Heating degree days (F) - Louisiana (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Louisiana, heating degree days stood at 4.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 February 2026, versus 1.0 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 16,479 observations in the daily series shown in the graph above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1981 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: degree days had an average value of 4.7 degrees Fahrenheit; they hit a trough of 0.0 on 21 February 1981; they reached their highest level of 51.0 on 23 December 1989.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 3.0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 1.0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 4.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | Louisiana (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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