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 0.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 28 September 2026, compared to 2.0 on the previous day.
Sample. The daily series displayed in the chart has 16,707 observations. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1981 to September 2026.
History. Here are some summary statistics computed on the full sample: degree days reached a maximum of 85.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 3 February 1996; they reached their lowest level of 0.0 on 3 April 1981; they had a mean of 18.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | 3.0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 2.0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 0.0 |
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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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