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    • Heating and Cooling Degree Day by State, 1960–2023 Versus 1895–1959

    Metadata Updated: February 25, 2025

    This indicator shows how heating and cooling degree days have changed by state, based on a comparison of the first 65 years of available data (1895–1959) with the most recent 64 years (1960–2023). For more information: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators.

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    Metadata Date June 14, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 9, 2019 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update annually

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata

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    Heating and Cooling Degree Days

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 14, 2024
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 9, 2019 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation (Publisher)
    Contact Email
    Guid FC1C4D7D-2782-4562-BCF1-975D26D41EA9
    Access Constraints https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
    Bbox East Long -71.0517
    Bbox North Lat 47.60264
    Bbox South Lat 21.3067
    Bbox West Long -157.867
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update annually
    Graphic Preview Description Heating and Cooling Degree Days
    Graphic Preview File https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/OAR/OAP/metadata/Thumbnails/HeatingCoolingDegreeDays.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 88c6d950-77bc-47a2-acaa-70614f19eb99
    Harvest Source Id 9b3cd81e-5515-4bb7-ad3c-5ae44de9b4bd
    Harvest Source Title Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata
    Licence None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currency and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-157.867, 21.3067], [-71.0517, 21.3067], [-71.0517, 47.60264], [-157.867, 47.60264], [-157.867, 21.3067]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System EPSG:4269
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1950-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2015-01-01

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