Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Wyoming
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.
Wyoming ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Horn County | 743 | 91.4°F | $1,583 |
| 2 | Hot Springs County | 737 | 91.8°F | $1,693 |
| 3 | Niobrara County | 624 | 90.0°F | $1,522 |
| 4 | Platte County | 565 | 90.3°F | $1,940 |
| 5 | Washakie County | 528 | 90.2°F | $1,534 |
| 6 | Campbell County | 519 | 87.0°F | $2,055 |
| 7 | Converse County | 512 | 89.0°F | $2,084 |
| 8 | Fremont County | 499 | 88.1°F | $1,976 |
| 9 | Goshen County | 483 | 88.5°F | $1,841 |
| 10 | Johnson County | 452 | 85.7°F | $2,262 |
| 11 | Natrona County | 443 | 89.0°F | $2,028 |
| 12 | Sheridan County | 441 | 87.8°F | $2,656 |
| 13 | Laramie County | 399 | 84.1°F | $2,473 |
| 14 | Sweetwater County | 319 | 84.1°F | $1,902 |
| 15 | Park County | 229 | 82.7°F | $2,813 |
| 16 | Carbon County | 224 | 85.1°F | $1,694 |
| 17 | Crook County | 157 | 75.0°F | $2,128 |
| 18 | Weston County | 157 | 75.0°F | $1,712 |
| 19 | Albany County | 85 | 81.1°F | $2,450 |
| 20 | Uinta County | 45 | 79.7°F | $1,977 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 31 | 81.9°F | $2,499 |
| 22 | Sublette County | 20 | 79.9°F | $2,599 |
| 23 | Teton County | 7 | 76.9°F | $9,611 |
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 Wyoming