The number of degrees of temperature (typically measured in Farenheit) needed to heat a building to a baseline temperature over a period of one year.
Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed
Varies by: climate
| Used | climate | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Baseline Climate (1970-2010) | NYSERDA 2012 Monthly Heating and Cooling Degree Day Data (La Guardia Airport) | La Guardia Airport (Queens, NY): Urban landscape (1970 - 2000) | 4777 | deg F * day | Normal value from New York City (La Guardia Airport), Normal is a 30-year degree day average value for the period 1971-2000 |
| * | Future Climate in 2020s | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 4055 | deg F * day | |
| Future Climate in 2020s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 5325 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply a conservative increase of 2 degrees Fahrenheit to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2020s. | |
| Future Climate in 2020s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 5382 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply an increase of 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit, based on the mean of the middle 50th percentile projections to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2020s. | |
| * | Future Climate in 2050s | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 3162 | deg F * day | |
| Future Climate in 2050s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 4664 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply a conservative increase of 4.1 degrees Fahrenheit to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2050s. | |
| Future Climate in 2050s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 4283 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply an increase of 4.9 degrees Fahrenheit, based on the mean of the middle 50th percentile projections to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2050s. | |
| * | Future Climate in 2080s | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 1799 | deg F * day | |
| Future Climate in 2080s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 4756 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply a conservative increase of 5.3 degrees Fahrenheit to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2080s. | |
| Future Climate in 2080s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 3534 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply an increase of 7.05 degrees Fahrenheit, based on the mean of the middle 50th percentile projections to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2080s. | |
| * | Future Climate in 2100s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 4595 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply a conservative increase of 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2100s. |
| Future Climate in 2100s | Rosenzweig et al 2015 NPCC 2015 | New York City: urban area () | 3437 | deg F * day | Based on Rosenzweig et al. (2015), we apply an increase of 8.05 degrees Fahrenheit, based on the mean of the middle 50th percentile projections to determine the equivalent latitude of New York City in the 2100s. | |
| * | Past Climate in 1609 | NYSERDA 2012- Monthly Cooling and Heating Degree Day Data [for New York State and selected cities] | New York City (La Guardia Airport): Urban landscape (1971-2012) | 4777 | deg F * day |