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                                                         Appendix S


                   Design Temperatures and Degree Days





               Design outdoor winter temperature and the number of   District of Columbia
               degree days are provided below for a number of North    Washington .................................. 0 ............................... 4561
               American  cities. 15  More precise values should be avail-  Florida
               able for your plant from the local weather service.     Apalachicola .............................. 25 ............................... 1252
                                                                       Jacksonville ................................ 25 ............................... 1185
               Alabama                                                 Key West .................................... 49 ................................... 59
                  Anniston ....................................... 5 ............................... 2806  Miami .......................................... 35 ................................. 185
                  Birmingham ............................... 10 ............................... 2611  Pensacola .................................... 20 ............................... 1281
                  Mobile ......................................... 15 ............................... 1566  Tampa.......................................... 30 ................................. 571
                  Montgomery .............................. 10 ............................... 2071  Tallahassee .................................. 25 ............................... 1463
               Alberta                                              Georgia
                  Calgary.......................................-29 ............................... 9520  Atlanta ........................................ 10 ............................... 2985
                  Edmonton ..................................-33 ............................. 10320  Augusta ...................................... 10 ............................... 2306
                  Lethbridge .................................-32 ............................... 8650  Macon ......................................... 15 ............................... 2338
                  Medicine Hat ............................-35 ............................... 8650  Savannah .................................... 20 ............................... 1635
               Arizona                                              Idaho
                  Flagstaff .....................................-10 ............................... 7242  Boise ...........................................-10 ............................... 5678
                  Phoenix ....................................... 25 ............................... 1441  Lewiston ....................................... 5 ............................... 5109
                  Yuma ........................................... 30 ............................... 1036  Pocatello ......................................-5 ............................... 6741
               Arkansas                                             Illinois
                  Fort Smith .................................. 10 ............................... 3226  Cairo .............................................. 0 ............................... 3957
                  Little Rock .................................... 5 ............................... 3009  Chicago ......................................-10 ............................... 6282
               British Columbia                                        Peoria .........................................-10 ............................... 6004
                  Prince George ...........................-32 ............................... 9500     Springfield .................................-10 ............................... 5446
                  Prince Rupert ............................... 8 ............................... 6910  Indiana
                  Vancouver ................................... 11 ............................... 5230  Evansville ..................................... 0 ............................... 4410
                  Victoria  ........................................ 15 ............................... 5410     Fort Wayne ................................-10 ............................... 6232
               California                                              Indianapolis ..............................-10 ............................... 5458
                  Eureka ......................................... 30 ............................... 4758  Iowa
                  Fresno .......................................... 25 ............................... 2403  Davenport .................................-15 ............................... 6252
                  Los Angeles................................ 35 ............................... 1391     Des Moines ...............................-15 ............................... 6375
                  Sacramento ................................. 30 ............................... 2680  Dubuque ....................................-20 ............................... 6820
                  San Diego ................................... 35 ............................... 1596  Keokuk .......................................-10 ............................... 5663
                  San Francisco ............................. 35 ............................... 3137     Sioux City ..................................-20 ............................... 6905
                  San Jose ...................................... 25 ............................... 2823  Kansas
               Colorado                                                Concordia ..................................-10 ............................... 5425
                  Denver .......................................-10 ............................... 5839     Dodge City ................................-10 ............................... 5069
                  Grand Junction .........................-15 ............................... 5613  Topeka ........................................-10 ............................... 5075
                  Pueblo ........................................-20 ............................... 5558  Wichita .......................................-10 ............................... 4664
               Connecticut                                          Kentucky
                  Hartford ........................................ 0 ............................... 6113  Lexington ...................................... 0 ............................... 4792
                  New Haven .................................. 0 ............................... 5880  Louisville ...................................... 0 ............................... 4417
               Delaware                                             Louisiana
                  Wilmington .................................. 0      New Orleans .............................. 20 ............................... 1203
                                                                       Shreveport .................................. 20 ............................... 2132
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