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HDD INDEX [1 record]

Record 1 2015-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Heating
DEF

A measure of how relatively cold (or hot) a year was when compared with the heating degree-day (HDD) average.

OBS

When the HDD index is above([or] below) 1, the observed temperature is colder([or] warmer) than normal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Chauffage
DEF

Mesure précisant à quel point une année était relativement froide (ou chaude) par rapport à la moyenne de degrés-jours de chauffage (DJC).

OBS

Lorsque l'indice de DJC est supérieur ([ou] inférieur) à 1, la température observée est plus froide ([ou] plus chaude) que la normale.

Spanish

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