Heating degree days (F) - Massachusetts (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Massachusetts, heating degree days were 8.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 28 September 2026, versus 7.0 on 27 September.
Sample. There are 16,707 data points overall in the daily series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time range going from January 1981 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: degree days achieved a maximum of 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 January 1981; they recorded a minimum of 0.0 on 25 May 1981; they had an average value of 17.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | 10.0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 7.0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 8.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | Massachusetts (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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