Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Nebraska
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.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster County | 1,270 | 89.4°F | $2,298 |
| 2 | Saunders County | 1,270 | 89.4°F | $2,110 |
| 3 | Nemaha County | 1,256 | 87.3°F | $1,197 |
| 4 | Richardson County | 1,238 | 88.1°F | $967 |
| 5 | Furnas County | 1,165 | 92.3°F | $935 |
| 6 | Dundy County | 1,155 | 91.4°F | $1,084 |
| 7 | Red Willow County | 1,155 | 91.2°F | $1,327 |
| 8 | Hall County | 1,153 | 88.1°F | $1,852 |
| 9 | Thayer County | 1,150 | 88.6°F | $1,023 |
| 10 | Adams County | 1,136 | 88.0°F | $1,686 |
| 11 | Gage County | 1,135 | 88.4°F | $1,537 |
| 12 | Howard County | 1,129 | 88.8°F | $1,788 |
| 13 | York County | 1,129 | 87.9°F | $1,572 |
| 14 | Fillmore County | 1,127 | 86.5°F | $1,215 |
| 15 | Webster County | 1,124 | 90.5°F | $1,016 |
| 16 | Hitchcock County | 1,123 | 90.9°F | $896 |
| 17 | Frontier County | 1,122 | 91.4°F | $1,309 |
| 18 | Otoe County | 1,122 | 88.2°F | $1,679 |
| 19 | Nuckolls County | 1,105 | 88.7°F | $915 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 1,102 | 88.4°F | $1,142 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 1,102 | 87.9°F | $1,260 |
| 22 | Pawnee County | 1,102 | 87.9°F | $808 |
| 23 | Clay County | 1,096 | 87.2°F | $1,352 |
| 24 | Colfax County | 1,088 | 86.9°F | $1,210 |
| 25 | Platte County | 1,088 | 86.9°F | $1,845 |
| 26 | Harlan County | 1,081 | 88.7°F | $1,342 |
| 27 | Knox County | 1,072 | 88.2°F | $1,114 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 1,071 | 89.2°F | $967 |
| 29 | Keya Paha County | 1,062 | 89.6°F | $1,043 |
| 30 | Saline County | 1,055 | 86.7°F | $1,632 |
| 31 | Cass County | 1,047 | 85.9°F | $2,176 |
| 32 | Douglas County | 1,044 | 85.9°F | $2,229 |
| 33 | Sarpy County | 1,044 | 85.9°F | $2,585 |
| 34 | Hamilton County | 1,037 | 86.5°F | $2,014 |
| 35 | Chase County | 1,015 | 90.9°F | $1,595 |
| 36 | Burt County | 1,014 | 86.7°F | $1,205 |
| 37 | Dodge County | 1,014 | 86.7°F | $1,695 |
| 38 | Washington County | 1,014 | 86.7°F | $2,435 |
| 39 | Blaine County | 1,001 | 90.0°F | $995 |
| 40 | Brown County | 1,001 | 90.0°F | $971 |
| 41 | Kearney County | 994 | 86.7°F | $1,907 |
| 42 | Polk County | 993 | 86.0°F | $1,555 |
| 43 | Seward County | 984 | 85.7°F | $2,013 |
| 44 | Thurston County | 982 | 87.0°F | $1,048 |
| 45 | Sherman County | 959 | 88.2°F | $1,256 |
| 46 | Dawson County | 942 | 86.4°F | $1,439 |
| 47 | Gosper County | 942 | 86.4°F | $1,779 |
| 48 | Butler County | 938 | 85.9°F | $1,488 |
| 49 | Wheeler County | 929 | 87.8°F | $1,227 |
| 50 | Cherry County | 927 | 90.4°F | $1,239 |
| 51 | Cuming County | 914 | 85.0°F | $1,541 |
| 52 | Custer County | 913 | 87.4°F | $1,445 |
| 53 | Nance County | 908 | 85.4°F | $1,157 |
| 54 | Madison County | 907 | 86.4°F | $1,751 |
| 55 | Stanton County | 907 | 86.4°F | $1,654 |
| 56 | Buffalo County | 904 | 86.6°F | $2,097 |
| 57 | Merrick County | 900 | 85.5°F | $1,506 |
| 58 | Perkins County | 898 | 89.3°F | $1,341 |
| 59 | Phelps County | 898 | 87.3°F | $1,577 |
| 60 | Morrill County | 895 | 91.5°F | $1,083 |
| 61 | Hayes County | 874 | 89.1°F | $1,086 |
| 62 | Dakota County | 866 | 85.0°F | $1,566 |
| 63 | Keith County | 857 | 87.0°F | $1,451 |
| 64 | Wayne County | 854 | 85.1°F | $1,788 |
| 65 | Banner County | 853 | 90.7°F | $1,540 |
| 66 | Scotts Bluff County | 853 | 90.7°F | $1,498 |
| 67 | Pierce County | 850 | 86.3°F | $1,619 |
| 68 | Valley County | 840 | 87.1°F | $1,189 |
| 69 | Holt County | 835 | 87.3°F | $1,378 |
| 70 | Dixon County | 828 | 85.3°F | $1,304 |
| 71 | Cedar County | 811 | 84.8°F | $1,546 |
| 72 | Dawes County | 808 | 91.0°F | $1,360 |
| 73 | Sheridan County | 808 | 91.0°F | $1,018 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | 794 | 87.0°F | $1,670 |
| 75 | Boone County | 790 | 84.8°F | $1,459 |
| 76 | Arthur County | 780 | 88.2°F | $1,615 |
| 77 | Boyd County | 778 | 85.9°F | $1,013 |
| 78 | Greeley County | 770 | 86.5°F | $911 |
| 79 | Cheyenne County | 735 | 88.4°F | $1,265 |
| 80 | Antelope County | 734 | 83.2°F | $1,114 |
| 81 | Garfield County | 732 | 85.7°F | $1,359 |
| 82 | Hooker County | 710 | 86.0°F | $882 |
| 83 | Deuel County | 708 | 87.4°F | $982 |
| 84 | Logan County | 692 | 87.1°F | $1,422 |
| 85 | Rock County | 689 | 85.1°F | $1,151 |
| 86 | Loup County | 679 | 85.7°F | $1,101 |
| 87 | Box Butte County | 658 | 86.5°F | $1,495 |
| 88 | Grant County | 641 | 84.7°F | $1,045 |
| 89 | McPherson County | 641 | 84.7°F | $1,154 |
| 90 | Thomas County | 641 | 84.7°F | $1,071 |
| 91 | Garden County | 610 | 86.2°F | $943 |
| 92 | Kimball County | 453 | 86.2°F | $1,106 |
| 93 | Sioux County | 358 | 86.5°F | $1,307 |
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 Nebraska