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# Degree Days

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![](/files/-MihikM_OX-e7_I7MfHJ) - [\[source code\]](https://github.com/ladybug-tools/ladybug-grasshopper/blob/master/ladybug_grasshopper/src//LB%20Degree%20Days.py)

Calculate heating and cooling degree-days from outdoor dry bulb temperature.

### Inputs

* **dry\_bulb \[Required]**

A data collection representing outdoor dry bulb temperature \[C]

* **heat\_base**

A number for the base temperature below which a given hour is considered to be in heating mode. Default is 18 Celcius, which is a common balance point for buildings.

* **cool\_base**

A number for the base temperature above which a given hour is considered to be in cooling mode. Default is 23 Celcius, which is a common balance point for buildings.

### Outputs

* **hourly\_heat**

A data collection of heating degree-days. Plug this into the 'Time Interval Operation' component to get the number of degree-days at different time intervals.

* **hourly\_cool**

A data collection of cooling degree-days. Plug this into the 'Time Interval Operation' component to get the number of degree-days at different time intervals.

* **heat\_deg\_days**

A value indicating the total number of heating degree-days over the entire input \_dry\_bulb collection.

* **cool\_deg\_days**

A value indicating the total number of cooling degree-days over the entire input \_dry\_bulb collection.


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