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Indicator Name
Heating Degree Days
Short definition
The cumulative number of degrees that the daily average temperature over a given period is below a specified threshold (here 65°F), which is a measurement designed to quantify the demand for energy needed to warm a building.
Source
Climate Change Knowledge Portal
Unit of measure
degF
Periodicity
Annual
Related source links
https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data
License URL
https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses