Population‐weighted heating degree‐days for Canada

Abstract

Abstract The use of population‐weighted heating degree‐days provides a more realistic estimate of the potential fuel demand for residential heating on a regional, provincial or national basis than the use of unweighted, site‐specific heating degree‐day values. A population‐weighted heating degree‐day programme is already in existence in the United States. The present study has prepared the basic data required to develop a similar programme for Canada using the 1976 Canadian census statistics and the heating degree‐day values for approximately 100 synoptic weather stations across the country.