Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Missouri
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.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pemiscot County | 1,908 | 90.1°F | $952 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | 1,830 | 90.1°F | $911 |
| 3 | St. Louis city | 1,769 | 89.6°F | $1,629 |
| 4 | New Madrid County | 1,755 | 90.3°F | $997 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 1,713 | 89.6°F | $2,240 |
| 6 | Newton County | 1,679 | 89.8°F | $1,502 |
| 7 | Cedar County | 1,632 | 90.0°F | $1,396 |
| 8 | Butler County | 1,628 | 89.2°F | $1,236 |
| 9 | Stoddard County | 1,628 | 89.2°F | $1,209 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 1,628 | 89.2°F | $1,033 |
| 11 | Maries County | 1,607 | 90.7°F | $1,612 |
| 12 | Ozark County | 1,594 | 89.7°F | $1,336 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 1,592 | 90.2°F | $1,740 |
| 14 | Mississippi County | 1,592 | 88.7°F | $974 |
| 15 | Scott County | 1,566 | 89.2°F | $1,269 |
| 16 | Camden County | 1,565 | 89.4°F | $2,154 |
| 17 | Taney County | 1,544 | 91.9°F | $1,691 |
| 18 | Greene County | 1,540 | 89.6°F | $1,713 |
| 19 | Bollinger County | 1,528 | 89.5°F | $1,255 |
| 20 | Benton County | 1,523 | 89.7°F | $1,408 |
| 21 | St. Clair County | 1,490 | 90.3°F | $1,259 |
| 22 | Boone County | 1,487 | 88.6°F | $2,116 |
| 23 | Crawford County | 1,487 | 88.9°F | $1,424 |
| 24 | Phelps County | 1,487 | 88.9°F | $1,637 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 1,485 | 90.6°F | $1,815 |
| 26 | Hickory County | 1,473 | 88.7°F | $1,102 |
| 27 | Ripley County | 1,470 | 89.6°F | $1,017 |
| 28 | Bates County | 1,469 | 89.5°F | $1,345 |
| 29 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1,461 | 89.1°F | $1,787 |
| 30 | Cole County | 1,456 | 88.9°F | $1,808 |
| 31 | Shannon County | 1,451 | 91.5°F | $1,294 |
| 32 | St. Charles County | 1,448 | 89.5°F | $2,494 |
| 33 | Cass County | 1,446 | 88.3°F | $2,226 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 1,446 | 88.3°F | $1,861 |
| 35 | Dade County | 1,439 | 89.5°F | $1,366 |
| 36 | Vernon County | 1,437 | 88.7°F | $1,225 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1,411 | 89.4°F | $1,379 |
| 38 | Henry County | 1,406 | 89.5°F | $1,359 |
| 39 | Pulaski County | 1,399 | 89.1°F | $1,595 |
| 40 | Carter County | 1,392 | 89.4°F | $1,271 |
| 41 | Reynolds County | 1,392 | 89.4°F | $1,078 |
| 42 | Barton County | 1,381 | 89.1°F | $1,223 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 1,381 | 89.1°F | $1,387 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 1,379 | 87.5°F | $1,528 |
| 45 | Stone County | 1,368 | 89.3°F | $1,909 |
| 46 | Polk County | 1,366 | 89.1°F | $1,590 |
| 47 | Platte County | 1,363 | 88.3°F | $2,635 |
| 48 | Johnson County | 1,356 | 89.8°F | $1,837 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 1,352 | 88.4°F | $1,846 |
| 50 | Christian County | 1,345 | 89.1°F | $2,057 |
| 51 | Cooper County | 1,344 | 87.7°F | $1,659 |
| 52 | Iron County | 1,341 | 88.5°F | $1,047 |
| 53 | McDonald County | 1,341 | 87.9°F | $1,187 |
| 54 | St. Francois County | 1,341 | 88.5°F | $1,364 |
| 55 | Laclede County | 1,317 | 88.4°F | $1,372 |
| 56 | Miller County | 1,315 | 87.9°F | $1,454 |
| 57 | Moniteau County | 1,315 | 87.8°F | $1,456 |
| 58 | Webster County | 1,310 | 87.9°F | $1,794 |
| 59 | Macon County | 1,308 | 87.5°F | $1,166 |
| 60 | Chariton County | 1,296 | 87.8°F | $1,100 |
| 61 | Andrew County | 1,288 | 88.1°F | $1,667 |
| 62 | Buchanan County | 1,288 | 88.1°F | $1,382 |
| 63 | Saline County | 1,280 | 87.5°F | $1,258 |
| 64 | Audrain County | 1,275 | 87.9°F | $1,132 |
| 65 | Perry County | 1,274 | 88.3°F | $1,611 |
| 66 | Clay County | 1,266 | 88.0°F | $2,180 |
| 67 | Pettis County | 1,266 | 87.3°F | $1,415 |
| 68 | Oregon County | 1,261 | 88.3°F | $1,067 |
| 69 | Grundy County | 1,258 | 88.9°F | $1,036 |
| 70 | Texas County | 1,256 | 87.1°F | $1,109 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 1,254 | 88.0°F | $1,046 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 1,253 | 87.8°F | $1,482 |
| 73 | Randolph County | 1,253 | 87.0°F | $1,279 |
| 74 | Warren County | 1,253 | 87.8°F | $1,992 |
| 75 | Howard County | 1,244 | 87.2°F | $1,307 |
| 76 | Dallas County | 1,242 | 88.9°F | $1,301 |
| 77 | Osage County | 1,240 | 87.7°F | $1,708 |
| 78 | Atchison County | 1,238 | 88.1°F | $1,001 |
| 79 | Holt County | 1,238 | 88.1°F | $1,126 |
| 80 | Lafayette County | 1,231 | 86.7°F | $1,697 |
| 81 | Wright County | 1,228 | 87.9°F | $1,297 |
| 82 | Howell County | 1,213 | 89.0°F | $1,381 |
| 83 | Barry County | 1,212 | 87.0°F | $1,469 |
| 84 | Gentry County | 1,204 | 88.1°F | $1,158 |
| 85 | Douglas County | 1,203 | 87.4°F | $1,385 |
| 86 | Livingston County | 1,196 | 87.3°F | $1,258 |
| 87 | Washington County | 1,196 | 86.0°F | $1,078 |
| 88 | Clinton County | 1,173 | 87.3°F | $1,743 |
| 89 | Dent County | 1,168 | 87.6°F | $1,301 |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 1,159 | 86.8°F | $1,878 |
| 91 | Marion County | 1,153 | 86.0°F | $1,402 |
| 92 | Pike County | 1,144 | 85.9°F | $1,178 |
| 93 | Ralls County | 1,144 | 86.2°F | $1,352 |
| 94 | Madison County | 1,137 | 87.9°F | $1,368 |
| 95 | Caldwell County | 1,101 | 86.8°F | $1,380 |
| 96 | Ray County | 1,099 | 87.2°F | $1,611 |
| 97 | Monroe County | 1,092 | 86.6°F | $1,306 |
| 98 | Shelby County | 1,092 | 86.6°F | $870 |
| 99 | Clark County | 1,088 | 86.4°F | $1,111 |
| 100 | Harrison County | 1,086 | 86.6°F | $1,022 |
| 101 | Callaway County | 1,083 | 85.5°F | $1,671 |
| 102 | Nodaway County | 1,082 | 86.7°F | $1,446 |
| 103 | Lewis County | 1,070 | 85.7°F | $1,098 |
| 104 | DeKalb County | 1,058 | 86.5°F | $1,456 |
| 105 | Linn County | 1,053 | 85.2°F | $1,089 |
| 106 | Sullivan County | 1,053 | 85.2°F | $984 |
| 107 | Worth County | 1,038 | 85.4°F | $925 |
| 108 | Daviess County | 1,031 | 85.8°F | $1,316 |
| 109 | Gasconade County | 1,028 | 87.4°F | $1,463 |
| 110 | Adair County | 1,016 | 85.7°F | $1,397 |
| 111 | Knox County | 1,009 | 85.8°F | $945 |
| 112 | Schuyler County | 1,009 | 85.8°F | $1,106 |
| 113 | Mercer County | 990 | 85.8°F | $942 |
| 114 | Putnam County | 986 | 85.5°F | $1,068 |
| 115 | Scotland County | 958 | 85.8°F | $1,273 |
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 Missouri