Cooling degree days: ranking of metro areas in New York
Order: highest value first. This indicator is neutral: a higher value does not mean a better one.
Cooling degree days: ranking of metro areas in New York: New York ranks first (769 °C·days per year) and Rochester last (442 °C·days per year). The median across 5 the state's metro areas is 472 °C·days per year. Observation period: 2016-2025. Source: NOAA NCEI, GHCN-Daily.
Yearly sum of how far the mean daily temperature rises above 18 °C. The higher the value, the more homes need cooling.
Data quality: measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded.
| # | Metro area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 769 °C·days per year | 2016-2025 |
| 2 | Albany | 483 °C·days per year | 2016-2025 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 472 °C·days per year | 2016-2025 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 460 °C·days per year | 2016-2025 |
| 5 | Rochester | 442 °C·days per year | 2016-2025 |
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.