Gas home customer-weighted heating degree-days

Natural Gas Monthly, Feb, 2003

Table 26

Gas Home Customer-Weighted Heating Degree-Days

                                November 1 through November 30

Census                    Normal (a)            2001       2002
Divisions

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT     700                 596        763
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                 665                 497        742
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI         756                 508        776
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                 830                 528        840
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV             437                 311        504
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN             447                 306        531
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX             303                 215        371
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY             747                 615        721
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                 350                 306        239
U.S. Average (b)             581                 421        596

                          November 1 through November
                                       30
                                 Percent Change
Census                     Normal              2001
Divisions                 to 2002           to 2002

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT      9.0              28.0
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                 11.6              49.3
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI          2.6              52.8
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                  1.2              59.1
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV             15.3              62.1
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN             18.8              73.5
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX             22.4              72.6
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY             -3.5              17.2
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                -31.7             -21.9
U.S. Average (b)              2.6              41.6

                                December 1 through December 31

Census                     Normal (a)            2001      2002
Divisions

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT     1,041                868     1,030
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                   996                804     1,012
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI         1,133                929     1,029
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                 1,235              1,021     1,023
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV               692                552       714
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN               712                583       690
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX               535                460       470
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY             1,006                994       883
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                   513                515       389
U.S. Average (b)               874                744       796

                          December 1 through December
                                       31
                                 Percent Change
Census                     Normal              2001
Divisions                 to 2002           to 2002

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT     -1.1              18.7
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                  1.6              25.9
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI         -9.2              10.8
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                -17.2               0.2
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV              3.2              29.3
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN             -3.1              18.4
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX            -12.1               2.2
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY            -12.2             -11.2
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                -24.2             -24.5
U.S. Average (b)             -8.9               7.0

                                January 1 through January 31


                              Normal (a)       2002        2003


New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT         1,205          977       1,282
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                     1,156          910       1,264
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI             1,301         1,000      1,294
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                     1,375         1,089      1,276
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV                  794            653        840
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                  818            671        886
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX                  609            503        573
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY                 1,035         1,001        757
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                      514            540        312
U.S. Average (b)                  981            810        938

                          January 1 through January 31    Cumulative
                                                       November 1
                                                        through
                                                      January  31
                                 Percent Change
                               Normal        2002      Normal (a)
                              to 2003       to 2003

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT        6.4          31.2        2,946
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA                    9.3          38.9        2,817
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI           -0.5          29.4        3,190
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD                   -7.2          17.2        3,440
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV                5.8          28.6        1,923
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN                8.3          32.0        1,977
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX               -5.9          13.9        1,447
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY              -26.9         -24.4        2,788
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA                  -39.3         -42.2        1,377
U.S. Average (b)               -4.4          15.8        2,436

                                             Cumulative
                                   November 1 through January  31
                                                     Percent Change
                           2001-    2002-          Normal        2002
                            2002     2003         to 2003       to 2003

New England
  CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT   2,441     3,075           4.4         26.0
Middle Atlantic
  NJ, NY, PA               2,211     3,018           7.1         36.5
East North Central
  IL, IN, MI, OH, WI       2,437     3,099          -2.9         27.2
West North Central
  IA, KS, MN, MO,
  ND, NE, SD               2,638     3,139          -8.8         19.0
South Atlantic
  DE, FL, GA, MD and DC,
  NC, SC, VA, WV           1,516     2,058           7.0         35.8
East South Central
  AL, KY, MS, TN           1,560     2,107           6.6         35.1
West South Central
  AR, LA, OK, TX           1,178     1,414          -2.3         20.0
Mountain
  AZ, CO, ID, MT,
  NV, NM, UT, WY           2,610     2,361         -15.3         -9.5
Pacific (b)
  CA, OR, WA               1,361       940         -31.7        -30.9
U.S. Average (b)           1,975     2,330          -4.4         18.0

(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 computations.

Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
COPYRIGHT 2003 U.S. Department of Energy
COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group
 

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