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 4.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 30 March 2026, versus 20.0 on 29 March.
Sample. This daily series has 16,525 data points. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1981 to March 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: degree days reached their maximum of 85.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 3 February 1996; they reached a trough of 0.0 on 3 April 1981; they had a mean value of 18.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | 28.0 |
| 2026-03-29 | 20.0 |
| 2026-03-30 | 4.0 |
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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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