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Appendix C - Local Climate Parameters

Table C-1. Climate Parameters for Weather Locations

State

City

Dry Bulb to Wet Bulb ratio[1]

Duct Factor[2]

Design Heating Dry Bulb Temperature (°F)

Design Cooling Dry Bulb Temperature(°F)

Total Room Air Conditioner Compressor Hours (hours/yr)

Room Air Conditioner Use

 

 

 

Inlet Water Temperature (°F)

(hours /day)

(days /yr)

Alabama

Birmingham

1.19

0.253

20

95

997

12

83

60

Alabama

Huntsville

1.22

0.303

10

95

957

12

80

58

Alabama

Mobile

1.20

0.120

30

95

1310

12

109

65

Alabama

Montgomery

1.21

0.167

30

100

1162

14

83

62

Alaska

Adak

1.09

1

30

85

0

2

0

40

Alaska

Anchorage

1.20

0.999

0

85

16

2

8

37

Alaska

Annette

1.18

0.998

20

85

11

2

6

45

Alaska

Barrow

1.06

1

-30

85

0

2

0

9

Alaska

Bethel

1.22

0.999

-20

85

11

2

5

29

Alaska

Bettles

1.26

0.995

-30

85

36

2

18

22

Alaska

Big Delta

1.27

0.995

-30

85

32

2

16

28

Alaska

Cold Bay

1.07

1

10

85

0

2

0

39

Alaska

Fairbanks

1.30

0.990

-30

85

61

2

30

26

Alaska

Gulkana

1.27

1

-30

85

21

2

11

27

Alaska

Homer

1.12

0.999

10

85

2

2

1

36

Alaska

Juneau

1.19

0.992

10

85

12

2

6

39

Alaska

King Salmon

1.18

1.000

-20

85

9

2

4

34

Alaska

Kodiak

1.14

0.999

10

85

3

2

1

41

Alaska

Kotzebue

1.17

0.999

-30

85

5

2

2

22

Alaska

McGrath

1.23

0.995

-30

85

21

2

11

26

Alaska

Nome

1.16

1

-20

85

2

2

1

27

Alaska

St. Paul Island

1.02

1

10

85

0

2

0

35

Alaska

Summit

1.24

0.996

-20

85

9

2

5

32

Alaska

Talkeetna

1.20

0.999

-20

85

21

2

10

33

Alaska

Yakutat

1.13

1

0

85

1

2

1

38

Arizona

Flagstaff

1.37

0.934

0

85

151

5

30

47

Arizona

Phoenix

1.50

0.057

40

110

1648

12

137

71

Arizona

Prescott

1.44

0.496

20

95

603

7

86

52

Arizona

Tucson

1.40

0.101

30

105

1447

12

121

68

Arizona

Winslow

1.56

0.387

20

95

850

5

170

55

Arizona

Yuma

1.50

0.046

50

110

2441

12

203

74

Arkansas

Fort Smith

1.27

0.262

20

100

978

13

75

59

Arkansas

Little Rock

1.24

0.249

10

100

1009

13

78

60

California

Arcata

1.11

0.997

30

85

5

2

2

50

California

Bakersfield

1.43

0.151

40

105

831

11

76

63

California

China Lake

1.57

0.151

30

110

1546

11

141

55

California

Daggett

1.49

0.105

30

110

1059

12

88

64

California

El Centro

1.45

0.049

40

110

2281

13

175

60

California

El Toro

1.30

0.279

40

95

447

10

45

60

California

Fresno

1.42

0.217

30

105

831

12

69

66

California

Long Beach

1.23

0.218

40

90

205

9

23

72

California

Los Angeles

1.16

0.356

50

85

122

9

14

60

California

Mt Shasta

1.37

0.671

20

95

417

6

70

60

California

Oakland

1.20

0.881

40

85

84

8

11

57

California

Oxnard

1.23

0.537

50

85

302

7

43

59

California

Pasadena

1.29

0.241

40

95

396

10

40

56

California

Red Bluff

1.50

0.232

30

110

1009

12

84

63

California

Riverside

1.44

0.243

30

105

793

11

72

51

California

Sacramento

1.41

0.329

40

100

724

10

72

60

California

San Diego

1.21

0.220

50

85

69

8

9

57

California

San Francisco

1.30

0.905

40

85

84

6

14

57

California

Santa Maria

1.22

0.915

30

85

19

8

2

49

California

Santa Rosa

1.39

0.404

30

100

425

10

42

53

California

Sunnyvale

1.25

0.735

40

85

150

7

21

56

Colorado

Alamosa

1.44

0.971

-10

85

204

3

68

49

Colorado

Boulder

1.42

0.659

0

95

412

6

69

43

Colorado

Colorado Springs

1.45

0.762

0

90

381

5

76

48

Colorado

Denver-Stapleton AP

1.46

0.579

0

95

627

7

90

49

Colorado

Eagle

1.43

0.959

0

90

282

5

56

40

Colorado

Grand Junction

1.48

0.499

10

95

684

6

114

50

Colorado

Pueblo

1.43

0.535

0

100

668

9

74

51

Connecticut

Bridgeport

1.14

0.588

20

90

262

4

66

51

Connecticut

Hartford

1.19

0.628

0

95

285

6

48

48

Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

1.19

0

60

95

3446

12

287

80

Delaware

Wilmington

1.14

0.485

20

90

484

11

44

52

Florida

Apalachicola

1.14

0.092

40

90

1482

11

135

68

Florida

Daytona Beach

1.18

0.060

30

95

1281

12

107

68

Florida

Jacksonville

1.17

0.098

30

95

1198

13

92

65

Florida

Key West

1.14

0.003

60

90

2879

11

262

74

Florida

Miami

1.14

0.007

50

90

2031

11

185

74

Florida

Orlando

1.21

0.043

40

95

1597

12

133

71

Florida

Tallahassee

1.15

0.130

30

95

1110

13

85

64

Florida

Tampa

1.18

0.041

40

95

1677

12

140

69

Florida

West Palm Beach

1.14

0.012

40

95

1857

13

143

73

Georgia

Athens

1.19

0.259

20

95

829

12

69

59

Georgia

Atlanta

1.18

0.278

20

95

802

12

67

58

Georgia

Augusta

1.19

0.246

20

95

1023

12

85

60

Georgia

Columbus

1.21

0.180

30

95

977

12

81

62

Georgia

Macon

1.22

0.184

20

95

1008

12

84

61

Georgia

Savannah

1.18

0.146

30

95

1093

12

91

63

Guam

Anderson AFB

1.11

0.000

60

90

3226

12

269

79

Hawaii

Ewa-Barbers Point

1.24

0.001

60

90

1876

9

208

75

Hawaii

Hilo

1.12

0

60

85

1445

10

144

74

Hawaii

Honolulu

1.19

0

60

90

2016

10

202

74

Hawaii

Kahului

1.16

0.000

60

90

1852

11

168

74

Hawaii

Lihue

1.13

0

60

85

1814

9

202

74

Hawaii

Wake Island

1.12

0

60

90

3367

12

281

79

Idaho

Lewiston

1.47

0.540

20

95

1242

6

207

52

Idaho

Pocatello

1.48

0.809

0

95

445

6

74

45

Illinois

Chicago

1.18

0.634

0

95

426

6

71

49

Illinois

Chicago-Midway

1.22

0.510

10

90

711

4

178

50

Illinois

Peoria

1.18

0.590

0

95

522

6

87

50

Illinois

Rockford

1.13

0.689

0

90

368

4

92

47

Illinois

Springfield

1.19

0.502

0

95

651

12

54

51

Indiana

Evansville

1.19

0.426

0

95

782

12

65

54

Indiana

Fort Wayne

1.17

0.661

0

90

491

4

123

48

Indiana

Indianapolis

1.18

0.556

0

95

548

12

46

50

Indiana

South Bend

1.15

0.619

10

90

413

4

103

48

Iowa

Burlington

1.20

0.509

10

95

720

6

120

50

Iowa

Des Moines

1.22

0.590

0

95

493

6

82

47

Iowa

Mason City

1.17

0.764

-10

90

374

4

94

44

Iowa

Moline

1.22

0.589

0

95

529

6

88

48

Iowa

Sioux City

1.22

0.615

0

95

527

6

88

47

Iowa

Waterloo

1.16

0.713

-10

90

402

4

101

45

Kansas

Dodge City

1.35

0.439

0

100

758

11

69

52

Kansas

Goodland

1.40

0.599

0

100

599

10

60

48

Kansas

Topeka

1.20

0.455

0

95

631

12

53

53

Kansas

Wichita

1.30

0.383

0

100

723

12

60

55

Kentucky

Covington

1.17

0.508

10

90

593

11

54

52

Kentucky

Lexington

1.20

0.499

10

90

568

10

57

53

Kentucky

Louisville

1.17

0.407

10

95

752

13

58

54

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

1.18

0.120

30

95

1253

12

104

65

Louisiana

Lake Charles

1.15

0.114

30

95

1285

13

99

65

Louisiana

New Orleans

1.16

0.104

30

95

1244

13

96

66

Louisiana

Shreveport

1.20

0.163

30

95

1113

12

93

63

Maine

Bangor

1.20

0.784

0

85

255

2

128

43

Maine

Caribou

1.14

0.944

-10

85

79

2

40

38

Maine

Portland

1.15

0.826

0

85

179

2

90

44

Marshall Islands

Kwajalein Atoll

1.12

0

60

90

3868

12

322

82

Maryland

Baltimore

1.19

0.465

10

95

588

12

49

52

Maryland

Patuxent River NAS

1.19

0.356

30

90

770

10

77

57

Massachusetts

Boston-City

1.22

0.587

20

90

393

4

98

50

Massachusetts

Boston-Logan

1.22

0.645

10

90

305

4

76

49

Massachusetts

Worcester

1.13

0.782

10

90

124

4

31

46

Michigan

Alpena

1.19

0.888

0

90

149

4

37

42

Michigan

Detroit

1.16

0.704

10

90

313

4

78

49

Michigan

Flint

1.18

0.759

0

90

230

4

57

45

Michigan

Grand Rapids

1.18

0.739

0

90

289

4

72

46

Michigan

Houghton

1.14

0.880

-10

85

164

2

82

33

Michigan

Lansing

1.15

0.722

0

90

315

4

79

46

Michigan

Muskegon

1.17

0.741

10

85

228

2

114

45

Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie

1.14

0.957

0

85

99

2

50

38

Michigan

Traverse City

1.16

0.773

0

90

242

4

61

44

Minnesota

Int'nl Falls

1.14

0.944

-20

85

150

2

75

36

Minnesota

Minneapolis

1.14

0.717

-10

90

357

4

89

43

Minnesota

Rochester

1.16

0.768

-10

90

259

4

65

42

Minnesota

Saint Cloud

1.16

0.813

-10

90

247

4

62

43

Mississippi

Jackson

1.20

0.184

30

95

1130

12

94

65

Mississippi

Meridian

1.19

0.207

30

95

1021

12

85

61

Missouri

Columbia

1.23

0.456

10

100

686

13

53

52

Missouri

Kansas City

1.19

0.417

10

95

809

12

67

52

Missouri

Springfield

1.22

0.412

0

95

687

12

57

54

Missouri

St. Louis

1.20

0.412

10

95

757

12

63

54

Montana

Billings

1.41

0.697

0

95

391

6

65

45

Montana

Cut Bank

1.39

0.963

-10

85

199

2

100

39

Montana

Dillon

1.53

0.780

-10

90

415

4

104

42

Montana

Glasgow

1.34

0.788

-20

95

276

6

46

41

Montana

Great Falls

1.41

0.811

-10

90

309

4

77

44

Montana

Helena

1.47

0.827

-10

95

253

6

42

42

Montana

Kalispell

1.41

0.941

0

90

279

4

70

40

Montana

Lewistown

1.42

0.889

-10

95

235

6

39

41

Montana

Miles City

1.40

0.723

-10

95

403

6

67

43

Montana

Missoula

1.44

0.852

-10

95

263

6

44

42

Nebraska

Grand Island

1.24

0.582

0

95

561

6

94

48

Nebraska

Norfolk

1.27

0.580

0

95

577

6

96

47

Nebraska

North Platte

1.32

0.638

-10

100

502

8

63

46

Nebraska

Omaha

1.20

0.536

0

95

527

6

88

49

Nebraska

Scottsbluff

1.39

0.644

0

100

485

8

61

45

Nevada

Elko

1.54

0.834

0

95

349

6

58

44

Nevada

Ely

1.52

0.918

0

90

374

4

94

42

Nevada

Las Vegas

1.51

0.131

30

110

1439

12

120

64

Nevada

Lovelock

1.70

0.480

10

100

3483

8

435

51

Nevada

Reno

1.52

0.751

10

95

407

6

68

48

Nevada

Tonopah

1.52

0.608

20

95

632

6

105

48

Nevada

Winnemucca

1.55

0.682

10

100

634

8

79

48

Nevada

Yucca Flats Test Site

1.68

0.355

20

100

884

4

221

55

New Hampshire

Concord

1.19

0.793

0

90

345

4

86

44

New Jersey

Atlantic City

1.21

0.538

10

95

463

12

39

51

New Jersey

Lakehurst

1.20

0.487

10

95

589

6

98

52

New Jersey

Newark

1.21

0.492

10

95

471

6

79

52

New Mexico

Albuquerque

1.44

0.420

20

95

790

7

113

54

New Mexico

Clayton

1.47

0.475

10

95

745

7

106

53

New Mexico

Roswell

1.49

0.266

20

100

1415

8

177

59

New Mexico

Truth or Consequences

1.56

0.293

30

100

1207

7

172

59

New Mexico

Tucumcari

1.42

0.354

20

100

902

10

90

56

New York

Albany

1.19

0.724

0

90

319

4

80

47

New York

Binghamton

1.14

0.826

0

85

175

2

88

44

New York

Buffalo

1.18

0.725

0

90

283

4

71

46

New York

Massena

1.18

0.829

-10

90

245

4

61

42

New York

New York City

1.21

0.505

10

95

432

6

72

52

New York

New York-La Guardia

1.21

0.465

20

90

493

4

123

54

New York

Rochester

1.20

0.686

0

90

331

4

83

45

New York

Syracuse

1.16

0.745

0

90

324

4

81

46

North Carolina

Asheville

1.21

0.548

20

90

426

10

43

53

North Carolina

Cape Hatteras

1.10

0.264

30

90

721

12

60

59

North Carolina

Charlotte

1.19

0.312

20

95

802

12

67

58

North Carolina

Cherry Point

1.19

0.214

30

95

954

12

80

62

North Carolina

Greensboro

1.17

0.402

10

95

667

13

51

56

North Carolina

Raleigh

1.18

0.352

20

95

667

12

56

57

North Carolina

Wilmington

1.15

0.222

30

95

796

13

61

61

North Dakota

Bismarck

1.22

0.810

-20

90

354

4

89

39

North Dakota

Fargo

1.18

0.769

-20

90

397

4

99

39

North Dakota

Minot

1.23

0.855

-10

90

293

4

73

39

Ohio

Akron

1.16

0.670

0

90

319

4

80

48

Ohio

Cleveland

1.19

0.665

10

90

395

4

99

48

Ohio

Columbus

1.16

0.589

10

90

570

4

143

50

Ohio

Dayton

1.18

0.625

0

90

527

10

53

50

Ohio

Mansfield

1.17

0.646

0

90

529

4

132

49

Ohio

Toledo

1.19

0.690

0

90

402

4

101

48

Ohio

Youngstown

1.15

0.722

0

85

281

2

141

47

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

1.27

0.296

10

100

859

13

66

57

Oklahoma

Tulsa

1.26

0.291

10

100

1009

13

78

58

Oregon

Astoria

1.17

0.987

30

85

25

2

13

49

Oregon

Boise

1.48

0.635

10

100

526

8

66

49

Oregon

Burns

1.44

0.833

10

90

296

4

74

45

Oregon

Eugene

1.32

0.803

30

90

262

4

66

50

Oregon

Medford

1.45

0.591

20

100

456

8

57

51

Oregon

North Bend

1.15

0.999

40

85

12

2

6

50

Oregon

Pendleton

1.50

0.608

20

100

420

8

53

49

Oregon

Portland

1.33

0.763

30

90

174

4

44

51

Oregon

Redmond

1.45

0.874

0

90

311

4

78

45

Oregon

Salem

1.34

0.833

30

95

253

6

42

50

Palau

Koror Island

1.10

0

60

90

3690

12

307

81

Pennsylvania

Allentown

1.18

0.620

10

90

381

4

95

49

Pennsylvania

Bradford

1.13

0.920

0

85

160

2

80

46

Pennsylvania

Erie

1.13

0.749

0

85

298

2

149

47

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

1.21

0.527

20

95

503

6

84

47

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

1.18

0.497

20

95

514

12

43

52

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

1.17

0.637

10

90

371

4

93

48

Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

1.16

0.710

0

90

336

4

84

47

Pennsylvania

Williamsport

1.19

0.645

10

90

396

4

99

45

Puerto Rico

San Juan

1.13

0

60

90

3151

12

263

74

Rhode Island

Providence

1.19

0.664

10

90

237

4

59

48

South Carolina

Charleston

1.19

0.181

30

95

950

12

79

62

South Carolina

Columbia

1.23

0.226

20

100

931

13

72

61

South Carolina

Greenville

1.19

0.316

20

95

800

12

67

57

South Dakota

Huron

1.21

0.757

-10

95

460

6

77

42

South Dakota

Pierre

1.36

0.646

-10

105

459

10

46

44

South Dakota

Rapid City

1.35

0.739

-10

95

408

6

68

45

South Dakota

Sioux Falls

1.29

0.665

-10

100

436

8

55

44

Tennessee

Bristol

1.22

0.484

20

90

598

10

60

51

Tennessee

Chattanooga

1.23

0.309

20

100

913

13

70

57

Tennessee

Knoxville

1.17

0.350

10

90

767

11

70

56

Tennessee

Memphis

1.18

0.238

20

95

974

13

75

60

Tennessee

Nashville

1.23

0.326

10

100

832

13

64

57

Texas

Abilene

1.35

0.186

20

100

1165

11

106

62

Texas

Amarillo

1.36

0.419

10

95

820

9

91

54

Texas

Austin

1.25

0.099

30

100

1375

13

106

65

Texas

Brownsville

1.18

0.036

40

95

1991

13

153

71

Texas

Corpus Christi

1.19

0.052

40

100

2150

14

154

70

Texas

Del Rio-Laughlin

1.35

0.088

40

100

2305

11

210

69

Texas

El Paso

1.40

0.203

30

100

1204

10

120

62

Texas

Fort Worth

1.26

0.161

30

100

1374

13

106

63

Texas

Houston

1.18

0.100

30

95

1308

13

101

66

Texas

Kingsville

1.23

0.051

40

100

2535

13

195

72

Texas

Laredo

1.31

0.046

40

105

2051

14

147

73

Texas

Lubbock

1.34

0.306

10

95

926

9

103

58

Texas

Lufkin

1.23

0.133

30

100

1380

13

106

65

Texas

Midland

1.39

0.215

20

100

1240

10

124

62

Texas

Port Arthur

1.16

0.103

40

95

1217

13

94

66

Texas

San Angelo

1.35

0.197

20

100

1493

11

136

64

Texas

San Antonio

1.25

0.105

30

100

1351

13

104

66

Texas

Sherman-Perrin

1.28

0.180

30

100

1493

12

124

64

Texas

Victoria

1.20

0.071

40

95

1761

12

147

68

Texas

Waco

1.28

0.141

30

100

1399

12

117

64

Texas

Wichita Falls

1.32

0.205

20

105

1264

14

90

60

Utah

Bryce Canyon

1.40

0.853

0

85

386

4

96

40

Utah

Cedar City

1.48

0.651

0

95

770

6

128

48

Utah

Salt Lake City

1.51

0.518

20

100

705

8

88

39

Vermont

Burlington

1.16

0.796

0

90

216

4

54

43

Virginia

Lynchburg

1.20

0.455

10

90

611

10

61

54

Virginia

Norfolk

1.18

0.327

20

95

614

12

51

57

Virginia

Richmond

1.18

0.388

20

95

693

12

58

54

Virginia

Roanoke

1.23

0.450

20

95

617

11

56

54

Washington

Olympia

1.31

0.887

30

90

115

4

29

48

Washington

Quillayute

1.19

0.994

30

85

31

2

15

48

Washington

Seattle

1.26

0.885

30

85

105

2

53

48

Washington

Spokane

1.51

0.774

0

95

311

6

52

46

Washington

Whidbey Island

1.22

0.936

30

85

61

2

30

50

Washington

Yakima

1.38

0.745

10

95

380

6

63

48

Washington DC

Washington

1.19

0.502

10

95

560

12

47

52

West Virginia

Charleston

1.17

0.507

10

90

589

11

54

53

West Virginia

Elkins

1.14

0.785

0

85

265

9

29

52

West Virginia

Huntington

1.17

0.475

10

90

593

11

54

53

Wisconsin

Duluth

1.17

0.936

-20

85

119

2

60

35

Wisconsin

Eau Claire

1.16

0.769

-20

90

303

4

76

42

Wisconsin

Green Bay

1.16

0.801

-10

90

235

4

59

42

Wisconsin

La Crosse

1.17

0.714

-10

90

348

4

87

45

Wisconsin

Madison

1.17

0.743

-10

90

360

4

90

44

Wisconsin

Milwaukee

1.15

0.761

0

90

236

4

59

45

Wyoming

Casper

1.47

0.825

-10

95

427

6

71

43

Wyoming

Cheyenne

1.43

0.851

0

90

285

4

71

44

Wyoming

Lander

1.45

0.808

0

90

232

4

58

41

Wyoming

Rock Springs

1.48

0.901

0

90

222

4

56

40

Wyoming

Sheridan

1.41

0.802

-10

95

406

6

68

44



[1] DB/WB ratio is the ratio of dry-bulb to wet-bulb temperature at the cooling design-day conditions. It is intended as a relative indicator of a climate's humidity during the cooling season. DB/WB ratio has been rounded to 2 decimal places for the purpose of this report.

[2] For “duct factor” a value of 0 implies that heating is never needed, thus all duct losses are assigned to cooling. A value of 1 implies that cooling is never needed, thus all duct losses are assigned to heating. Duct Factor has been rounded to 3 decimal places for the purpose of this report.

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