Gas Home Customer-Weighted Heating Degree Days - Statistical Data Included

Natural Gas Monthly, Feb, 2001

                        Gas Home Customer-Weighted
                            Heating Degree Days
                                  Novemer 1 through
                                     November 30
Census                                                        Percent Change
Divisions                              Normal [a]   1999 2000     Normal
                                                                 to 2000
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT                692         608  723      4.5
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                            646         537  692      7.1
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI                    730         592  788      7.9
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD            788         564  921     16.9
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,                421         356  499     18.5
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN                        431         350  507     17.6
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX                        280         198  397     41.8
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY        715         546  925     29.4
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                            342         310  445     30.1
U.S. Average [b]                         559         452  648     15.9
                                          December 1 through
                                             December 31
Census
Divisions                          1999         Normal [a]    1999  2000
                                  to 2000
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT          18.9         1,073          952 1,195
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                      28.9         1,010          898 1,178
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI              33.1         1,142        1,051 1,441
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD      63.3         1,235        1,054 1,546
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,          40.2           696          648   897
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN                  44.9           717          667   977
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX                 100.5           533          469   724
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY  69.4         1,007          934 1,001
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                      43.5           518          470   475
U.S. Average [b]                   43.4           881          796 1,054
Census                            Percent Change
Divisions                             Normal      1999
                                     to 2000     to 2000
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT              11.4       25.5
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                          16.6       31.2
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI                  26.2       37.1
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD          25.2       46.7
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,              28.9       38.4
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN                      36.3       46.5
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX                      35.8       54.4
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY      -0.6        7.2
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                          -8.3        1.1
U.S. Average [b]                       19.6       32.4
                              January 1 through
                                 January 31
                                                            Percent Change
                                   Normal [a]    2000  2001     Normal
                                                               to 2001
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT           1,222       1,244 1,198      -2.0
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                       1,169       1,151 1,105      -5.5
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI               1,314       1,247 1,220      -7.2
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD       1,384       1,243 1,243     -10.2
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,             810         791   804      -0.7
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN                     843         762   871       3.3
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX                     631         467   644       2.1
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT,                  1,052         908 1,040      -1.1
   NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                         526         451   540       2.7
U.S. Average [b]                      995         919   954      -4.1
                                      November 1 through
                                          January 31
                               2000         Normal [a]   1999- 2000-
                              to 2001                    2000  2001
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT      -3.7         2,987        2,804 3,116
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                  -4.0         2,825        2,586 2,975
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI          -2.2         3,186        2,890 3,449
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD   0.0         3,407        2,861 3,710
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,       1.6         1,927        1,795 2,200
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN              14.3         1,991        1,779 2,355
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX              37.9         1,444        1,134 1,765
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT,             14.5         2,774        2,388 2,966
   NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                  19.7         1,386        1,231 1,460
U.S. Average [b]                3.8         2,435        2,167 2,656
                              Percent Change
                                  Normal      2000
                                 to 2001     to 2001
New England
   CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT          4.3        11.1
Middle Atlantic
   NJ, NY, PA                      5.3        15.0
East North Central
   IL, IN, MI, OH, WI              8.3        19.3
West North Central
   IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD      8.9        29.7
South Atlantic
   DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,         14.2        22.6
   NC, SC, VA, WV
East South Central
   AL, KY, MS, TN                 18.3        32.4
West South Central
   AR, LA, OK, TX                 22.2        55.6
Mountain
   AZ, CO, ID, MT,                 6.9        24.2
   NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific [b]
   CA, OR, WA                      5.3        18.6
U.S. Average [b]                  22.6        22.6