The data describes the number of cooling degree days in the U.S. between 1950 and 2017. In 2017, there were around 1,424 cooling degree-days in the U.S. According to the source, degree-days are relative measurements of outdoor air temperature. Cooling degree-days are deviations above the mean daily temperature of 65° Fahrenheit.
1950 | 871 |
1960 | 1000 |
1970 | 1079 |
1980 | 1214 |
1990 | 1200 |
2000 | 1200 |
2005 | 1388 |
2006 | 1360 |
2007 | 1392 |
2008 | 1282 |
2009 | 1241 |
2010 | 1456 |
2011 | 1470 |
2012 | 1495 |
2013 | 1306 |
2014 | 1299 |
2015 | 1488 |
2016 | 1558 |
2017 | 1424 |