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Cooling degree days in Virginia

Cooling degree days in Virginia was 1,212 degree days (base 65°F) in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 6.9% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 48 states in 2025.

2025, degree days (base 65°F)1,212
Change on 2024-6.9%
Rank17th of 48US states ranked
Series high1,4762010
Series low7001967

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Cooling degree days in Virginia, 1895 to 2025

6008001,0001,2001,4001,600189519141933195219711990200920251895: 1,040 degree days (base 65°F)1896: 1,090 degree days (base 65°F)1897: 979 degree days (base 65°F)1898: 1,201 degree days (base 65°F)1899: 1,132 degree days (base 65°F)1900: 1,406 degree days (base 65°F)1901: 1,069 degree days (base 65°F)1902: 978 degree days (base 65°F)1903: 858 degree days (base 65°F)1904: 888 degree days (base 65°F)1905: 1,025 degree days (base 65°F)1906: 1,127 degree days (base 65°F)1907: 794 degree days (base 65°F)1908: 921 degree days (base 65°F)1909: 853 degree days (base 65°F)1910: 915 degree days (base 65°F)1911: 1,203 degree days (base 65°F)1912: 968 degree days (base 65°F)1913: 933 degree days (base 65°F)1914: 1,012 degree days (base 65°F)1915: 887 degree days (base 65°F)1916: 904 degree days (base 65°F)1917: 788 degree days (base 65°F)1918: 902 degree days (base 65°F)1919: 1,016 degree days (base 65°F)1920: 812 degree days (base 65°F)1921: 1,159 degree days (base 65°F)1922: 958 degree days (base 65°F)1923: 959 degree days (base 65°F)1924: 765 degree days (base 65°F)1925: 1,108 degree days (base 65°F)1926: 1,003 degree days (base 65°F)1927: 733 degree days (base 65°F)1928: 894 degree days (base 65°F)1929: 838 degree days (base 65°F)1930: 1,227 degree days (base 65°F)1931: 1,167 degree days (base 65°F)1932: 1,079 degree days (base 65°F)1933: 1,153 degree days (base 65°F)1934: 1,219 degree days (base 65°F)1935: 970 degree days (base 65°F)1936: 1,194 degree days (base 65°F)1937: 1,012 degree days (base 65°F)1938: 1,001 degree days (base 65°F)1939: 1,129 degree days (base 65°F)1940: 864 degree days (base 65°F)1941: 1,155 degree days (base 65°F)1942: 1,124 degree days (base 65°F)1943: 1,197 degree days (base 65°F)1944: 1,164 degree days (base 65°F)1945: 1,032 degree days (base 65°F)1946: 817 degree days (base 65°F)1947: 1,004 degree days (base 65°F)1948: 949 degree days (base 65°F)1949: 1,081 degree days (base 65°F)1950: 858 degree days (base 65°F)1951: 994 degree days (base 65°F)1952: 1,131 degree days (base 65°F)1953: 1,177 degree days (base 65°F)1954: 1,070 degree days (base 65°F)1955: 1,093 degree days (base 65°F)1956: 914 degree days (base 65°F)1957: 1,046 degree days (base 65°F)1958: 908 degree days (base 65°F)1959: 1,167 degree days (base 65°F)1960: 970 degree days (base 65°F)1961: 979 degree days (base 65°F)1962: 830 degree days (base 65°F)1963: 830 degree days (base 65°F)1964: 912 degree days (base 65°F)1965: 980 degree days (base 65°F)1966: 920 degree days (base 65°F)1967: 700 degree days (base 65°F)1968: 984 degree days (base 65°F)1969: 963 degree days (base 65°F)1970: 1,104 degree days (base 65°F)1971: 964 degree days (base 65°F)1972: 796 degree days (base 65°F)1973: 1,089 degree days (base 65°F)1974: 814 degree days (base 65°F)1975: 993 degree days (base 65°F)1976: 815 degree days (base 65°F)1977: 1,144 degree days (base 65°F)1978: 1,001 degree days (base 65°F)1979: 823 degree days (base 65°F)1980: 1,165 degree days (base 65°F)1981: 924 degree days (base 65°F)1982: 873 degree days (base 65°F)1983: 1,060 degree days (base 65°F)1984: 951 degree days (base 65°F)1985: 949 degree days (base 65°F)1986: 1,095 degree days (base 65°F)1987: 1,223 degree days (base 65°F)1988: 1,053 degree days (base 65°F)1989: 998 degree days (base 65°F)1990: 997 degree days (base 65°F)1991: 1,229 degree days (base 65°F)1992: 783 degree days (base 65°F)1993: 1,175 degree days (base 65°F)1994: 996 degree days (base 65°F)1995: 1,106 degree days (base 65°F)1996: 916 degree days (base 65°F)1997: 868 degree days (base 65°F)1998: 1,214 degree days (base 65°F)1999: 1,100 degree days (base 65°F)2000: 948 degree days (base 65°F)2001: 930 degree days (base 65°F)2002: 1,237 degree days (base 65°F)2003: 985 degree days (base 65°F)2004: 1,088 degree days (base 65°F)2005: 1,239 degree days (base 65°F)2006: 1,088 degree days (base 65°F)2007: 1,241 degree days (base 65°F)2008: 1,063 degree days (base 65°F)2009: 1,000 degree days (base 65°F)2010: 1,476 degree days (base 65°F)2011: 1,281 degree days (base 65°F)2012: 1,227 degree days (base 65°F)2013: 999 degree days (base 65°F)2014: 994 degree days (base 65°F)2015: 1,214 degree days (base 65°F)2016: 1,336 degree days (base 65°F)2017: 1,130 degree days (base 65°F)2018: 1,404 degree days (base 65°F)2019: 1,410 degree days (base 65°F)2020: 1,204 degree days (base 65°F)2021: 1,253 degree days (base 65°F)2022: 1,188 degree days (base 65°F)2023: 1,074 degree days (base 65°F)2024: 1,302 degree days (base 65°F)2025: 1,212 degree days (base 65°F)
degree days (base 65°F). Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.
All 131 values
Perioddegree days (base 65°F)
20251,212
20241,302
20231,074
20221,188
20211,253
20201,204
20191,410
20181,404
20171,130
20161,336
20151,214
2014994
2013999
20121,227
20111,281
20101,476
20091,000
20081,063
20071,241
20061,088
20051,239
20041,088
2003985
20021,237
2001930
2000948
19991,100
19981,214
1997868
1996916
19951,106
1994996
19931,175
1992783
19911,229
1990997
1989998
19881,053
19871,223
19861,095
1985949
1984951
19831,060
1982873
1981924
19801,165
1979823
19781,001
19771,144
1976815
1975993
1974814
19731,089
1972796
1971964
19701,104
1969963
1968984
1967700
1966920
1965980
1964912
1963830
1962830
1961979
1960970
19591,167
1958908
19571,046
1956914
19551,093
19541,070
19531,177
19521,131
1951994
1950858
19491,081
1948949
19471,004
1946817
19451,032
19441,164
19431,197
19421,124
19411,155
1940864
19391,129
19381,001
19371,012
19361,194
1935970
19341,219
19331,153
19321,079
19311,167
19301,227
1929838
1928894
1927733
19261,003
19251,108
1924765
1923959
1922958
19211,159
1920812
19191,016
1918902
1917788
1916904
1915887
19141,012
1913933
1912968
19111,203
1910915
1909853
1908921
1907794
19061,127
19051,025
1904888
1903858
1902978
19011,069
19001,406
18991,132
18981,201
1897979
18961,090
18951,040

Compared with United States

Place2025
Virginia1,212
United States1,502

Rankings

Definition

Sum over January to December of the degrees by which the daily mean temperature exceeds 65°F, a measure of cooling demand. NOAA estimates monthly values from nClimDiv temperatures and weights areas by population (2010 Census).

NOAA publishes these for operational monitoring; they can differ from official degree day publications.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide (Cooling degree days, Virginia, 1895 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide, Cooling degree days, Virginia, 1895 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cooling-degree-days/virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide. Cooling degree days, Virginia, 1895 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cooling-degree-days/virginia.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide, Cooling degree days, Virginia, 1895 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cooling-degree-days/virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_cooling_degree_days_virginia_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide: Cooling degree days, Virginia, 1895 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cooling-degree-days/virginia. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/44/cdd/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the cooling degree days in Virginia?

Cooling degree days in Virginia was 1,212 degree days (base 65°F) in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 6.9% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 48 states in 2025.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December cooling degree days (base 65°F), contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest cooling degree days in Virginia?

1,476 degree days (base 65°F) in 2010, the highest value since 1895 in this series.

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