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 were 0.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 25 March 2025, compared to 1.0 on 24 March.
Sample. There are 16,155 data points in the daily series shown in the figure above. The series covers the period going from January 1981 to March 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: degree days recorded a maximum of 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 23 December 1989; they reached their minimum of 0.0 on 21 February 1981; they were equal on average to 4.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-23 | 4.0 |
| 2025-03-24 | 1.0 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.0 |
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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 |