Gas Home Customer-Weighted Heating Degree Days - Illustration

Natural Gas Monthly, Jan, 2002

Table 26

Gas Home Customer-Weighted Heating Degree Days


                                      November 1 through November 30
Census
Divisions
                                  Normal (a)    2000        2001


New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT           693          723         597
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                       645          692         490
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI               730          788         507
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD       788          921         528
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                       421          499         311
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                   431          508         307
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                   279          396         215
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY   715          925         618
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                       342          445         307
U.S. Average (b)                   559          649         421


                                  November 1 through November
                                               30
Census                                   Percent Change
Divisions
                                   Normal            2000
                                  to 2001           to 2001

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VR           -13.9             -17.4
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                       -24.0             -29.2
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI               -30.5             -35.7
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD       -33.0             -42.7
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                       -26.1             -37.7
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                   -28.8             -39.6
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                   -22.9             -45.7
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY   -13.6             -33.2
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                       -10.2             -31.0
U.S. Average (b)                   -24.7             -35.1


                                      December 1 through December 31
Census
Divisions
                                  Normal (a)    2000         2001


New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VR          1,073         1,194          869
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                      1,009         1,178          794
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI              1,142         1,441          930
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD      1,235         1,546        1,023
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                        696           897          551
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                    716           977          582
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                    533           724          461
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY  1,006         1,000          998
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                        519           476          513
U.S. Average (b)                    881         1,053          743


                                  December 1 through December
                                               31
Census                                   Percent Change
Divisions
                                  Normal (a)         2000
                                  to 2001           to 2001

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VR           -19.0             -27.2
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                       -21.3             -32.6
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI               -18.6             -35.5
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD       -17.2             -33.8
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                       -20.8             -38.6
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                   -18.7             -40.4
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                   -13.5             -36.3
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY    -0.8              -0.2
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                        -1.2               7.8
U.S. Average (b)                   -15.7             -29.4

                                                Cumulative
                                      November 1 through December 31
Census
Divisions
                                  Normal (a)    2000          2001


New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VR          1,766         1,917         1,466
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                      1,654         1,870         1,284
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI              1,872         2,229         1,437
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD      2,023         2,467         1,551
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                      1,117         1,396           862
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                  1,147         1,485           889
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                    812         1,120           676
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY  1,721         1,925         1,616
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                        861           921           820
U.S. Average (b)                  1,440         1,702         1,164

                                         Cumulative
                                     November 1 through
                                        December 31
Census                                 Percent Change
Divisions
                                  Normal         2000
                                  to 2001       to 2001

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VR           -17.0         -23.5
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                       -22.4         -31.3
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI               -23.2         -35.5
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD       -23.3         -37.1
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC, NC,
  SC, VA, WV                       -22.8         -38.3
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                   -22.5         -40.1
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                   -16.7         -39.6
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY    -6.1         -16.1
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                        -4.8         -11.0
U.S. Average (b)                   -19.2         -31.6

(a)Normal is based on calculations of data from 1961 through 1990.

(b)Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

Note: See Appendix A, Explanatory Note 10 for discussion of Heating
Degree-Day computations.

Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.