Heating degree days (F) - Iowa (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Iowa, heating degree days were 26.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 November 2026, versus 17.0 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 16,752 observations in the daily series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range going from January 1981 to November 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: degree days recorded a maximum of 85.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 3 February 1996; they hit a minimum of 0.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 3 April 1981; they had a mean value of 18.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | 16.0000 |
| 2026-11-11 | 17.0000 |
| 2026-11-12 | 26.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | Iowa (US) |
| Economic concept | Heating 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 | 65F - (max_daily_temperature + min_daily_temperature) / 2 |
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