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BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

HOT-HUMID

MIXED-HUMID

COLD / VERY COLD

HOT-DRY / MIXED-DRY

MARINE

PREPARED BY

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

& Oak Ridge National Laboratory

August 2010

August 2010 • PNNL-17211

CLIMATE REGIONS

VOLUME 7.1

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE HOME TECHNOLOGIES

Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County

BUILDING AMERICA BEST PRACTICES SERIES

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BUILDING AMERICA BEST PRACTICES SERIES

VOLUME 7.1

High-Performance Home Technologies:

Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County

PREPARED BY

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael C. Baechler

Jennifer Williamson, Theresa Gilbride, Pam Cole, and Marye Hefty

and

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Pat M. Love

August 2010

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy

under Contract DE-AC05-76RLO 1830

PNNL-17211

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the

United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency

thereof, nor Battelle Memorial Institute, nor any of their employees, makes any

warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the

accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or

process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned

rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by

trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute

or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States

Government or any agency thereof, or Battelle Memorial Institute. The views and

opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of

the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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You can learn more about Building America and download additional copies of this document, other best practices, research reports, and case studies at

www.buildingamerica.gov

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PrefaceThis guide to climate zones is an update to Volume 7 in the Best Practices series of guides for home builders produced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program. This guide describes the climate zone designations used by Building America and compares them with the climate zone designations used in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

Building America welcomes reader feedback on all volumes of the Best Practices Series. Please submit your comments via e-mail to George James ([email protected])

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Guide to Determining Climate Regions by County

This report describes the climate zone designations used by the U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program. The report is intended as an aid in helping builders to identify the appropriate climate designation for the counties in which they are building. The guide can be used in conjunction with the Best Practices builders’ guides produced by the DOE Building America Program to help builders determine which climate-specific Best Practices guide they should use.

The eight U.S. Building America climate regions described here are based on the climate designations used by the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The IECC climate zone map was developed by DOE researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with input from Building America team members, in particular Joseph Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation.a,b The IECC map was developed to provide a simplified, consistent approach to defining climate for implementation of various codes; it was based on widely accepted classifications of world climates that have been applied in a variety of different disciplines. The PNNL-developed map was adopted by the IECC and was first included in the IECC in the 2004 Supplement to the IECC. It first appeared in ASHRAE 90.1 in the 2004 edition. The IECC map divided the United States into eight temperature-oriented climate zones. These zones are further divided into three moisture-oriented moisture regimes designated A, B, and C. Thus the IECC map allows for up to 24 potential climate designations.

In 2003, with direction from the Building America teams, researchers at DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory simplified the IECC map for purposes of the Building America Program, into eight climate zones. For reporting purposes, these are further combined into five climate categories: Hot-humid, hot-dry/mixed dry, mixed-humid, marine, cold/very cold, and subarctic.c

The Building America and IECC climate maps are shown in Figures 1 and 2. The climate regions are described below. Climate zone boundaries follow county boundary lines. A listing of counties comprising each climate zone is provided below, beginning on page 5.

The climate region definitions are based on heating degree days, average temperatures, and precipitation as follows:

The table at the end of this document contains the complete listing of U.S. counties in alphabetical order by state, then county, and then Building America climate region.

a Briggs RS, ZT Taylor, and RG Lucas. 2003. “Climate Classification for Building Energy Codes and Standards.” Presented by Z. Todd Taylor and Robert G. Lucas at ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL on January 28, 2003. PNNL-SA-37941, prepared by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA.

b Personal communication with Z. Todd Taylor and Mark Halverson, PNNL, 8/18/2010, and Robert Hendron, National Renewable Energy Labooratory (NREL), 8-18-2010.

c Personal communication, Robert Hendron, NREL, 8-18-2010

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Marine (C)Dry (B) Moist (A)

All of Alaska in Zone 7except for the followingBoroughs in Zone 8:BethelDellinghamFairbanks N. StarNomeNorth Slope

Northwest ArcticSoutheast FairbanksWade HamptonYukon−Koyukuk

Zone 1 includesHawaii, Guam,Puerto Rico,and the Virgin Islands

Warm−HumidBelow White Line

HOT-HUMID

MIXED-HUMID

COLD / VERY COLD

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Figure 1. Seven of the eight US climate zones recognized by Building America occur in the continental United States. The sub-arctic U.S. climate zone, not shown on the map, appears only in Alaska.

Figure 2. International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) climate regions

All of Alaska is in Zone 7 except for the following boroughs which are in Zone 8: Bethel, Dellingham, Fairbanks N. Star, Nome, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Southest Fairbanks, Wade Hampton, Yukon-Koyukuk

Warm-Humid Below White Line

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Heating Degree Days

The degree-day measurement is the difference in temperature between the mean (average) outdoor temperature over a 24-hour period and a given base temperature for a building space, typically 65°F (25°C in Canada). For example, if the mean temperature at a given location for January 3 is 35°F, then the heating degree days measurement for that day is 30 (65 - 35 = 30).

Hot-Humid

A hot-humid climate is defined as a region that receives more than 20 inches (50 cm) of annual precipitation and where one or both of the following occur:

• A 67°F (19.5°C) or higher wet bulb temperature for 3,000 or more hours during the warmest six consecutive months of the year; or

• A 73°F (23°C) or higher wet bulb temperature for 1,500 or more hours during the warmest six consecutive months of the year.

The Building America hot-humid climate zone includes the portions of IECC zones 1, 2, and 3 that are in the moist category (A) below the “warm-humid” line shown on the IECC map.

Mixed-Humid

A mixed-humid climate is defined as a region that receives more than 20 inches (50 cm) of annual precipitation, has approximately 5,400 heating degree days (65°F basis) or fewer, and where the average monthly outdoor temperature drops below 45°F (7°C) during the winter months.

The Building America mixed-humid climate zone includes the portions of IECC zones 4 and 3 in category A above the “warm-humid” line.

Hot-Dry

A hot-dry climate is defined as a region that receives less than 20 inches (50 cm) of annual precipitation and where the monthly average outdoor temperature remains above 45°F (7°C) throughout the year.

The Building America hot-dry climate zone corresponds to the portions of IECC zones 2 and 3 in the dry category.

Mixed-Dry

A mixed-dry climate is defined as a region that receives less than 20 inches (50 cm) of annual precipitation, has approximately 5,400 heating degree days (50°F basis) or less, and where the average monthly outdoor temperature drops below 45°F (7°C) during the winter months.

The Building America mixed-dry climate zone corresponds to IECC climate zone 4 B (dry).

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Cold

A cold climate is defined as a region with between 5,400 e and 9,000 heating degree days (65°F basis).

The Building America cold climate corresponds to the IECC climate zones 5 and 6.

Very-Cold

A very cold climate is defined as a region with between 9,000 and 12,600 heating degree days (65°F basis).

The Building America very cold climate corresponds to IECC climate zone 7.

Subarctic

A subarctic climate is defined as a region with 12,600 heating degree days (65° basis) or more. The only subarctic regions in the United States are in found Alaska, which is not shown in Figure 1.

The Building America subarctic climate zone corresponds to IECC climate zone 8.

Marine

A marine climate is defined as a region that meets all of the following criteria:

• A coldest month mean temperature between 27°F (-3°C) and 65°F (18°C)

• A warmest month mean of less than 72°F (22°C)

• At least 4 months with mean temperatures higher than 50°F (10°C)

• A dry season in summer. The month with the heaviest precipitation in the cold season has at least three times as much precipitation as the month with the least precipitation in the rest of the year. The cold season is October through March in the Northern Hemisphere and April through September in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Building America marine climate corresponds to those portions of IECC climate zones 3 and 4 located in the “C” moisture category.

Building America and IECC Climate Zones

The table below shows the relationship between the Building America and IECC climate zones.

Building America IECC

Subarctic Zone 8

Very Cold Zone 7

Cold Zones 5 and 6

Mixed-Humid 4A and 3A counties above warm-humid line

Mixed-Dry Zone 4B

Hot-Humid 2A and 3A counties below warm-humid line

Hot-Dry Zone 3B

Marine All counties with a “C” moisture regime

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Building America Climate Regionsby Counties of the United States

Version 3, June 26, 2006

State County Region State County Region

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AL Alabama Autauga Hot-Humid AL Alabama Baldwin Hot-Humid AL Alabama Barbour Hot-Humid AL Alabama Bibb Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Blount Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Bullock Hot-Humid AL Alabama Butler Hot-Humid AL Alabama Calhoun Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Chambers Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Cherokee Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Chilton Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Choctaw Hot-Humid AL Alabama Clarke Hot-Humid AL Alabama Clay Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Cleburne Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Coffee Hot-Humid AL Alabama Colbert Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Conecuh Hot-Humid AL Alabama Coosa Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Covington Hot-Humid AL Alabama Crenshaw Hot-Humid AL Alabama Cullman Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Dale Hot-Humid AL Alabama Dallas Hot-Humid AL Alabama DeKalb Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Elmore Hot-Humid AL Alabama Escambia Hot-Humid AL Alabama Etowah Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Fayette Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Franklin Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Geneva Hot-Humid AL Alabama Greene Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Hale Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Henry Hot-Humid AL Alabama Houston Hot-Humid AL Alabama Jackson Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Jefferson Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Lamar Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Lauderdale Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Lawrence Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Lee Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Limestone Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Lowndes Hot-Humid AL Alabama Macon Hot-Humid AL Alabama Madison Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Marengo Hot-Humid AL Alabama Marion Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Marshall Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Mobile Hot-Humid AL Alabama Monroe Hot-Humid AL Alabama Montgomery Hot-Humid AL Alabama Morgan Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Perry Hot-Humid AL Alabama Pickens Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Pike Hot-Humid AL Alabama Randolph Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Russell Hot-Humid AL Alabama Shelby Mixed-Humid AL Alabama St. Clair Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Sumter Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Talladega Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Tallapoosa Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Tuscaloosa Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Walker Mixed-Humid AL Alabama Washington Hot-Humid

AL Alabama Wilcox Hot-Humid AL Alabama Winston Mixed-Humid AK Alaska Aleutians East Very Cold AK Alaska Aleutians West (CA) Very Cold AK Alaska Anchorage Very Cold AK Alaska Bethel (CA) Subarctic AK Alaska Bristol Bay Very Cold AK Alaska Denali Very Cold AK Alaska Dillingham (CA) Subarctic AK Alaska Fairbanks North Star Subarctic AK Alaska Haines Very Cold AK Alaska Juneau Very Cold AK Alaska Kenai Peninsula Very Cold AK Alaska Ketchikan Gateway Very Cold AK Alaska Kodiak Island Very Cold AK Alaska Lake and Peninsula Very Cold AK Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Very Cold AK Alaska Nome (CA) Subarctic AK Alaska North Slope Subarctic AK Alaska Northwest Arctic Subarctic AK Alaska Prince of Wales- Outer Ketchikan (CA) Very Cold AK Alaska Sitka Very Cold AK Alaska Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Very Cold AK Alaska Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Subarctic AK Alaska Valdez-Cordova (CA) Very Cold AK Alaska Wade Hampton (CA) Subarctic AK Alaska Wrangell-Petersburg (CA) Very Cold AK Alaska Yakutat Very Cold AK Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Subarctic AZ Arizona Apache Cold AZ Arizona Cochise Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Coconino Cold AZ Arizona Gila Mixed-Dry AZ Arizona Graham Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Greenlee Hot-Dry AZ Arizona La Paz Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Maricopa Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Mohave Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Navajo Cold AZ Arizona Pima Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Pinal Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Santa Cruz Hot-Dry AZ Arizona Yavapai Mixed-Dry AZ Arizona Yuma Hot-Dry AR Arkansas Arkansas Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Ashley Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Baxter Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Benton Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Boone Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Bradley Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Calhoun Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Carroll Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Chicot Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Clark Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Clay Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Cleburne Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Cleveland Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Columbia Hot-Humid AR Arkansas Conway Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Craighead Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Crawford Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Crittenden Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Cross Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Dallas Mixed-Humid

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AR Arkansas Desha Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Drew Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Faulkner Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Franklin Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Fulton Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Garland Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Grant Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Greene Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Hempstead Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Hot Spring Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Howard Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Independence Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Izard Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Jackson Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Jefferson Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Johnson Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Lafayette Hot-Humid AR Arkansas Lawrence Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Lee Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Lincoln Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Little River Hot-Humid AR Arkansas Logan Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Lonoke Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Madison Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Marion Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Miller Hot-Humid AR Arkansas Mississippi Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Monroe Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Montgomery Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Nevada Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Newton Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Ouachita Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Perry Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Phillips Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Pike Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Poinsett Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Polk Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Pope Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Prairie Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Pulaski Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Randolph Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Saline Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Scott Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Searcy Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Sebastian Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Sevier Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Sharp Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas St. Francis Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Stone Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Union Hot-Humid AR Arkansas Van Buren Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Washington Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas White Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Woodruff Mixed-Humid AR Arkansas Yell Mixed-Humid CA California Alameda Marine CA California Alpine Cold CA California Amador Mixed-Dry CA California Butte Hot-Dry CA California Calaveras Mixed-Dry CA California Colusa Hot-Dry CA California Contra Costa Hot-Dry CA California Del Norte Marine CA California El Dorado Mixed-Dry CA California Fresno Hot-Dry

CA California Glenn Hot-Dry CA California Humboldt Marine CA California Imperial Hot-Dry CA California Inyo Mixed-Dry CA California Kern Hot-Dry CA California Kings Hot-Dry CA California Lake Mixed-Dry CA California Lassen Cold CA California Los Angeles Hot-Dry CA California Madera Hot-Dry CA California Marin Marine CA California Mariposa Mixed-Dry CA California Mendocino Marine CA California Merced Hot-Dry CA California Modoc Cold CA California Mono Cold CA California Monterey Marine CA California Napa Marine CA California Nevada Cold CA California Orange Hot-Dry CA California Placer Hot-Dry CA California Plumas Cold CA California Riverside Hot-Dry CA California Sacramento Hot-Dry CA California San Benito Marine CA California San Bernardino Hot-Dry CA California San Diego Hot-Dry CA California San Francisco Marine CA California San Joaquin Hot-Dry CA California San Luis Obispo Marine CA California San Mateo Marine CA California Santa Barbara Marine CA California Santa Clara Marine CA California Santa Cruz Marine CA California Shasta Hot-Dry CA California Sierra Cold CA California Siskiyou Cold CA California Solano Hot-Dry CA California Sonoma Marine CA California Stanislaus Hot-Dry CA California Sutter Hot-Dry CA California Tehama Hot-Dry CA California Trinity Mixed-Dry CA California Tulare Hot-Dry CA California Tuolumne Mixed-Dry CA California Ventura Marine CA California Yolo Hot-Dry CA California Yuba Hot-Dry CO Colorado Adams Cold CO Colorado Alamosa Cold CO Colorado Arapahoe Cold CO Colorado Archuleta Cold CO Colorado Baca Mixed-Dry CO Colorado Bent Cold CO Colorado Boulder Cold CO Colorado Broomfield Cold CO Colorado Chaffee Cold CO Colorado Cheyenne Cold CO Colorado Clear Creek Very Cold CO Colorado Conejos Cold CO Colorado Costilla Cold CO Colorado Crowley Cold CO Colorado Custer Cold CO Colorado Delta Cold CO Colorado Denver Cold

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CO Colorado Dolores Cold CO Colorado Douglas Cold CO Colorado Eagle Cold CO Colorado El Paso Cold CO Colorado Elbert Cold CO Colorado Fremont Cold CO Colorado Garfield Cold CO Colorado Gilpin Cold CO Colorado Grand Very Cold CO Colorado Gunnison Very Cold CO Colorado Hinsdale Very Cold CO Colorado Huerfano Cold CO Colorado Jackson Very Cold CO Colorado Jefferson Cold CO Colorado Kiowa Cold CO Colorado Kit Carson Cold CO Colorado La Plata Cold CO Colorado Lake Very Cold CO Colorado Larimer Cold CO Colorado Las Animas Mixed-Dry CO Colorado Lincoln Cold CO Colorado Logan Cold CO Colorado Mesa Cold CO Colorado Mineral Very Cold CO Colorado Moffat Cold CO Colorado Montezuma Cold CO Colorado Montrose Cold CO Colorado Morgan Cold CO Colorado Otero Mixed-Dry CO Colorado Ouray Cold CO Colorado Park Very Cold CO Colorado Phillips Cold CO Colorado Pitkin Very Cold CO Colorado Prowers Cold CO Colorado Pueblo Cold CO Colorado Rio Blanco Cold CO Colorado Rio Grande Very Cold CO Colorado Routt Very Cold CO Colorado Saguache Cold CO Colorado San Juan Very Cold CO Colorado San Miguel Cold CO Colorado Sedgwick Cold CO Colorado Summit Very Cold CO Colorado Teller Cold CO Colorado Washington Cold CO Colorado Weld Cold CO Colorado Yuma Cold CT Connecticut Fairfield Cold CT Connecticut Hartford Cold CT Connecticut Litchfield Cold CT Connecticut Middlesex Cold CT Connecticut New Haven Cold CT Connecticut New London Cold CT Connecticut Tolland Cold CT Connecticut Windham Cold DE Delaware Kent Mixed-Humid DE Delaware New Castle Mixed-Humid DE Delaware Sussex Mixed-Humid DC District of District of Columbia Mixed-Humid Columbia FL Florida Alachua Hot-Humid FL Florida Baker Hot-Humid FL Florida Bay Hot-Humid FL Florida Bradford Hot-Humid FL Florida Brevard Hot-Humid

FL Florida Broward Hot-Humid FL Florida Calhoun Hot-Humid FL Florida Charlotte Hot-Humid FL Florida Citrus Hot-Humid FL Florida Clay Hot-Humid FL Florida Collier Hot-Humid FL Florida Columbia Hot-Humid FL Florida DeSoto Hot-Humid FL Florida Dixie Hot-Humid FL Florida Duval Hot-Humid FL Florida Escambia Hot-Humid FL Florida Flagler Hot-Humid FL Florida Franklin Hot-Humid FL Florida Gadsden Hot-Humid FL Florida Gilchrist Hot-Humid FL Florida Glades Hot-Humid FL Florida Gulf Hot-Humid FL Florida Hamilton Hot-Humid FL Florida Hardee Hot-Humid FL Florida Hendry Hot-Humid FL Florida Hernando Hot-Humid FL Florida Highlands Hot-Humid FL Florida Hillsborough Hot-Humid FL Florida Holmes Hot-Humid FL Florida Indian River Hot-Humid FL Florida Jackson Hot-Humid FL Florida Jefferson Hot-Humid FL Florida Lafayette Hot-Humid FL Florida Lake Hot-Humid FL Florida Lee Hot-Humid FL Florida Leon Hot-Humid FL Florida Levy Hot-Humid FL Florida Liberty Hot-Humid FL Florida Madison Hot-Humid FL Florida Manatee Hot-Humid FL Florida Marion Hot-Humid FL Florida Martin Hot-Humid FL Florida Miami-Dade Hot-Humid FL Florida Monroe Hot-Humid FL Florida Nassau Hot-Humid FL Florida Okaloosa Hot-Humid FL Florida Okeechobee Hot-Humid FL Florida Orange Hot-Humid FL Florida Osceola Hot-Humid FL Florida Palm Beach Hot-Humid FL Florida Pasco Hot-Humid FL Florida Pinellas Hot-Humid FL Florida Polk Hot-Humid FL Florida Putnam Hot-Humid FL Florida Santa Rosa Hot-Humid FL Florida Sarasota Hot-Humid FL Florida Seminole Hot-Humid FL Florida St. Johns Hot-Humid FL Florida St. Lucie Hot-Humid FL Florida Sumter Hot-Humid FL Florida Suwannee Hot-Humid FL Florida Taylor Hot-Humid FL Florida Union Hot-Humid FL Florida Volusia Hot-Humid FL Florida Wakulla Hot-Humid FL Florida Walton Hot-Humid FL Florida Washington Hot-Humid GA Georgia Appling Hot-Humid GA Georgia Atkinson Hot-Humid GA Georgia Bacon Hot-Humid

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GA Georgia Baker Hot-Humid GA Georgia Baldwin Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Banks Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Barrow Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Bartow Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Ben Hill Hot-Humid GA Georgia Berrien Hot-Humid GA Georgia Bibb Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Bleckley Hot-Humid GA Georgia Brantley Hot-Humid GA Georgia Brooks Hot-Humid GA Georgia Bryan Hot-Humid GA Georgia Bulloch Hot-Humid GA Georgia Burke Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Butts Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Calhoun Hot-Humid GA Georgia Camden Hot-Humid GA Georgia Candler Hot-Humid GA Georgia Carroll Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Catoosa Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Charlton Hot-Humid GA Georgia Chatham Hot-Humid GA Georgia Chattahoochee Hot-Humid GA Georgia Chattooga Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Cherokee Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Clarke Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Clay Hot-Humid GA Georgia Clayton Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Clinch Hot-Humid GA Georgia Cobb Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Coffee Hot-Humid GA Georgia Colquitt Hot-Humid GA Georgia Columbia Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Cook Hot-Humid GA Georgia Coweta Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Crawford Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Crisp Hot-Humid GA Georgia Dade Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Dawson Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Decatur Hot-Humid GA Georgia DeKalb Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Dodge Hot-Humid GA Georgia Dooly Hot-Humid GA Georgia Dougherty Hot-Humid GA Georgia Douglas Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Early Hot-Humid GA Georgia Echols Hot-Humid GA Georgia Effingham Hot-Humid GA Georgia Elbert Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Emanuel Hot-Humid GA Georgia Evans Hot-Humid GA Georgia Fannin Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Fayette Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Floyd Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Forsyth Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Franklin Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Fulton Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Gilmer Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Glascock Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Glynn Hot-Humid GA Georgia Gordon Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Grady Hot-Humid GA Georgia Greene Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Gwinnett Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Habersham Mixed-Humid

GA Georgia Hall Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Hancock Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Haralson Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Harris Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Hart Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Heard Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Henry Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Houston Hot-Humid GA Georgia Irwin Hot-Humid GA Georgia Jackson Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Jasper Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Jeff Davis Hot-Humid GA Georgia Jefferson Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Jenkins Hot-Humid GA Georgia Johnson Hot-Humid GA Georgia Jones Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Lamar Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Lanier Hot-Humid GA Georgia Laurens Hot-Humid GA Georgia Lee Hot-Humid GA Georgia Liberty Hot-Humid GA Georgia Lincoln Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Long Hot-Humid GA Georgia Lowndes Hot-Humid GA Georgia Lumpkin Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Macon Hot-humid GA Georgia Madison Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Marion Hot-humid GA Georgia McDuffie Mixed-Humid GA Georgia McIntosh Hot-Humid GA Georgia Meriwether Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Miller Hot-Humid GA Georgia Mitchell Hot-Humid GA Georgia Monroe Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Montgomery Hot-humid GA Georgia Morgan Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Murray Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Muscogee Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Newton Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Oconee Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Oglethorpe Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Paulding Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Peach Hot-humid GA Georgia Pickens Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Pierce Hot-Humid GA Georgia Pike Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Polk Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Pulaski Hot-humid GA Georgia Putnam Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Quitman Hot-humid GA Georgia Rabun Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Randolph Hot-humid GA Georgia Richmond Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Rockdale Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Schley Hot-humid GA Georgia Screven Hot-humid GA Georgia Seminole Hot-Humid GA Georgia Spalding Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Stephens Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Stewart Hot-humid GA Georgia Sumter Hot-humid GA Georgia Talbot Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Taliaferro Mixed-Humid GA Georgia Tattnall Hot-Humid GA Georgia Taylor Hot-humid

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ID Idaho Nez Perce Cold ID Idaho Oneida Cold ID Idaho Owyhee Cold ID Idaho Payette Cold ID Idaho Power Cold ID Idaho Shoshone Cold ID Idaho Teton Cold ID Idaho Twin Falls Cold ID Idaho Valley Cold ID Idaho Washington Cold IL Illinois Adams Cold IL Illinois Alexander Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Bond Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Boone Cold IL Illinois Brown Cold IL Illinois Bureau Cold IL Illinois Calhoun Cold IL Illinois Carroll Cold IL Illinois Cass Cold IL Illinois Champaign Cold IL Illinois Christian Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Clark Cold IL Illinois Clay Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Clinton Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Coles Cold IL Illinois Cook Cold IL Illinois Crawford Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Cumberland Cold IL Illinois De Witt Cold IL Illinois DeKalb Cold IL Illinois Douglas Cold IL Illinois DuPage Cold IL Illinois Edgar Cold IL Illinois Edwards Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Effingham Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Fayette Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Ford Cold IL Illinois Franklin Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Fulton Cold IL Illinois Gallatin Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Greene Cold IL Illinois Grundy Cold IL Illinois Hamilton Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Hancock Cold IL Illinois Hardin Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Henderson Cold IL Illinois Henry Cold IL Illinois Iroquois Cold IL Illinois Jackson Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Jasper Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Jefferson Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Jersey Cold IL Illinois Jo Daviess Cold IL Illinois Johnson Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Kane Cold IL Illinois Kankakee Cold IL Illinois Kendall Cold IL Illinois Knox Cold IL Illinois La Salle Cold IL Illinois Lake Cold IL Illinois Lawrence Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Lee Cold IL Illinois Livingston Cold IL Illinois Logan Cold IL Illinois Macon Cold

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IL Illinois Macoupin Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Madison Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Marion Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Marshall Cold IL Illinois Mason Cold IL Illinois Massac Mixed-Humid IL Illinois McDonough Cold IL Illinois McHenry Cold IL Illinois McLean Cold IL Illinois Menard Cold IL Illinois Mercer Cold IL Illinois Monroe Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Montgomery Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Morgan Cold IL Illinois Moultrie Cold IL Illinois Ogle Cold IL Illinois Peoria Cold IL Illinois Perry Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Piatt Cold IL Illinois Pike Cold IL Illinois Pope Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Pulaski Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Putnam Cold IL Illinois Randolph Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Richland Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Rock Island Cold IL Illinois Saline Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Sangamon Cold IL Illinois Schuyler Cold IL Illinois Scott Cold IL Illinois Shelby Mixed-Humid IL Illinois St. Clair Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Stark Cold IL Illinois Stephenson Cold IL Illinois Tazewell Cold IL Illinois Union Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Vermilion Cold IL Illinois Wabash Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Warren Cold IL Illinois Washington Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Wayne Mixed-Humid IL Illinois White Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Whiteside Cold IL Illinois Will Cold IL Illinois Williamson Mixed-Humid IL Illinois Winnebago Cold IL Illinois Woodford Cold IN Indiana Adams Cold IN Indiana Allen Cold IN Indiana Bartholomew Cold IN Indiana Benton Cold IN Indiana Blackford Cold IN Indiana Boone Cold IN Indiana Brown Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Carroll Cold IN Indiana Cass Cold IN Indiana Clark Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Clay Cold IN Indiana Clinton Cold IN Indiana Crawford Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Daviess Mixed-Humid IN Indiana De Kalb Cold IN Indiana Dearborn Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Decatur Cold IN Indiana Delaware Cold

IN Indiana Dubois Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Elkhart Cold IN Indiana Fayette Cold IN Indiana Floyd Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Fountain Cold IN Indiana Franklin Cold IN Indiana Fulton Cold IN Indiana Gibson Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Grant Cold IN Indiana Greene Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Hamilton Cold IN Indiana Hancock Cold IN Indiana Harrison Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Hendricks Cold IN Indiana Henry Cold IN Indiana Howard Cold IN Indiana Huntington Cold IN Indiana Jackson Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Jasper Cold IN Indiana Jay Cold IN Indiana Jefferson Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Jennings Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Johnson Cold IN Indiana Knox Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Kosciusko Cold IN Indiana La Porte Cold IN Indiana Lagrange Cold IN Indiana Lake Cold IN Indiana Lawrence Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Madison Cold IN Indiana Marion Cold IN Indiana Marshall Cold IN Indiana Martin Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Miami Cold IN Indiana Monroe Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Montgomery Cold IN Indiana Morgan Cold IN Indiana Newton Cold IN Indiana Noble Cold IN Indiana Ohio Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Orange Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Owen Cold IN Indiana Parke Cold IN Indiana Perry Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Pike Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Porter Cold IN Indiana Posey Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Pulaski Cold IN Indiana Putnam Cold IN Indiana Randolph Cold IN Indiana Ripley Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Rush Cold IN Indiana Scott Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Shelby Cold IN Indiana Spencer Mixed-Humid IN Indiana St. Joseph Cold IN Indiana Starke Cold IN Indiana Steuben Cold IN Indiana Sullivan Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Switzerland Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Tippecanoe Cold IN Indiana Tipton Cold IN Indiana Union Cold IN Indiana Vanderburgh Mixed-Humid IN Indiana Vermillion Cold

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KS Kansas Douglas Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Edwards Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Elk Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Ellis Cold KS Kansas Ellsworth Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Finney Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Ford Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Franklin Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Geary Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Gove Cold KS Kansas Graham Cold KS Kansas Grant Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Gray Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Greeley Cold KS Kansas Greenwood Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Hamilton Cold KS Kansas Harper Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Harvey Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Haskell Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Hodgeman Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Jackson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Jefferson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Jewell Cold KS Kansas Johnson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Kearny Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Kingman Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Kiowa Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Labette Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Lane Cold KS Kansas Leavenworth Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Lincoln Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Linn Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Logan Cold KS Kansas Lyon Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Marion Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Marshall Mixed-Humid KS Kansas McPherson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Meade Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Miami Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Mitchell Cold KS Kansas Montgomery Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Morris Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Morton Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Nemaha Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Neosho Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Ness Cold KS Kansas Norton Cold KS Kansas Osage Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Osborne Cold KS Kansas Ottawa Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Pawnee Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Phillips Cold KS Kansas Pottawatomie Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Pratt Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Rawlins Cold KS Kansas Reno Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Republic Cold KS Kansas Rice Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Riley Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Rooks Cold KS Kansas Rush Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Russell Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Saline Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Scott Cold KS Kansas Sedgwick Mixed-Humid

KS Kansas Seward Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Shawnee Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Sheridan Cold KS Kansas Sherman Cold KS Kansas Smith Cold KS Kansas Stafford Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Stanton Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Stevens Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Sumner Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Thomas Cold KS Kansas Trego Cold KS Kansas Wabaunsee Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Wallace Cold KS Kansas Washington Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Wichita Cold KS Kansas Wilson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Woodson Mixed-Humid KS Kansas Wyandotte Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Adair Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Allen Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Anderson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Ballard Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Barren Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Bath Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Bell Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Boone Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Bourbon Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Boyd Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Boyle Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Bracken Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Breathitt Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Breckinridge Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Bullitt Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Butler Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Caldwell Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Calloway Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Campbell Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Carlisle Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Carroll Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Carter Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Casey Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Christian Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Clark Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Clay Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Clinton Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Crittenden Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Cumberland Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Daviess Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Edmonson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Elliott Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Estill Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Fayette Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Fleming Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Floyd Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Franklin Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Fulton Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Gallatin Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Garrard Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Grant Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Graves Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Grayson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Green Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Greenup Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Hancock Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Hardin Mixed-Humid

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KY Kentucky Harlan Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Harrison Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Hart Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Henderson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Henry Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Hickman Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Hopkins Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Jackson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Jefferson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Jessamine Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Johnson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Kenton Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Knott Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Knox Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Larue Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Laurel Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Lawrence Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Lee Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Leslie Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Letcher Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Lewis Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Lincoln Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Livingston Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Logan Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Lyon Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Madison Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Magoffin Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Marion Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Marshall Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Martin Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Mason Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky McCracken Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky McCreary Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky McLean Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Meade Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Menifee Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Mercer Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Metcalfe Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Monroe Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Montgomery Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Morgan Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Muhlenberg Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Nelson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Nicholas Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Ohio Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Oldham Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Owen Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Owsley Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Pendleton Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Perry Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Pike Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Powell Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Pulaski Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Robertson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Rockcastle Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Rowan Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Russell Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Scott Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Shelby Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Simpson Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Spencer Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Taylor Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Todd Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Trigg Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Trimble Mixed-Humid

KY Kentucky Union Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Warren Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Washington Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Wayne Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Webster Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Whitley Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Wolfe Mixed-Humid KY Kentucky Woodford Mixed-Humid LA Louisiana Acadia Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Allen Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Ascension Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Assumption Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Avoyelles Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Beauregard Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Bienville Hot-humid LA Louisiana Bossier Hot-humid LA Louisiana Caddo Hot-humid LA Louisiana Calcasieu Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Caldwell Hot-humid LA Louisiana Cameron Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Catahoula Hot-humid LA Louisiana Claiborne Hot-humid LA Louisiana Concordia Hot-humid LA Louisiana De Soto Hot-humid LA Louisiana East Baton Rouge Hot-Humid LA Louisiana East Carroll Mixed-Humid LA Louisiana East Feliciana Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Evangeline Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Franklin Hot-humid LA Louisiana Grant Hot-humid LA Louisiana Iberia Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Iberville Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Jackson Hot-humid LA Louisiana Jefferson Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Jefferson Davis Hot-Humid LA Louisiana La Salle Hot-humid LA Louisiana Lafayette Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Lafourche Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Lincoln Hot-humid LA Louisiana Livingston Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Madison Hot-humid LA Louisiana Morehouse Mixed-Humid LA Louisiana Natchitoches Hot-humid LA Louisiana Orleans Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Ouachita Hot-humid LA Louisiana Plaquemines Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Pointe Coupee Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Rapides Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Red River Hot-humid LA Louisiana Richland Hot-humid LA Louisiana Sabine Hot-humid LA Louisiana St. Bernard Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Charles Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Helena Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. James Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. John the Baptist Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Landry Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Martin Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Mary Hot-Humid LA Louisiana St. Tammany Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Tangipahoa Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Tensas Hot-humid LA Louisiana Terrebonne Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Union Hot-humid LA Louisiana Vermilion Hot-Humid

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LA Louisiana Vernon Hot-humid LA Louisiana Washington Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Webster Hot-humid LA Louisiana West Baton Rouge Hot-Humid LA Louisiana West Carroll Mixed-Humid LA Louisiana West Feliciana Hot-Humid LA Louisiana Winn Hot-humid ME Maine Androscoggin Cold ME Maine Aroostook Very Cold ME Maine Cumberland Cold ME Maine Franklin Cold ME Maine Hancock Cold ME Maine Kennebec Cold ME Maine Knox Cold ME Maine Lincoln Cold ME Maine Oxford Cold ME Maine Penobscot Cold ME Maine Piscataquis Cold ME Maine Sagadahoc Cold ME Maine Somerset Cold ME Maine Waldo Cold ME Maine Washington Cold ME Maine York Cold MD Maryland Allegany Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Anne Arundel Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Baltimore Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Baltimore (city) Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Calvert Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Caroline Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Carroll Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Cecil Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Charles Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Dorchester Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Frederick Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Garrett Cold MD Maryland Harford Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Howard Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Kent Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Montgomery Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Prince George's Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Queen Anne's Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Somerset Mixed-Humid MD Maryland St. Mary's Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Talbot Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Washington Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Wicomico Mixed-Humid MD Maryland Worcester Mixed-Humid MA Massachusetts Barnstable Cold MA Massachusetts Berkshire Cold MA Massachusetts Bristol Cold MA Massachusetts Dukes Cold MA Massachusetts Essex Cold MA Massachusetts Franklin Cold MA Massachusetts Hampden Cold MA Massachusetts Hampshire Cold MA Massachusetts Middlesex Cold MA Massachusetts Nantucket Cold MA Massachusetts Norfolk Cold MA Massachusetts Plymouth Cold MA Massachusetts Suffolk Cold MA Massachusetts Worcester Cold MI Michigan Alcona Cold MI Michigan Alger Cold MI Michigan Allegan Cold MI Michigan Alpena Cold

MI Michigan Antrim Cold MI Michigan Arenac Cold MI Michigan Baraga Very Cold MI Michigan Barry Cold MI Michigan Bay Cold MI Michigan Benzie Cold MI Michigan Berrien Cold MI Michigan Branch Cold MI Michigan Calhoun Cold MI Michigan Cass Cold MI Michigan Charlevoix Cold MI Michigan Cheboygan Cold MI Michigan Chippewa Very Cold MI Michigan Clare Cold MI Michigan Clinton Cold MI Michigan Crawford Cold MI Michigan Delta Cold MI Michigan Dickinson Cold MI Michigan Eaton Cold MI Michigan Emmet Cold MI Michigan Genesee Cold MI Michigan Gladwin Cold MI Michigan Gogebic Very Cold MI Michigan Grand Traverse Cold MI Michigan Gratiot Cold MI Michigan Hillsdale ColdMI Michigan Houghton Very Cold MI Michigan Huron Cold MI Michigan Ingham Cold MI Michigan Ionia Cold MI Michigan Iosco Cold MI Michigan Iron Very Cold MI Michigan Isabella Cold MI Michigan Jackson Cold MI Michigan Kalamazoo Cold MI Michigan Kalkaska Cold MI Michigan Kent Cold MI Michigan Keweenaw Very Cold MI Michigan Lake Cold MI Michigan Lapeer Cold MI Michigan Leelanau Cold MI Michigan Lenawee Cold MI Michigan Livingston Cold MI Michigan Luce Very Cold MI Michigan Mackinac Very Cold MI Michigan Macomb Cold MI Michigan Manistee Cold MI Michigan Marquette Cold MI Michigan Mason Cold MI Michigan Mecosta Cold MI Michigan Menominee Cold MI Michigan Midland Cold MI Michigan Missaukee Cold MI Michigan Monroe Cold MI Michigan Montcalm Cold MI Michigan Montmorency Cold MI Michigan Muskegon Cold MI Michigan Newaygo Cold MI Michigan Oakland Cold MI Michigan Oceana Cold MI Michigan Ogemaw Cold MI Michigan Ontonagon Very Cold MI Michigan Osceola Cold MI Michigan Oscoda Cold MI Michigan Otsego Cold

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MI Michigan Ottawa Cold MI Michigan Presque Isle Cold MI Michigan Roscommon Cold MI Michigan Saginaw Cold MI Michigan Sanilac Cold MI Michigan Schoolcraft Very Cold MI Michigan Shiawassee Cold MI Michigan St. Clair Cold MI Michigan St. Joseph Cold MI Michigan Tuscola Cold MI Michigan Van Buren Cold MI Michigan Washtenaw Cold MI Michigan Wayne Cold MI Michigan Wexford Cold MN Minnesota Aitkin Very Cold MN Minnesota Anoka Cold MN Minnesota Becker Very Cold MN Minnesota Beltrami Very Cold MN Minnesota Benton Cold MN Minnesota Big Stone Cold MN Minnesota Blue Earth Cold MN Minnesota Brown Cold MN Minnesota Carlton Very Cold MN Minnesota Carver Cold MN Minnesota Cass Very Cold MN Minnesota Chippewa Cold MN Minnesota Chisago Cold MN Minnesota Clay Very Cold MN Minnesota Clearwater Very Cold MN Minnesota Cook Very Cold MN Minnesota Cottonwood Cold MN Minnesota Crow Wing Very Cold MN Minnesota Dakota Cold MN Minnesota Dodge Cold MN Minnesota Douglas Cold MN Minnesota Faribault Cold MN Minnesota Fillmore Cold MN Minnesota Freeborn Cold MN Minnesota Goodhue Cold MN Minnesota Grant Very Cold MN Minnesota Hennepin Cold MN Minnesota Houston Cold MN Minnesota Hubbard Very Cold MN Minnesota Isanti Cold MN Minnesota Itasca Very Cold MN Minnesota Jackson Cold MN Minnesota Kanabec Very Cold MN Minnesota Kandiyohi Cold MN Minnesota Kittson Very Cold MN Minnesota Koochiching Very Cold MN Minnesota Lac qui Parle Cold MN Minnesota Lake Very Cold MN Minnesota Lake of the Woods Very Cold MN Minnesota Le Sueur Cold MN Minnesota Lincoln Cold MN Minnesota Lyon Cold MN Minnesota Mahnomen Very Cold MN Minnesota Marshall Very Cold MN Minnesota Martin Cold MN Minnesota McLeod Cold MN Minnesota Meeker Cold MN Minnesota Mille Lacs Very Cold MN Minnesota Morrison Cold MN Minnesota Mower Cold MN Minnesota Murray Cold

MN Minnesota Nicollet Cold MN Minnesota Nobles Cold MN Minnesota Norman Very Cold MN Minnesota Olmsted Cold MN Minnesota Otter Tail Very Cold MN Minnesota Pennington Very Cold MN Minnesota Pine Very Cold MN Minnesota Pipestone Cold MN Minnesota Polk Very Cold MN Minnesota Pope Cold MN Minnesota Ramsey Cold MN Minnesota Red Lake Very Cold MN Minnesota Redwood Cold MN Minnesota Renville ColdMN Minnesota Rice Cold MN Minnesota Rock Cold MN Minnesota Roseau Very Cold MN Minnesota Scott Cold MN Minnesota Sherburne Cold MN Minnesota Sibley Cold MN Minnesota St. Louis Very Cold MN Minnesota Stearns Cold MN Minnesota Steele Cold MN Minnesota Stevens Cold MN Minnesota Swift Cold MN Minnesota Todd Cold MN Minnesota Traverse Cold MN Minnesota Wabasha Cold MN Minnesota Wadena Very Cold MN Minnesota Waseca Cold MN Minnesota Washington Cold MN Minnesota Watonwan Cold MN Minnesota Wilkin Very Cold MN Minnesota Winona Cold MN Minnesota Wright Cold MN Minnesota Yellow Medicine Cold MS Mississippi Adams Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Alcorn Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Amite Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Attala Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Benton Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Bolivar Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Calhoun Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Carroll Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Chickasaw Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Choctaw Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Claiborne Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Clarke Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Clay Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Coahoma Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Copiah Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Covington Hot-Humid MS Mississippi DeSoto Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Forrest Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Franklin Hot-Humid MS Mississippi George Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Greene Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Grenada Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Hancock Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Harrison Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Hinds Hot-Humid MS Mississippi Holmes Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Humphreys Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Issaquena Mixed-Humid MS Mississippi Itawamba Mixed-Humid

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MO Missouri Caldwell Cold MO Missouri Callaway Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Camden Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Cape Girardeau Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Carroll Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Carter Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Cass Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Cedar Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Chariton Cold MO Missouri Christian Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Clark Cold MO Missouri Clay Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Clinton Cold MO Missouri Cole Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Cooper Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Crawford Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Dade Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Dallas Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Daviess Cold MO Missouri DeKalb Cold MO Missouri Dent Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Douglas Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Dunklin Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Franklin Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Gasconade Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Gentry Cold MO Missouri Greene Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Grundy Cold MO Missouri Harrison Cold MO Missouri Henry Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Hickory Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Holt Cold MO Missouri Howard Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Howell Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Iron Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Jackson Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Jasper Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Jefferson Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Johnson Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Knox Cold MO Missouri Laclede Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Lafayette Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Lawrence Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Lewis Cold MO Missouri Lincoln Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Linn Cold MO Missouri Livingston Cold MO Missouri Macon Cold MO Missouri Madison Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Maries Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Marion Cold MO Missouri McDonald Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Mercer Cold MO Missouri Miller Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Mississippi Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Moniteau Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Monroe Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Montgomery Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Morgan Mixed-Humid MO Missouri New Madrid Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Newton Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Nodaway Cold MO Missouri Oregon Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Osage Mixed-Humid MO Missouri Ozark Mixed-Humid

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MT Montana Madison Cold MT Montana McCone Cold MT Montana Meagher Cold MT Montana Mineral Cold MT Montana Missoula Cold MT Montana Musselshell Cold MT Montana Park Cold MT Montana Petroleum Cold MT Montana Phillips ColdMT Montana Pondera Cold MT Montana Powder River Cold MT Montana Powell Cold MT Montana Prairie Cold MT Montana Ravalli ColdMT Montana Richland Cold MT Montana Roosevelt Cold MT Montana Rosebud Cold MT Montana Sanders Cold MT Montana Sheridan Cold MT Montana Silver Bow Cold MT Montana Stillwater Cold MT Montana Sweet Grass Cold MT Montana Teton Cold MT Montana Toole Cold MT Montana Treasure Cold MT Montana Valley Cold MT Montana Wheatland Cold MT Montana Wibaux Cold MT Montana Yellowstone Cold NE Nebraska Adams Cold NE Nebraska Antelope Cold NE Nebraska Arthur Cold NE Nebraska Banner Cold NE Nebraska Blaine Cold NE Nebraska Boone Cold NE Nebraska Box Butte Cold NE Nebraska Boyd Cold NE Nebraska Brown Cold NE Nebraska Buffalo Cold NE Nebraska Burt Cold NE Nebraska Butler Cold NE Nebraska Cass Cold NE Nebraska Cedar Cold NE Nebraska Chase Cold NE Nebraska Cherry Cold NE Nebraska Cheyenne Cold NE Nebraska Clay Cold NE Nebraska Colfax Cold NE Nebraska Cuming Cold NE Nebraska Custer Cold NE Nebraska Dakota Cold NE Nebraska Dawes Cold NE Nebraska Dawson Cold NE Nebraska Deuel Cold NE Nebraska Dixon Cold NE Nebraska Dodge Cold NE Nebraska Douglas Cold NE Nebraska Dundy Cold NE Nebraska Fillmore Cold NE Nebraska Franklin Cold NE Nebraska Frontier Cold NE Nebraska Furnas Cold NE Nebraska Gage Cold NE Nebraska Garden Cold NE Nebraska Garfield Cold

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NV Nevada Lander Cold NV Nevada Lincoln Cold NV Nevada Lyon Cold NV Nevada Mineral Cold NV Nevada Nye Cold NV Nevada Pershing Cold NV Nevada Storey Cold NV Nevada Washoe Cold NV Nevada White Pine Cold NH New Hampshire Belknap Cold NH New Hampshire Carroll Cold NH New Hampshire Cheshire Cold NH New Hampshire Coos Cold NH New Hampshire Grafton Cold NH New Hampshire Hillsborough Cold NH New Hampshire Merrimack Cold NH New Hampshire Rockingham Cold NH New Hampshire Strafford Cold NH New Hampshire Sullivan Cold NJ New Jersey Atlantic Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Bergen Cold NJ New Jersey Burlington Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Camden Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Cape May Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Cumberland Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Essex Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Gloucester Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Hudson Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Hunterdon Cold NJ New Jersey Mercer Cold NJ New Jersey Middlesex Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Monmouth Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Morris Cold NJ New Jersey Ocean Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Passaic Cold NJ New Jersey Salem Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Somerset Cold NJ New Jersey Sussex Cold NJ New Jersey Union Mixed-Humid NJ New Jersey Warren Cold NM New Mexico Bernalillo Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Catron Cold NM New Mexico Chaves Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Cibola Cold NM New Mexico Colfax Cold NM New Mexico Curry Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico DeBaca Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Dona Ana Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Eddy Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Grant Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Guadalupe Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Harding Cold NM New Mexico Hidalgo Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Lea Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Lincoln Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Los Alamos Cold NM New Mexico Luna Hot-Dry NM New Mexico McKinley Cold NM New Mexico Mora Cold NM New Mexico Otero Hot-Dry NM New Mexico Quay Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico Rio Arriba Cold NM New Mexico Roosevelt Mixed-Dry NM New Mexico San Juan Cold NM New Mexico San Miguel Cold

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NY New York Washington Cold NY New York Wayne Cold NY New York Westchester Mixed-Humid NY New York Wyoming Cold NY New York Yates Cold NC North Carolina Alamance Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Alexander Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Alleghany Cold NC North Carolina Anson Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Ashe Cold NC North Carolina Avery Cold NC North Carolina Beaufort Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Bertie Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Bladen Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Brunswick Hot-Humid NC North Carolina Buncombe Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Burke Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Cabarrus Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Caldwell Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Camden Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Carteret Hot-Humid NC North Carolina Caswell Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Catawba Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Chatham Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Cherokee Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Chowan Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Clay Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Cleveland Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Columbus Hot-Humid NC North Carolina Craven Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Cumberland Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Currituck Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Dare Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Davidson Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Davie Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Duplin Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Durham Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Edgecombe Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Forsyth Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Franklin Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Gaston Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Gates Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Graham Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Granville Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Greene Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Guilford Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Halifax Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Harnett Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Haywood Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Henderson Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Hertford Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Hoke Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Hyde Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Iredell Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Jackson Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Johnston Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Jones Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Lee Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Lenoir Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Lincoln Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Macon Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Madison Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Martin Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina McDowell Mixed-Humid NC North Carolina Mecklenburg Mixed-Humid

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ND North Dakota McIntosh Cold ND North Dakota McKenzie Cold ND North Dakota McLean Very Cold ND North Dakota Mercer Cold ND North Dakota Morton Cold ND North Dakota Mountrail Very Cold ND North Dakota Nelson Very Cold ND North Dakota Oliver Cold ND North Dakota Pembina Very Cold ND North Dakota Pierce Very Cold ND North Dakota Ramsey Very Cold ND North Dakota Ransom Cold ND North Dakota Renville Very Cold ND North Dakota Richland Cold ND North Dakota Rolette Very Cold ND North Dakota Sargent Cold ND North Dakota Sheridan Very Cold ND North Dakota Sioux Cold ND North Dakota Slope Cold ND North Dakota Stark Cold ND North Dakota Steele Very Cold ND North Dakota Stutsman Very Cold ND North Dakota Towner Very Cold ND North Dakota Traill Very Cold ND North Dakota Walsh Very Cold ND North Dakota Ward Very Cold ND North Dakota Wells Very Cold ND North Dakota Williams Very Cold OH Ohio Adams Mixed-Humid OH Ohio Allen Cold OH Ohio Ashland Cold OH Ohio Ashtabula Cold OH Ohio Athens Cold OH Ohio Auglaize Cold OH Ohio Belmont Cold OH Ohio Brown Mixed-Humid OH Ohio Butler Cold OH Ohio Carroll Cold OH Ohio Champaign Cold OH Ohio Clark Cold OH Ohio Clermont Mixed-Humid OH Ohio Clinton Cold OH Ohio Columbiana Cold OH Ohio Coshocton Cold OH Ohio Crawford Cold OH Ohio Cuyahoga Cold OH Ohio Darke Cold OH Ohio Defiance Cold OH Ohio Delaware Cold OH Ohio Erie Cold OH Ohio Fairfield Cold OH Ohio Fayette Cold OH Ohio Franklin Cold OH Ohio Fulton Cold OH Ohio Gallia Mixed-Humid OH Ohio Geauga Cold OH Ohio Greene Cold OH Ohio Guernsey Cold OH Ohio Hamilton Mixed-Humid OH Ohio Hancock Cold OH Ohio Hardin Cold OH Ohio Harrison Cold OH Ohio Henry Cold OH Ohio Highland Cold OH Ohio Hocking Cold

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OK Oklahoma Coal Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Comanche Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Cotton Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Craig Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Creek Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Custer Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Delaware Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Dewey Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Ellis Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Garfield Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Garvin Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Grady Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Grant Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Greer Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Harmon Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Harper Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Haskell Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Hughes Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Jackson Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Jefferson Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Johnston Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Kay Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Kingfisher Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Kiowa Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Latimer Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Le Flore Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Lincoln Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Logan Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Love Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Major Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Marshall Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Mayes Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma McClain Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma McCurtain Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma McIntosh Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Murray Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Muskogee Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Noble Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Nowata Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Okfuskee Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Oklahoma Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Okmulgee Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Osage Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Ottawa Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Pawnee Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Payne Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Pittsburg Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Pontotoc Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Pottawatomie Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Pushmataha Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Roger Mills Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Rogers Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Seminole Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Sequoyah Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Stephens Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Texas Mixed-Dry OK Oklahoma Tillman Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Tulsa Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Wagoner Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Washington Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Washita Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Woods Mixed-Humid OK Oklahoma Woodward Mixed-Humid OR Oregon Baker Cold OR Oregon Benton Marine

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OR Oregon Clackamas Marine OR Oregon Clatsop Marine OR Oregon Columbia Marine OR Oregon Coos Marine OR Oregon Crook Cold OR Oregon Curry Marine OR Oregon Deschutes Cold OR Oregon Douglas Marine OR Oregon Gilliam Cold OR Oregon Grant Cold OR Oregon Harney Cold OR Oregon Hood River Cold OR Oregon Jackson Marine OR Oregon Jefferson Cold OR Oregon Josephine Marine OR Oregon Klamath Cold OR Oregon Lake Cold OR Oregon Lane Marine OR Oregon Lincoln Marine OR Oregon Linn Marine OR Oregon Malheur Cold OR Oregon Marion Marine OR Oregon Morrow Cold OR Oregon Multnomah Marine OR Oregon Polk Marine OR Oregon Sherman Cold OR Oregon Tillamook Marine OR Oregon Umatilla Cold OR Oregon Union Cold OR Oregon Wallowa Cold OR Oregon Wasco Cold OR Oregon Washington Marine OR Oregon Wheeler Cold OR Oregon Yamhill Marine PA Pennsylvania Adams Cold PA Pennsylvania Allegheny Cold PA Pennsylvania Armstrong Cold PA Pennsylvania Beaver Cold PA Pennsylvania Bedford Cold PA Pennsylvania Berks Cold PA Pennsylvania Blair Cold PA Pennsylvania Bradford Cold PA Pennsylvania Bucks Mixed-Humid PA Pennsylvania Butler Cold PA Pennsylvania Cambria Cold PA Pennsylvania Cameron Cold PA Pennsylvania Carbon Cold PA Pennsylvania Centre Cold PA Pennsylvania Chester Mixed-Humid PA Pennsylvania Clarion Cold PA Pennsylvania Clearfield Cold PA Pennsylvania Clinton Cold PA Pennsylvania Columbia Cold PA Pennsylvania Crawford Cold PA Pennsylvania Cumberland Cold PA Pennsylvania Dauphin Cold PA Pennsylvania Delaware Mixed-Humid PA Pennsylvania Elk Cold PA Pennsylvania Erie Cold PA Pennsylvania Fayette Cold PA Pennsylvania Forest Cold PA Pennsylvania Franklin Cold PA Pennsylvania Fulton Cold PA Pennsylvania Greene Cold PA Pennsylvania Huntingdon Cold

PA Pennsylvania Indiana Cold PA Pennsylvania Jefferson Cold PA Pennsylvania Juniata Cold PA Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cold PA Pennsylvania Lancaster Cold PA Pennsylvania Lawrence Cold PA Pennsylvania Lebanon Cold PA Pennsylvania Lehigh Cold PA Pennsylvania Luzerne Cold PA Pennsylvania Lycoming Cold PA Pennsylvania McKean Cold PA Pennsylvania Mercer Cold PA Pennsylvania Mifflin Cold PA Pennsylvania Monroe Cold PA Pennsylvania Montgomery Mixed-Humid PA Pennsylvania Montour Cold PA Pennsylvania Northampton Cold PA Pennsylvania Northumberland Cold PA Pennsylvania Perry Cold PA Pennsylvania Philadelphia Mixed-Humid PA Pennsylvania Pike Cold PA Pennsylvania Potter Cold PA Pennsylvania Schuylkill Cold PA Pennsylvania Snyder Cold PA Pennsylvania Somerset Cold PA Pennsylvania Sullivan Cold PA Pennsylvania Susquehanna Cold PA Pennsylvania Tioga Cold PA Pennsylvania Union Cold PA Pennsylvania Venango Cold PA Pennsylvania Warren Cold PA Pennsylvania Washington Cold PA Pennsylvania Wayne Cold PA Pennsylvania Westmoreland Cold PA Pennsylvania Wyoming Cold PA Pennsylvania York Mixed-Humid RI Rhode Island Bristol Cold RI Rhode Island Kent Cold RI Rhode Island Newport Cold RI Rhode Island Providence Cold RI Rhode Island Washington Cold SC South Carolina Abbeville Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Aiken Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Allendale Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Anderson Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Bamberg Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Barnwell Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Beaufort Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Berkeley Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Calhoun Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Charleston Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Cherokee Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Chester Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Chesterfield Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Clarendon Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Colleton Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Darlington Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Dillon Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Dorchester Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Edgefield Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Fairfield Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Florence Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Georgetown Hot-Humid SC South Carolina Greenville Mixed-Humid SC South Carolina Greenwood Mixed-Humid

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SD South Dakota McCook Cold SD South Dakota McPherson Cold SD South Dakota Meade Cold SD South Dakota Mellette Cold SD South Dakota Miner Cold SD South Dakota Minnehaha Cold SD South Dakota Moody Cold SD South Dakota Pennington Cold SD South Dakota Perkins Cold SD South Dakota Potter Cold SD South Dakota Roberts Cold SD South Dakota Sanborn Cold SD South Dakota Shannon Cold SD South Dakota Spink Cold SD South Dakota Stanley Cold SD South Dakota Sully Cold SD South Dakota Todd Cold SD South Dakota Tripp Cold SD South Dakota Turner Cold SD South Dakota Union Cold SD South Dakota Walworth Cold SD South Dakota Yankton Cold SD South Dakota Ziebach Cold TN Tennessee Anderson Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Bedford Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Benton Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Bledsoe Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Blount Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Bradley Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Campbell Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Cannon Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Carroll Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Carter Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Cheatham Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Chester Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Claiborne Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Clay Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Cocke Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Coffee Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Crockett Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Cumberland Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Davidson Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Decatur Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee DeKalb Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Dickson Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Dyer Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Fayette Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Fentress Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Franklin Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Gibson Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Giles Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Grainger Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Greene Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Grundy Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hamblen Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hamilton Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hancock Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hardeman Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hardin Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hawkins Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Haywood Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Henderson Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Henry Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Hickman Mixed-Humid TN Tennessee Houston Mixed-Humid

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TX Texas Lavaca Hot-Humid TX Texas Lee Hot-Humid TX Texas Leon Hot-Humid TX Texas Liberty Hot-Humid TX Texas Limestone Hot-Humid TX Texas Lipscomb Mixed-Dry TX Texas Live Oak Hot-Humid TX Texas Llano Hot-Humid TX Texas Loving Hot-Dry TX Texas Lubbock Hot-Dry TX Texas Lynn Hot-Dry TX Texas Madison Hot-Humid TX Texas Marion Hot-Humid TX Texas Martin Hot-Dry TX Texas Mason Hot-Dry TX Texas Matagorda Hot-Humid TX Texas Maverick Hot-Humid TX Texas McCulloch Hot-Dry TX Texas McLennan Hot-Humid TX Texas McMullen Hot-Humid TX Texas Medina Hot-Humid TX Texas Menard Hot-Dry TX Texas Midland Hot-Dry TX Texas Milam Hot-Humid TX Texas Mills Hot-Humid TX Texas Mitchell Hot-Dry TX Texas Montague Mixed-Humid TX Texas Montgomery Hot-Humid TX Texas Moore Mixed-Dry TX Texas Morris Hot-Humid TX Texas Motley Hot-Dry TX Texas Nacogdoches Hot-Humid TX Texas Navarro Hot-Humid TX Texas Newton Hot-Humid TX Texas Nolan Hot-Dry TX Texas Nueces Hot-Humid TX Texas Ochiltree Mixed-Dry TX Texas Oldham Mixed-Dry TX Texas Orange Hot-Humid TX Texas Palo Pinto Mixed-Humid TX Texas Panola Hot-Humid TX Texas Parker Hot-Humid TX Texas Parmer Mixed-Dry TX Texas Pecos Hot-Dry TX Texas Polk Hot-Humid TX Texas Potter Mixed-Dry TX Texas Presidio Hot-Dry TX Texas Rains Hot-Humid TX Texas Randall Mixed-Dry TX Texas Reagan Hot-Dry TX Texas Real Hot-Humid TX Texas Red River Hot-Humid TX Texas Reeves Hot-Dry TX Texas Refugio Hot-Humid TX Texas Roberts Mixed-Dry TX Texas Robertson Hot-Humid TX Texas Rockwall Hot-Humid TX Texas Runnels Hot-Dry TX Texas Rusk Hot-Humid TX Texas Sabine Hot-Humid TX Texas San Augustine Hot-Humid TX Texas San Jacinto Hot-Humid TX Texas San Patricio Hot-Humid TX Texas San Saba Hot-Humid TX Texas Schleicher Hot-Dry

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UT Utah San Juan Cold UT Utah Sanpete Cold UT Utah Sevier Cold UT Utah Summit Cold UT Utah Tooele Cold UT Utah Uintah Cold UT Utah Utah Cold UT Utah Wasatch Cold UT Utah Washington Hot-Dry UT Utah Wayne Cold UT Utah Weber Cold VT Vermont Addison Cold VT Vermont Bennington Cold VT Vermont Caledonia Cold VT Vermont Chittenden Cold VT Vermont Essex Cold VT Vermont Franklin Cold VT Vermont Grand Isle Cold VT Vermont Lamoille Cold VT Vermont Orange Cold VT Vermont Orleans Cold VT Vermont Rutland Cold VT Vermont Washington Cold VT Vermont Windham Cold VT Vermont Windsor Cold VA Virginia Accomack Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Albemarle Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Alexandria (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Alleghany Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Amelia Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Amherst Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Appomattox Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Arlington Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Augusta Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Bath Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Bedford Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Bedford (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Bland Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Botetourt Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Bristol (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Brunswick Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Buchanan Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Buckingham Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Buena Vista (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Campbell Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Caroline Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Carroll Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Charles City Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Charlotte Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Charlottesville (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Chesapeake (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Chesterfield Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Clarke Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Clifton Forge (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Colonial Heights (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Covington (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Craig Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Culpeper Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Cumberland Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Danville (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Dickenson Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Dinwiddie Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Emporia (city) Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Essex Mixed-Humid VA Virginia Fairfax Mixed-Humid

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Building Science Consortium (BSC)

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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB)

Steven Winter • Steven Winter Associates, Inc. • 50 Washington Street • Norwalk, CT 06854 • 203-857-0200 • fax: 203-852-0741 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.carb-swa.com

Davis Energy Group

David Springer • Davis Energy Group • 123 C Street • Davis, CA 95616 • 530-753-1100 • fax: 530-753-4125 • e-mail: [email protected][email protected] • www.davisenergy.com/index.html

IBACOS Consortium

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Industrialized Housing Partnership (IHP)

Philip Fairey • Florida Solar Energy Center • 1679 Clearlake Road • Cocoa, FL 32922 • 321-638-1005 • fax: 321-638-1439 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.baihp.org

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center

Tom Kenney • National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center • 400 Prince George’s Boulevard • Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 • 301-430-6246 • fax: 301-430-6180 • toll-free: 800-638-8556 • www.nahbrc.org

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Ren Anderson • 1617 Cole Boulevard, MS-2722 • Golden, CO 80401 • 303-384-7433 • fax: 303-384-7540 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.nrel.gov

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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