3.43       ‑ 
 MISSISSIPPI          3.28     1.84     5.05     6.81     2.45     4.70     1.86     1.98     2.77     1.00     9.09       ‑ 
 MISSOURI             1.42     2.73     2.73     1.20     4.33     7.12     4.04     2.68     2.79     2.82     2.88       ‑ 
 MONTANA               .65      .80      .66     1.04     1.83     1.97     1.58      .35     1.24     1.12      .82       ‑ 
 NEBRASKA              .30     1.00     1.52     1.79     2.81     2.86     3.34     1.19     1.48     2.33     1.40       ‑ 
 NEVADA               1.12     1.91      .80      .58      .87      .23      .03      .90      .27     1.49      .37       ‑ 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE        3.57     3.50     3.58     6.27     4.13     3.57     4.74     2.88     3.09     2.79     3.73       ‑ 
 NEW JERSEY           3.16     2.16     4.64     3.31     3.82     4.27     5.51     5.80     5.15      .75     3.32       ‑ 
 NEW MEXICO            .23      .14     1.51      .33      .11     2.46     1.59     1.70      .22     3.25     1.36       ‑ 
 NEW YORK             3.14     2.79     3.00     5.25     5.67     5.33     4.48     4.13     3.73     2.33     2.64       ‑ 
 NORTH CAROLINA       5.07     2.04     3.30     5.04     2.71     4.50     5.25     5.52     6.66      .10     3.23       ‑ 
 NORTH DAKOTA          .26     1.04      .73     1.31     2.40     4.29     3.35     2.61     1.42     1.65     2.51       ‑ 
 OHIO                 2.63     3.31     2.52     4.09     4.82     4.76     3.98     3.81     3.83     2.22     1.71       ‑ 
 OKLAHOMA             1.22     1.52     4.32     2.56     4.38     7.32     2.62      .14     1.07     6.64     3.80       ‑ 
 OREGON               5.41     3.99     2.13     1.75     1.77      .87      .34      .07      .97     2.64     1.70       ‑ 
 PENNSYLVANIA         2.26     2.72     3.36     4.42     4.59     5.30     3.23     3.64     3.86     2.38     2.12       ‑ 
 RHODE ISLAND         4.13     3.20     5.73     5.73     3.46     4.98     4.02     3.37     4.72     1.20     4.25       ‑ 
 SOUTH CAROLINA       6.02     1.65     4.20     2.76     1.17     3.69     5.07     4.58     7.73      .01     3.56       ‑ 
 SOUTH DAKOTA          .38      .73     1.32     2.68     3.20     2.74     2.52     1.48      .64     1.32     2.00       ‑ 
 TENNESSEE            3.65     3.74     4.61     6.49     4.91     4.12     3.13     2.68     3.35      .35     5.09       ‑ 
 TEXAS                1.06     1.03     2.49     1.92     3.15     5.32      .67      .46     1.10     4.00     5.18       ‑ 
 UTAH                 1.33     1.64     1.12      .53      .88      .42      .30     1.44      .86     2.48      .64       ‑ 
 VERMONT              2.91     3.56     2.97     5.77     5.80     3.82     4.80     4.17     2.66     2.74     3.20       ‑ 
 VIRGINIA             3.37     1.87     3.28     4.74     3.26     5.33     5.12     4.58     4.78      .09     1.76       ‑ 
 WASHINGTON           5.13     3.87     3.45     2.12     2.85     1.97      .63      .36     2.00     2.70     2.68       ‑ 
 WEST VIRGINIA        2.05     4.07     3.06     4.48     4.23     5.70     5.36     5.00     4.52      .88     1.83       ‑ 
 WISCONSIN            1.24     1.32     1.39     2.44     4.28     6.62     4.53     3.83     3.78      .90     2.85       ‑ 
 WYOMING               .74      .71      .73     1.38     2.10      .98      .66      .67     1.33      .71      .70       ‑ 

      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     4.72     3.04     2.78     2.85     3.24       ‑ 
 MIDDLE ATLANTIC      2.76     2.71     3.28     4.74     5.05     5.23     4.01     4.04     3.90     2.23     2.46       ‑ 
 E. N. CENTRAL        1.90     2.29     1.91     2.98     4.52     5.76     4.05     3.58     3.97     1.79     2.74       ‑ 
 W. N. CENTRAL         .59     1.34     1.85     1.69     3.24     4.59     3.51     2.06     1.55     2.30     2.22       ‑ 
 SOUTH ATLANTIC       3.90     1.93     3.66     3.58     2.05     4.81     5.22     4.92     6.85      .64     2.87       ‑ 
 E. S. CENTRAL        4.04     2.93     4.64     5.68     3.25     4.23     2.86     2.62     3.25      .74     6.46       ‑ 
 W. S. CENTRAL        1.35     1.31     3.29     2.53     3.93     5.81     1.31      .57     1.61     3.86     6.08       ‑ 
 MOUNTAIN              .89     1.04     1.24      .77     1.05     1.19      .89     1.22      .81     2.13      .81       ‑ 
 PACIFIC              5.12     5.51     2.26     1.76     1.58      .82      .25      .20      .87     2.42     1.43       ‑ 
 NATIONAL             2.03     2.01     2.35     2.27     2.62     3.49     2.30     1.92     2.17     2.21     2.68       ‑ 

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.