Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Minnesota
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.
Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winona County | 942 | 85.4°F | $1,840 |
| 2 | Cottonwood County | 813 | 84.3°F | $1,354 |
| 3 | Ramsey County | 790 | 82.7°F | $2,520 |
| 4 | Carver County | 788 | 83.7°F | $3,377 |
| 5 | Martin County | 773 | 82.9°F | $1,370 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 722 | 84.7°F | $1,321 |
| 7 | Lyon County | 722 | 84.7°F | $1,636 |
| 8 | Hennepin County | 703 | 83.3°F | $3,041 |
| 9 | Redwood County | 690 | 83.6°F | $1,306 |
| 10 | Watonwan County | 686 | 82.8°F | $1,323 |
| 11 | Big Stone County | 682 | 82.8°F | $1,186 |
| 12 | Faribault County | 668 | 82.2°F | $1,092 |
| 13 | Traverse County | 666 | 82.4°F | $1,009 |
| 14 | Morrison County | 657 | 84.7°F | $1,937 |
| 15 | Freeborn County | 651 | 81.6°F | $1,427 |
| 16 | Swift County | 643 | 83.3°F | $1,269 |
| 17 | Steele County | 640 | 81.7°F | $1,975 |
| 18 | Pipestone County | 637 | 82.4°F | $1,125 |
| 19 | Blue Earth County | 632 | 81.9°F | $2,070 |
| 20 | Waseca County | 625 | 81.3°F | $1,812 |
| 21 | Wabasha County | 614 | 83.1°F | $2,039 |
| 22 | Lac qui Parle County | 608 | 82.5°F | $1,253 |
| 23 | Kandiyohi County | 596 | 81.5°F | $1,906 |
| 24 | Rock County | 594 | 82.7°F | $1,645 |
| 25 | Brown County | 593 | 82.3°F | $1,550 |
| 26 | Rice County | 589 | 82.0°F | $2,406 |
| 27 | Nobles County | 588 | 82.0°F | $1,516 |
| 28 | Houston County | 587 | 81.2°F | $1,907 |
| 29 | Le Sueur County | 577 | 81.9°F | $2,353 |
| 30 | Dakota County | 551 | 81.3°F | $2,885 |
| 31 | Chippewa County | 546 | 82.2°F | $1,306 |
| 32 | Isanti County | 546 | 81.8°F | $2,309 |
| 33 | Yellow Medicine County | 546 | 82.2°F | $1,300 |
| 34 | Clay County | 542 | 82.1°F | $2,121 |
| 35 | Nicollet County | 542 | 81.4°F | $2,141 |
| 36 | Wilkin County | 542 | 82.1°F | $1,440 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 538 | 81.4°F | $1,264 |
| 38 | McLeod County | 535 | 80.9°F | $1,960 |
| 39 | Sibley County | 535 | 80.9°F | $1,810 |
| 40 | Dodge County | 533 | 80.3°F | $2,201 |
| 41 | Olmsted County | 533 | 80.3°F | $2,480 |
| 42 | Scott County | 532 | 80.7°F | $3,141 |
| 43 | Wright County | 532 | 80.9°F | $2,667 |
| 44 | Renville County | 513 | 82.0°F | $1,324 |
| 45 | Washington County | 511 | 79.3°F | $3,175 |
| 46 | Anoka County | 508 | 82.2°F | $2,603 |
| 47 | Goodhue County | 507 | 81.0°F | $2,211 |
| 48 | Stearns County | 506 | 80.9°F | $2,105 |
| 49 | Stevens County | 498 | 80.7°F | $1,508 |
| 50 | Murray County | 497 | 81.1°F | $1,492 |
| 51 | Douglas County | 495 | 80.2°F | $2,329 |
| 52 | Grant County | 495 | 80.2°F | $1,512 |
| 53 | Meeker County | 494 | 81.2°F | $1,884 |
| 54 | Pope County | 491 | 82.9°F | $1,956 |
| 55 | Benton County | 468 | 81.6°F | $2,036 |
| 56 | Sherburne County | 464 | 80.9°F | $2,666 |
| 57 | Fillmore County | 452 | 81.1°F | $1,701 |
| 58 | Chisago County | 446 | 82.1°F | $2,655 |
| 59 | Otter Tail County | 416 | 78.6°F | $2,024 |
| 60 | Crow Wing County | 413 | 81.5°F | $2,185 |
| 61 | Mower County | 408 | 79.3°F | $1,480 |
| 62 | Norman County | 392 | 80.7°F | $1,200 |
| 63 | Kanabec County | 390 | 80.3°F | $1,858 |
| 64 | Polk County | 386 | 78.9°F | $1,763 |
| 65 | Red Lake County | 386 | 78.9°F | $1,356 |
| 66 | Kittson County | 382 | 79.4°F | $1,183 |
| 67 | Mille Lacs County | 378 | 80.1°F | $1,967 |
| 68 | Becker County | 367 | 80.2°F | $2,118 |
| 69 | Cass County | 367 | 80.2°F | $2,051 |
| 70 | Hubbard County | 367 | 80.2°F | $2,057 |
| 71 | Wadena County | 367 | 80.2°F | $1,466 |
| 72 | Mahnomen County | 362 | 78.5°F | $1,279 |
| 73 | Beltrami County | 339 | 76.6°F | $1,845 |
| 74 | Todd County | 313 | 78.7°F | $1,593 |
| 75 | Clearwater County | 287 | 78.2°F | $1,470 |
| 76 | Aitkin County | 270 | 79.1°F | $1,858 |
| 77 | Pine County | 266 | 78.8°F | $1,847 |
| 78 | Itasca County | 231 | 76.8°F | $1,747 |
| 79 | Lake of the Woods County | 228 | 77.9°F | $1,739 |
| 80 | St. Louis County | 228 | 77.2°F | $1,748 |
| 81 | Carlton County | 212 | 78.5°F | $1,951 |
| 82 | Marshall County | 188 | 77.5°F | $1,311 |
| 83 | Pennington County | 188 | 77.5°F | $1,632 |
| 84 | Roseau County | 188 | 77.5°F | $1,499 |
| 85 | Koochiching County | 175 | 76.5°F | $1,237 |
| 86 | Lake County | 175 | 76.1°F | $1,804 |
| 87 | Cook County | 51 | 69.9°F | $2,328 |
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 Minnesota