Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Oklahoma
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.
Oklahoma ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 2,445 | 97.2°F | $819 |
| 2 | Tillman County | 2,445 | 97.2°F | $776 |
| 3 | Caddo County | 2,307 | 96.8°F | $1,060 |
| 4 | Kiowa County | 2,307 | 96.8°F | $911 |
| 5 | Johnston County | 2,298 | 95.0°F | $1,065 |
| 6 | Marshall County | 2,298 | 95.0°F | $1,289 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 2,282 | 95.7°F | $1,335 |
| 8 | Harmon County | 2,265 | 95.9°F | $807 |
| 9 | Cotton County | 2,264 | 96.6°F | $1,091 |
| 10 | Love County | 2,259 | 94.3°F | $1,508 |
| 11 | Bryan County | 2,236 | 94.3°F | $1,478 |
| 12 | Comanche County | 2,236 | 95.9°F | $1,440 |
| 13 | Pawnee County | 2,194 | 95.4°F | $1,193 |
| 14 | Le Flore County | 2,177 | 94.1°F | $1,157 |
| 15 | Okmulgee County | 2,146 | 94.0°F | $1,107 |
| 16 | Tulsa County | 2,146 | 94.0°F | $1,928 |
| 17 | Hughes County | 2,133 | 93.2°F | $949 |
| 18 | Pittsburg County | 2,133 | 93.2°F | $1,331 |
| 19 | Garvin County | 2,095 | 95.0°F | $1,232 |
| 20 | Logan County | 2,093 | 94.0°F | $2,045 |
| 21 | Oklahoma County | 2,093 | 94.0°F | $1,877 |
| 22 | Pottawatomie County | 2,093 | 94.0°F | $1,419 |
| 23 | Stephens County | 2,091 | 93.5°F | $1,268 |
| 24 | Atoka County | 2,053 | 94.5°F | $1,272 |
| 25 | Major County | 2,049 | 95.5°F | $1,254 |
| 26 | Carter County | 2,038 | 93.5°F | $1,418 |
| 27 | Murray County | 2,038 | 93.5°F | $1,384 |
| 28 | Pontotoc County | 2,038 | 93.8°F | $1,529 |
| 29 | Kingfisher County | 2,033 | 94.6°F | $1,792 |
| 30 | Okfuskee County | 2,033 | 93.0°F | $1,060 |
| 31 | Seminole County | 2,033 | 93.0°F | $920 |
| 32 | Greer County | 2,023 | 94.7°F | $1,012 |
| 33 | Garfield County | 2,022 | 94.8°F | $1,404 |
| 34 | Custer County | 2,019 | 95.2°F | $1,587 |
| 35 | Choctaw County | 2,013 | 93.3°F | $1,119 |
| 36 | Pushmataha County | 2,013 | 93.3°F | $1,097 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 2,000 | 94.6°F | $1,376 |
| 38 | Latimer County | 1,984 | 93.9°F | $1,005 |
| 39 | Beckham County | 1,981 | 94.2°F | $1,420 |
| 40 | Washita County | 1,981 | 94.2°F | $1,083 |
| 41 | Payne County | 1,980 | 93.6°F | $1,934 |
| 42 | Cleveland County | 1,945 | 92.5°F | $2,005 |
| 43 | Grady County | 1,945 | 92.5°F | $1,675 |
| 44 | McClain County | 1,945 | 92.5°F | $2,049 |
| 45 | Kay County | 1,940 | 93.3°F | $1,123 |
| 46 | Coal County | 1,933 | 93.0°F | $928 |
| 47 | McCurtain County | 1,927 | 93.1°F | $1,165 |
| 48 | Haskell County | 1,920 | 92.3°F | $1,143 |
| 49 | McIntosh County | 1,920 | 92.3°F | $1,259 |
| 50 | Muskogee County | 1,920 | 92.3°F | $1,295 |
| 51 | Wagoner County | 1,920 | 92.3°F | $1,911 |
| 52 | Ellis County | 1,916 | 95.1°F | $1,174 |
| 53 | Woodward County | 1,916 | 95.1°F | $1,586 |
| 54 | Noble County | 1,881 | 93.1°F | $1,337 |
| 55 | Osage County | 1,877 | 92.3°F | $1,558 |
| 56 | Blaine County | 1,863 | 94.6°F | $1,183 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 1,863 | 93.0°F | $1,443 |
| 58 | Roger Mills County | 1,837 | 94.1°F | $1,373 |
| 59 | Sequoyah County | 1,833 | 91.4°F | $1,194 |
| 60 | Harper County | 1,827 | 95.8°F | $987 |
| 61 | Woods County | 1,820 | 94.4°F | $1,297 |
| 62 | Canadian County | 1,814 | 93.5°F | $2,056 |
| 63 | Rogers County | 1,781 | 91.7°F | $1,955 |
| 64 | Dewey County | 1,774 | 95.3°F | $1,126 |
| 65 | Craig County | 1,771 | 92.4°F | $1,236 |
| 66 | Nowata County | 1,771 | 92.4°F | $1,165 |
| 67 | Mayes County | 1,728 | 92.1°F | $1,547 |
| 68 | Alfalfa County | 1,715 | 92.9°F | $1,012 |
| 69 | Grant County | 1,715 | 92.9°F | $831 |
| 70 | Creek County | 1,701 | 91.9°F | $1,548 |
| 71 | Washington County | 1,687 | 92.7°F | $1,497 |
| 72 | Texas County | 1,640 | 95.0°F | $1,424 |
| 73 | Beaver County | 1,600 | 94.2°F | $1,140 |
| 74 | Delaware County | 1,463 | 91.3°F | $1,481 |
| 75 | Ottawa County | 1,381 | 89.1°F | $1,098 |
| 76 | Adair County | 1,352 | 89.2°F | $1,063 |
| 77 | Cimarron County | 1,305 | 93.8°F | $930 |
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 Oklahoma