Cooling degree days (F) - United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), cooling degree days were 7.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 23 September 2025, compared to 6.0 on 22 September 2025.
Sample. There are 16,337 observations in the daily time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1981 to September 2025.
History. Take a look at some statistics we computed on the entire sample: degree days reached a maximum of 17.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 22 July 2011; they reached a trough of 0.0 on 1 January 1981; they had a mean value of 3.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-21 | 6.0 |
| 2025-09-22 | 6.0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 7.0 |
Tip. To make our users' life easier, we group indicators into data sets and worksheets. If you look below, you will find how we arranged further information linked to the statistics published here.
Not for investment purposes. Data made available on FetchSeries are not meant for investment purposes or other financial decisions. Users should obtain professional advice and do independent analysis before taking any financial risk.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Cooling degree days |
| Country | United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) |
| Economic concept | Cooling needs |
| Data type | Estimate based on daily minimum and maximum temperatures |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Population-weighted averages of weather-station observations |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Source | NOAA National Weather Service |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | (max_daily_temperature + min_daily_temperature) / 2 - 65F |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.