Heating degree days (F) - Maine (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Maine, heating degree days were 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 February 2026, compared to 44.0 on 11 February 2026.
Sample. There are 16,479 observations in the daily series presented in the plot above. The time range covered by the series goes from January 1981 to February 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics computed on the full sample: degree days had a mean value of 21.6 degrees Fahrenheit; they recorded a maximum of 78.0 on 4 January 1981; they recorded a minimum of 0.0 on 26 May 1981.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 45.0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 44.0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 37.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | Maine (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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