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Expert: - 4/4/2011


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QUESTION: Where can I get historical monthly heating degree data for the Andover MA area from 1960 to the present

ANSWER: Bill,

Try these websites:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/

Sincerely,

Dave Dombek

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QUESTION: Thanks for the quick response Dave. The first web site had data from 1971 to 2000. however this data was an average of those years which is a start. What I really need is the actual monthly degree days for the period 1960 thru 2010. does this data exist in that form. I will be happy for data either by year or heating season

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Bill,

I'm not sure what to say, other than to suggest that you try contacting our climatology or forensic department. Perhaps we can locate that data for you, although there will likely be some sort of fee involved. Our phone number is 800-562-6452.

Sincerely,

Dave Dombek
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.

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Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.

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