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Natural Gas Monthly, Feb, 2002

Table 26

Gas Home Customer-Weighted Heating Degree-Days

                                November 1 through November 30

                                                             Percent
                                                             Change

Census                   Normal (a)  2000         2001       Normal
Divisions                                                   to 2001

New England
 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT         693   723          597        -13.9
Middle Atlantic
 NJ, NY, PA                     645   692          490        -24.0
East North Central
 IL, IN, MI, OH, WI             730   788          507        -30.5
West North Central
 IA, KS, MN, MO,
 ND, NE, SD                     788   921          528        -33.0
South Atlantic
 DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
 NC, SC, VA, WV                 421   499          311        -26.1
East South Central
 AL, KY, MS, TN                 431   508          307        -28.8
West South Central
 AR, LA, OK, TX                 279   396          215        -22.9
Mountain
 AZ, CO, ID, MT,
 NV, NM, UT, WY                 715   925          618        -13.6
Pacific (b)
 CA, OR, WA                     342   445          307        -10.2
U.S. Average (b)                559   649          421        -24.7

                         November 1    December 1 through December 31
                           through
                         November 30

                           Percent
                           Change

Census                      2000    Normal (a)   2000        2001
Divisions                to 2001

New England
 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT    -17.4         1,073  1,194         869
Middle Atlantic
 NJ, NY, PA                -29.2         1,009  1.178         794
East North Central
 IL, IN, MI, OH, WI        -35.7         1,142  1.441         930
West North Central
 IA, KS, MN, MO,
 ND, NE, SD                -42.7         1,235  1,546       1,023
South Atlantic
 DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
 NC, SC, VA, WV            -37.7           696    897         551
East South Central
 AL, KY, MS, TN            -39.6           716    977         582
West South Central
 AR, LA, OK, TX            -45.7           533    724         461
Mountain
 AZ, CO, ID, MT,
 NV, NM, UT, WY            -33.2         1,006  1,000         998
Pacific (b)
 CA, OR, WA                -31.0           519    476         513
U.S. Average (b)           -35.1           881  1,053         743

                            December 1 through      January 1 through
                                December 31            January 31

                              Percent Change
                                                  Normal (a)    2000
Census                     Normal         2000
Divisions                 to 2001      to 2001

New England
 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT     -19.0        -27.2         1,222   1,198
Middle Atlantic
 NJ, NY, PA                 -21.3        -32.6         1,169   1,105
East North Central
 IL, IN, MI, OH, WI         -18.6        -35.5         1,314   1,220
West North Central
 IA, KS, MN, MO,
 ND, NE, SD                 -17.2        -33.8         1,384   1,243
South Atlantic
 DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
 NC, SC, VA, WV             -20.8        -38.6           809     803
East South Central
 AL, KY, MS, TN             -18.7        -40.4           843     872
West South Central
 AR, LA, OK, TX             -13.5        -36.3           631     644
Mountain
 AZ, CO, ID, MT,
 NV, NM, UT, WY              -0.8         -0.2         1,052   1,040
Pacific (b)
 CA, OR, WA                  -1.2          7.8           526     540
U.S. Average (b)            -15.7        -29.4           995     954

                          January 1 through January 31   Cumulative
                                                         November 1
                                                          through
                                                         January 31
                                      Percent Change
                          2001      Normal      2000     Normal (a)
Census                             to 2001   to 2001
Divisions

New England
 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT    978       -20.0     -18.4          2,988
Middle Atlantic
 NJ, NY, PA                903       -22.8     -18.3          2,823
East North Central
 IL, IN, MI, OH, WI        999       -24.0     -18.1          3,186
West North Central
 IA, KS, MN, MO,
 ND, NE, SD              1,092       -21.1     -12.1          3,407
South Atlantic
 DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
 NC, SC, VA, WV            652       -19.4     -18.8          1,926
East South Central
 AL, KY, MS, TN            671       -20.4     -23.1          1,990
West South Central
 AR, LA, OK, TX            504       -20.1     -21.7          1,443
Mountain
 AZ, CO, ID, MT,
 NV, NM, UT, WY          1,004        -4.6      -3.5          2,773
Pacific (b)
 CA, OR, WA                538         2.3      -0.4          1,387
U.S. Average (b)           809       -18.7     -15.2          2,435

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

New England
 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT      3,115  2,444          -18.2     -21.5
Middle Atlantic
 NJ, NY, PA                  2,975  2,187          -22.5     -26.5
East North Central
 IL, IN, MI, OH, WI          3,449  2,436          -23.5     -29.4
West North Central
 IA, KS, MN, MO,
 ND, NE, SD                  3,710  2,643          -22.4     -28.8
South Atlantic
 DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
 NC, SC, VA, WV              2,199  1,514          -21.4     -31.2
East South Central
 AL, KY, MS, TN              2,357  1,560          -21.6     -33.8
West South Central
 AR, LA, OK, TX              1,764  1,180          -18.2     -33.1
Mountain
 AZ, CO, ID, MT,
 NV, NM, UT, WY              2,965  2,620           -5.5     -11.6
Pacific (b)
 CA, OR, WA                  1,461  1,358           -2.1      -7.0
U.S. Average (b)             2,656  1,973          -19.0     -25.7

(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-Days compulations.

Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.