February 2006
Gas
News
The
National Weather Service routinely gathers weather data for the Atlanta area.
Reports for November and December of 2005 indicated colder temperatures requiring
more heating for Georgia's consumers.
- December 2005
was the coldest month since January 2003 and the second coldest since December
2000.
- December 2005
required 133 percent more heating than November and was 18 percent colder
than normal.
- Twenty-two
of the first 26 days in December 2005 had below normal temperatures, including
19 days with freezing temperatures.
- December 2005
totaled 710 heating degree days (HDD). HDD measures the amount of heat needed
for a home. To figure HDD, take the average of the high and low temperatures
for one day and subtract it from 65 degrees.
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