Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Indiana
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Indiana ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd County | 1,742 | 89.0°F | $1,908 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 1,742 | 89.0°F | $1,765 |
| 3 | Clark County | 1,543 | 87.9°F | $1,751 |
| 4 | Scott County | 1,543 | 87.9°F | $1,256 |
| 5 | Vanderburgh County | 1,525 | 88.6°F | $1,474 |
| 6 | Warrick County | 1,491 | 88.6°F | $1,854 |
| 7 | Knox County | 1,397 | 88.7°F | $1,108 |
| 8 | Daviess County | 1,370 | 87.4°F | $1,562 |
| 9 | Posey County | 1,342 | 87.9°F | $1,771 |
| 10 | Dubois County | 1,337 | 86.6°F | $1,736 |
| 11 | Perry County | 1,337 | 86.6°F | $1,269 |
| 12 | Gibson County | 1,303 | 88.0°F | $1,448 |
| 13 | Crawford County | 1,302 | 88.1°F | $1,051 |
| 14 | Jefferson County | 1,288 | 88.0°F | $1,510 |
| 15 | Spencer County | 1,215 | 85.3°F | $1,503 |
| 16 | Sullivan County | 1,193 | 85.6°F | $1,094 |
| 17 | Delaware County | 1,172 | 85.8°F | $1,144 |
| 18 | Dearborn County | 1,160 | 86.0°F | $1,861 |
| 19 | Ohio County | 1,160 | 86.0°F | $1,594 |
| 20 | Ripley County | 1,160 | 86.0°F | $1,672 |
| 21 | Washington County | 1,157 | 86.6°F | $1,378 |
| 22 | Switzerland County | 1,155 | 86.3°F | $1,490 |
| 23 | Bartholomew County | 1,127 | 86.1°F | $1,811 |
| 24 | Hendricks County | 1,127 | 85.2°F | $2,272 |
| 25 | Marion County | 1,127 | 85.2°F | $1,745 |
| 26 | Decatur County | 1,121 | 84.5°F | $1,570 |
| 27 | Jennings County | 1,096 | 85.5°F | $1,314 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 1,092 | 87.1°F | $1,902 |
| 29 | Orange County | 1,089 | 86.6°F | $1,238 |
| 30 | Vigo County | 1,077 | 85.9°F | $1,250 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 1,069 | 85.1°F | $2,099 |
| 32 | Union County | 1,067 | 86.8°F | $1,384 |
| 33 | Clay County | 1,045 | 85.6°F | $1,118 |
| 34 | Lawrence County | 1,043 | 83.9°F | $1,387 |
| 35 | Martin County | 1,043 | 83.9°F | $1,278 |
| 36 | Pike County | 1,033 | 85.7°F | $1,153 |
| 37 | Brown County | 1,026 | 85.0°F | $1,914 |
| 38 | Greene County | 1,026 | 85.0°F | $1,150 |
| 39 | Shelby County | 988 | 84.8°F | $1,572 |
| 40 | Owen County | 987 | 85.4°F | $1,381 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 980 | 84.7°F | $1,439 |
| 42 | Madison County | 977 | 83.8°F | $1,287 |
| 43 | Lake County | 975 | 85.0°F | $1,801 |
| 44 | Hancock County | 952 | 84.3°F | $2,068 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 941 | 84.8°F | $1,143 |
| 46 | Miami County | 938 | 84.8°F | $1,054 |
| 47 | Wabash County | 938 | 84.8°F | $1,230 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 928 | 84.6°F | $1,405 |
| 49 | Hamilton County | 920 | 84.4°F | $2,999 |
| 50 | Parke County | 917 | 85.8°F | $1,195 |
| 51 | Vermillion County | 917 | 85.8°F | $1,007 |
| 52 | Clinton County | 900 | 83.5°F | $1,338 |
| 53 | Johnson County | 897 | 84.2°F | $2,093 |
| 54 | Boone County | 896 | 83.0°F | $2,701 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 891 | 83.9°F | $1,651 |
| 56 | Newton County | 891 | 83.9°F | $1,380 |
| 57 | Cass County | 888 | 84.4°F | $1,071 |
| 58 | Blackford County | 887 | 83.2°F | $922 |
| 59 | Tippecanoe County | 884 | 83.8°F | $1,768 |
| 60 | Fayette County | 881 | 83.4°F | $1,049 |
| 61 | Rush County | 881 | 83.4°F | $1,332 |
| 62 | Adams County | 877 | 83.6°F | $1,469 |
| 63 | Tipton County | 875 | 84.7°F | $1,403 |
| 64 | Fountain County | 864 | 83.7°F | $1,166 |
| 65 | Warren County | 864 | 83.7°F | $1,343 |
| 66 | Allen County | 849 | 84.1°F | $1,631 |
| 67 | Morgan County | 837 | 83.9°F | $1,759 |
| 68 | Howard County | 833 | 83.7°F | $1,311 |
| 69 | Randolph County | 830 | 82.8°F | $992 |
| 70 | Marshall County | 829 | 83.8°F | $1,541 |
| 71 | Pulaski County | 819 | 83.5°F | $1,161 |
| 72 | Fulton County | 814 | 83.2°F | $1,236 |
| 73 | Grant County | 813 | 83.8°F | $1,050 |
| 74 | Wells County | 798 | 82.6°F | $1,483 |
| 75 | LaPorte County | 795 | 82.1°F | $1,531 |
| 76 | Elkhart County | 793 | 83.3°F | $1,634 |
| 77 | Huntington County | 780 | 84.4°F | $1,274 |
| 78 | Porter County | 778 | 82.9°F | $2,128 |
| 79 | Jay County | 771 | 83.7°F | $1,001 |
| 80 | Benton County | 768 | 83.1°F | $1,197 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 768 | 82.8°F | $1,403 |
| 82 | Noble County | 766 | 83.2°F | $1,533 |
| 83 | Kosciusko County | 761 | 83.8°F | $1,640 |
| 84 | White County | 756 | 83.0°F | $1,366 |
| 85 | Henry County | 737 | 83.1°F | $1,231 |
| 86 | Putnam County | 733 | 83.2°F | $1,658 |
| 87 | LaGrange County | 731 | 82.9°F | $1,978 |
| 88 | St. Joseph County | 722 | 82.7°F | $1,535 |
| 89 | Whitley County | 717 | 82.5°F | $1,692 |
| 90 | Starke County | 697 | 82.4°F | $1,273 |
| 91 | Steuben County | 620 | 81.8°F | $1,666 |
| 92 | DeKalb County | 541 | 80.8°F | $1,486 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Indiana