01/20/2025, 7:07 am EST
This week’s bitter cold produces about 265 U.S. gas population weight heating degree days (HDD). By comparison, this week is second coldest compared to recent memorable cold weeks including Cold Weather Event “Uri” from the week of 2/13/21 (260) and 2/20/21 (271), “Elliot” 12/24/22 (254), and polar vortex events from January 2024 (249) and 2015 (258).