Heating Degree Day - HDD — The number of degrees that a day s average temperature is below 65o Fahrenheit (18o Celsius), the temperature below which buildings need to be heated. The price of weather derivatives traded in the winter is based on an index made up of monthly… … Investment dictionary
Heating degree day — United States Heating Degree Day map, 1961 1990 … Wikipedia
heating degree day — (HDD) see degree day … Dictionary of units of measurement
Heating Degree Day(s) — (HDD) The number of degrees per day that the daily average temperature (the mean of the maximum and minimum recorded temperatures) is below a base temperature, usually 65 degrees Fahrenheit, unless otherwise specified; used to determine indoor… … Energy terms
Heating Degree Days — (HDD) A measure of how cold a location is over a period of time relative to a base temperature, most commonly specified as 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The measure is computed for each day by subtracting the average of the day s high and low… … Energy terms
degree day — (deg da) a unit used in meteorology and engineering to measure the demand for heating or cooling. In the United States, it s agreed that 65 °F (18.3 °C) is the critical outside temperature; below this tempeature heating is needed and above it… … Dictionary of units of measurement
cumulative degree day — The sum of the daily Heating Degree Day (HDD) or Cooling Degree Day ( CDD) values over a specified period, usually a month or a season. This value would also be the number recorded in that month s or season s HDD or CDD Index value. Chicago… … Financial and business terms
HDD — may refer to:*Hard disk drive, a computer device which stores digitally encoded data *Heating degree day, quantitative indices designed to reflect the demand for energy *High definition display, in reference to high definition video, high… … Wikipedia
HDD — see heating degree day … Dictionary of units of measurement
List of meteorology topics — This is a list of meteorology topics. The terms relate to meteorology, the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. (see also: List of meteorological phenomena)AlphanumericTOC… … Wikipedia