Heating degree days (F) - South Carolina (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Carolina, heating degree days stood at 5.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 25 March 2025, compared to 9.0 on 24 March.
Sample. In this daily series, there are a total of 16,155 data points. The period covered by the series extends from January 1981 to March 2025.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: degree days were equal on average to 7.3 degrees Fahrenheit; they recorded their maximum of 51.0 on 21 January 1985; they reached their lowest level of 0.0 on 1 April 1981.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-23 | 8.0 |
| 2025-03-24 | 9.0 |
| 2025-03-25 | 5.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | South Carolina (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 |