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 1998 THROUGH JUNE 2000

DATE PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2000

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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    1 ALABAMA         
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        0        0       85      262      463      537      415      427       58       32        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       85      347      810     1347     1762     2189     2247     2279     2279
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     54.0     68.9     73.6     74.4     75.1     81.1     79.6     79.9     79.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        3       64      245      477      412      294      214      190       27        3
 1998/1999        0        0        3       67      312      789     1201     1495     1709     1899     1926     1929
 1998/1999       .0       .0     49.2     87.1     88.4     92.0     87.1     85.6     83.4     86.6     86.4     86.4

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0      112      344      658      710      448      506      110       38        1
 1998/1999        0        0        0      112      456     1114     1824     2272     2778     2888     2926     2927
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     64.2     77.6     85.1     85.2     82.2     87.2     86.7     87.0     87.0

 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

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

 1998/1999        6        0       23      142      330      517      445      407      423      317      165       70
 1998/1999        6        6       29      171      501     1018     1463     1870     2293     2610     2775     2845
 1998/1999     65.9     38.0     62.4    109.6    107.1    106.5    100.9    102.5    104.2    106.0    106.4    106.8

 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

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

 1998/1999        9       36      109      536      783     1176     1064      851      784      742      430      160
 1998/1999        9       45      154      690     1473     2649     3713     4564     5348     6090     6520     6680
 1998/1999     40.5     62.0     51.1     81.8     84.7     90.5     89.0     88.1     87.5     90.2     91.5     92.0

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :    6 CONNECTICUT     
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        1       56      381      680      868     1152      923      837      492      201        8
 1998/1999        0        1       57      438     1118     1986     3138     4061     4898     5390     5591     5599
 1998/1999       .0      7.2     47.6     84.1     93.5     88.3     90.9     90.7     91.8     92.0     91.9     91.5

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        7      245      530      720      887      755      716      341      102        0
 1998/1999        0        0        7      252      782     1502     2389     3144     3860     4201     4303     4303
 1998/1999       .0       .0     20.5     82.0     92.5     87.4     87.2     87.5     90.5     90.7     90.8     90.7

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0        3       23       87      162      127      102        2        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0        3       26      113      275      402      504      506      506      506
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     42.3     38.1     47.7     59.8     63.9     71.5     70.7     70.7     70.7

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0       90      246      445      554      443      436       72       41        2
 1998/1999        0        0        0       90      336      781     1335     1778     2214     2286     2327     2329
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     58.3     67.4     71.5     74.7     76.7     82.8     81.5     81.9     81.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        4       18      100      544      777     1200     1057      930      812      632      404      162
 1998/1999        4       22      122      666     1443     2643     3700     4630     5442     6074     6478     6640
 1998/1999     15.9     31.3     41.6     81.2     85.5     91.8     89.8     91.2     92.0     93.7     95.0     95.4

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   11 ILLINOIS        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        1        6       27      319      617      946     1339      842      896      398      149       19
 1998/1999        1        7       34      353      970     1916     3255     4097     4993     5391     5540     5559
 1998/1999     45.5     40.7     35.3     75.9     81.8     81.7     88.4     86.1     89.3     89.4     89.0     88.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        5        6       30      313      609      895     1213      827      903      357      135       14
 1998/1999        5       11       41      354      963     1858     3071     3898     4801     5158     5293     5307
 1998/1999    142.9     63.2     42.5     76.7     84.4     83.7     88.5     86.6     90.8     90.4     90.0     89.8

 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

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

 1998/1999        5       11       41      378      721     1094     1491      904      900      450      188       37
 1998/1999        5       16       57      435     1156     2250     3741     4645     5545     5995     6183     6220
 1998/1999     86.2     58.0     40.7     78.6     84.1     84.1     90.4     87.6     89.3     89.9     90.1     90.2

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0       10      214      497      907     1062      622      675      308      113       20
 1998/1999        0        0       10      224      721     1628     2690     3312     3987     4295     4408     4428
 1998/1999       .0       .0     17.2     71.5     76.7     83.4     87.3     83.9     86.9     88.0     88.5     88.7

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0       10      209      486      741      849      661      721      213       92        3
 1998/1999        0        0       10      219      705     1446     2295     2956     3677     3890     3982     3985
 1998/1999       .0       .0     21.1     67.7     81.2     83.1     83.1     82.6     88.1     87.4     87.4     87.3

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   16 LOUISIANA       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        0        0       27      139      329      368      233      216       10        0        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       27      166      495      863     1096     1312     1322     1322     1322
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     44.7     62.7     73.1     72.2     69.9     73.6     72.4     72.4     72.4

 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

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

 1998/1999       28       44      195      558      862     1109     1462     1137     1000      664      288       43
 1998/1999       28       72      267      825     1687     2796     4258     5395     6395     7059     7347     7390
 1998/1999     85.9     75.3     80.8     93.4     96.6     91.6     94.1     93.2     93.1     93.1     92.3     91.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        5      246      524      700      903      755      716      319       85        1
 1998/1999        0        0        5      251      775     1475     2378     3133     3849     4168     4253     4254
 1998/1999       .0       .0     12.6     76.7     87.7     83.1     84.8     85.5     89.1     89.2     88.9     88.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        1        5       72      391      696      863     1139      926      847      520      233       13
 1998/1999        1        6       78      469     1165     2028     3167     4093     4940     5460     5693     5706
 1998/1999     52.6     32.8     54.2     83.1     92.5     86.9     89.0     88.7     89.7     89.8     89.7     89.1

 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

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

 1998/1999        6       12       61      397      684      964     1355      951     1004      495      193       31
 1998/1999        6       18       79      476     1160     2124     3479     4430     5434     5929     6122     6153
 1998/1999     65.9     49.9     48.8     78.4     84.5     83.7     89.9     88.4     91.1     90.9     90.3     90.0

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   21 MINNESOTA       
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999       19       23       94      483      907     1317     1713     1119     1021      563      223       82
 1998/1999       19       42      136      619     1526     2843     4556     5675     6696     7259     7482     7564
 1998/1999     84.1     57.7     46.4     73.0     81.7     83.3     88.6     86.8     87.2     87.4     87.0     87.1

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0       60      226      460      496      345      360       36       13        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       60      286      746     1242     1587     1947     1983     1996     1996
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     48.3     67.1     76.3     75.7     74.4     79.7     78.2     78.3     78.3

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0       14      241      515      906     1119      666      731      274      124       14
 1998/1999        0        0       14      255      770     1676     2795     3461     4192     4466     4590     4604
 1998/1999       .0       .0     22.0     74.0     80.3     84.8     89.2     85.6     89.1     89.3     89.7     89.8

 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

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

 1998/1999       23       41      150      618      882     1280     1197      926      873      708      463      233
 1998/1999       23       64      214      832     1714     2994     4191     5117     5990     6698     7161     7394
 1998/1999     36.5     42.6     45.2     76.3     82.3     88.0     87.6     87.2     87.3     89.0     90.1     90.8

 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

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

 1998/1999        5        9       32      343      690     1075     1267      806      806      464      193       51
 1998/1999        5       14       46      389     1079     2154     3421     4227     5033     5497     5690     5741
 1998/1999     94.3     72.2     35.1     74.9     81.5     84.6     88.0     85.6     87.1     88.7     89.2     89.5

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   26 NEVADA          
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        1        4       50      286      523      809      690      567      449      405      152       47
 1998/1999        1        5       55      341      864     1673     2363     2930     3379     3784     3936     3983
 1998/1999     27.0     32.9     64.1    101.4     97.0     97.5     92.4     92.5     91.1     93.3     93.4     93.5

 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

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

 1998/1999       13       26      140      488      798     1025     1372     1086      977      613      273       22
 1998/1999       13       39      179      667     1465     2490     3862     4948     5925     6538     6811     6833
 1998/1999     87.8     60.3     65.8     82.9     89.3     85.8     89.3     89.4     90.4     90.8     90.6     90.0

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0       28      315      611      776     1004      842      782      429      162        5
 1998/1999        0        0       28      343      954     1730     2734     3576     4358     4787     4949     4954
 1998/1999       .0       .0     41.6     84.6     94.2     87.6     88.4     88.5     90.7     91.2     91.4     91.2

 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

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

 1998/1999        1        5       21      276      558      845      776      611      512      396      156       33
 1998/1999        1        6       27      303      861     1706     2482     3093     3605     4001     4157     4190
 1998/1999     32.3     51.3     35.2     80.3     85.6     89.2     86.9     86.5     86.2     88.2     88.7     88.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        5        7       54      328      623      813     1115      892      854      463      166       11
 1998/1999        5       12       66      394     1017     1830     2945     3837     4691     5154     5320     5331
 1998/1999    108.7     64.2     59.5     82.6     90.4     85.3     88.5     88.2     90.2     90.3     89.8     89.4

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   31 NORTH CAROLINA  
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        0        3      160      385      557      629      565      563      147       65        4
 1998/1999        0        0        3      163      548     1105     1734     2299     2862     3009     3074     3078
 1998/1999       .0       .0     16.4     74.2     86.0     82.9     81.2     82.7     88.3     87.6     88.1     88.1

 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

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

 1998/1999       25       24      141      598     1093     1490     1829     1208     1070      662      331      130
 1998/1999       25       49      190      788     1881     3371     5200     6408     7478     8140     8471     8601
 1998/1999     76.9     52.0     51.4     79.5     88.7     89.6     93.4     91.3     90.8     91.2     91.4     91.7

 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

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

 1998/1999        3        4       42      343      631      865     1152      858      937      381      152       16
 1998/1999        3        7       49      392     1023     1888     3040     3898     4835     5216     5368     5384
 1998/1999     75.0     41.9     45.3     80.7     88.2     85.5     88.7     87.6     92.1     91.5     91.0     90.8

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0      113      363      738      784      443      511      163       41        1
 1998/1999        0        0        0      113      476     1214     1998     2441     2952     3115     3156     3157
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     68.1     77.7     86.9     87.3     82.8     86.8     87.5     87.8     87.9

 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

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

 1998/1999       20       35       91      408      579      861      759      671      671      515      400      196
 1998/1999       20       55      146      554     1133     1994     2753     3424     4095     4610     5010     5206
 1998/1999     31.4     42.7     50.9     82.0     86.9     93.8     92.9     94.8     96.6     97.5     98.9     99.6

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   36 PENNSYLVANIA    
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        6        6       53      360      652      841     1101      884      886      442      170       21
 1998/1999        6       12       65      425     1077     1918     3019     3903     4789     5231     5401     5422
 1998/1999    101.7     58.0     54.2     83.3     91.3     86.8     88.9     88.6     91.8     92.0     91.8     91.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0       46      344      638      809     1060      851      781      473      194       11
 1998/1999        0        0       46      390     1028     1837     2897     3748     4529     5002     5196     5207
 1998/1999       .0       .0     41.6     81.6     92.4     87.4     89.5     88.8     89.2     89.0     88.2     87.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0       95      264      446      533      458      449       73       36        1
 1998/1999        0        0        0       95      359      805     1338     1796     2245     2318     2354     2355
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     66.5     75.7     76.0     76.7     79.0     85.5     84.5     85.1     85.1

 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

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

 1998/1999       16       19       68      476      849     1195     1463      910      888      574      273       94
 1998/1999       16       35      103      579     1428     2623     4086     4996     5884     6458     6731     6825
 1998/1999     94.1     80.1     47.6     82.4     86.8     86.5     89.9     87.0     87.3     88.7     89.3     89.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        5      163      428      678      734      578      634      148       77        0
 1998/1999        0        0        5      168      596     1274     2008     2586     3220     3368     3445     3445
 1998/1999       .0       .0     15.7     61.5     78.5     82.3     81.4     81.1     87.0     85.9     86.1     86.0

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   41 TEXAS           
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        0        0       31      178      444      410      227      232       43        4        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       31      209      653     1063     1290     1522     1565     1569     1569
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     51.8     70.5     84.7     79.6     74.3     77.0     76.9     76.9     76.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        1        3       78      456      720     1153      971      820      650      605      327       80
 1998/1999        1        4       82      538     1258     2411     3382     4202     4852     5457     5784     5864
 1998/1999     34.5     33.9     51.1     88.4     88.9     93.8     89.1     88.6     87.5     89.8     90.9     90.9

 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

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

 1998/1999       28       53      189      539      854     1068     1465     1188     1102      678      255       30
 1998/1999       28       81      270      809     1663     2731     4196     5384     6486     7164     7419     7449
 1998/1999    126.1     96.7     88.4     94.6     96.7     90.0     92.8     92.7     94.1     94.7     94.1     93.5

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        8      244      516      682      810      703      700      279      102        7
 1998/1999        0        0        8      252      768     1450     2260     2963     3663     3942     4044     4051
 1998/1999       .0       .0     19.5     81.0     93.0     87.7     86.7     87.2     91.7     91.7     92.0     92.0

 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

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

 1998/1999       25       42      110      449      607      876      788      688      678      517      404      199
 1998/1999       25       67      177      626     1233     2109     2897     3585     4263     4780     5184     5383
 1998/1999     32.0     43.1     50.8     78.8     83.3     89.3     88.7     90.4     92.0     93.1     94.8     95.5

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
  STATE :   46 WEST VIRGINIA   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        3        3       35      322      619      818      949      807      879      320      153       20
 1998/1999        3        6       41      363      982     1800     2749     3556     4435     4755     4908     4928
 1998/1999     85.7     51.3     45.0     81.4     92.1     89.5     88.7     88.8     94.5     93.6     93.7     93.5

 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

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

 1998/1999       13       18       74      435      755     1117     1549      997      984      532      226       63
 1998/1999       13       31      105      540     1295     2412     3961     4958     5942     6474     6700     6763
 1998/1999     89.7     58.5     49.2     77.0     82.3     82.8     89.3     87.2     88.5     88.6     88.2     88.1

 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

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

 1998/1999       21       45      150      625      879     1287     1188      957      880      791      485      205
 1998/1999       21       66      216      841     1720     3007     4195     5152     6032     6823     7308     7513
 1998/1999     56.1     65.0     55.5     84.3     86.7     91.2     90.0     89.3     88.9     91.3     92.5     93.0

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    1 NEW ENGLAND     
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        5       11       88      415      718      905     1200      964      876      537      231       16
 1998/1999        5       16      104      519     1237     2142     3342     4306     5182     5719     5950     5966
 1998/1999     74.6     51.6     60.9     85.1     93.0     87.8     90.3     89.9     90.8     91.0     90.7     90.1

 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

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

 1998/1999        4        5       48      335      630      814     1088      879      849      449      166       13
 1998/1999        4        9       57      392     1022     1836     2924     3803     4652     5101     5267     5280
 1998/1999     97.6     56.2     54.3     82.9     91.3     86.1     88.6     88.4     90.8     91.0     90.7     90.4

 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

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

 1998/1999        5        8       44      355      650      942     1302      886      942      425      167       25
 1998/1999        5       13       57      412     1062     2004     3306     4192     5134     5559     5726     5751
 1998/1999     86.2     51.0     44.7     77.9     84.3     83.4     88.9     87.1     90.4     90.2     89.8     89.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        7       10       46      350      692     1085     1369      851      847      421      177       46
 1998/1999        7       17       63      413     1105     2190     3559     4410     5257     5678     5855     5901
 1998/1999     74.5     52.5     40.7     74.9     81.9     84.3     89.1     86.5     88.1     88.7     88.8     88.9

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        4      128      295      441      548      464      452      137       52        3
 1998/1999        0        0        4      132      427      868     1416     1880     2332     2469     2521     2524
 1998/1999       .0       .0     20.2     74.2     83.3     80.1     80.7     82.0     87.3     86.9     87.2     87.2

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :    6 E. S. CENTRAL   
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        0        0        4      136      364      599      669      515      554      121       58        1
 1998/1999        0        0        4      140      504     1103     1772     2287     2841     2962     3020     3021
 1998/1999       .0       .0     15.7     61.0     76.2     79.9     79.7     79.4     85.2     84.1     84.2     84.2

 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

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

 1998/1999        0        0        0       47      208      479      474      273      286       58       11        0
 1998/1999        0        0        0       47      255      734     1208     1481     1767     1825     1836     1836
 1998/1999       .0       .0       .0     56.8     71.9     83.6     80.7     76.2     79.6     79.5     79.6     79.6

 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

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

 1998/1999        5       15       65      357      591      928      824      660      565      500      256       90
 1998/1999        5       20       85      442     1033     1961     2785     3445     4010     4510     4766     4856
 1998/1999     38.2     51.2     49.1     83.4     86.4     91.4     88.8     88.3     87.6     90.0     90.9     91.3

 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

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

 1998/1999       10        8       39      202      385      590      513      464      475      358      214       96
 1998/1999       10       18       57      259      644     1234     1747     2211     2686     3044     3258     3354
 1998/1999     44.8     42.2     54.7     93.0     97.1    100.5     97.0     98.7    100.5    102.0    102.9    103.4

 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

 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 JUN       2000‑‑BASE TEMP = 65 DEG F
 REGION :   11 NATIONAL        
    SEASON      JUL      AUG      SEP      OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN

 1998/1999        4        5       33      245      482      717      861      647      645      319      139       31
 1998/1999        4        9       42      287      769     1486     2347     2994     3639     3958     4097     4128
 1998/1999     58.8     45.9     47.2     79.7     86.6     86.2     87.8     87.0     89.8     90.2     90.2     90.2

 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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.

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

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

      NOTE : DASHES INDICATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE OR MISSING.