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ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 169 (SSPC 169)

This project committee is responsible for developing an ASHRAE standard with the following title, purpose and scope:

Weather Data for Building Design Standards

1. PURPOSE

This standard provides recognized weather data for use in building design and related equipment standards.

2. SCOPE

2.1 This standard covers weather data used in ASHRAE standards, including dry-bulb, dew-point, and wet-bulb temperatures; enthalpy; humidity ratio; wind conditions; solar irradiation; latitude; longitude; and elevation for locations worldwide.

2.2 This standard also includes statistical data, such as mean temperatures, average temperatures, mean/median annual extremes, daily ranges, heating and cooling degree-days and degree-hours, and hours and seasonal percentages within ranges of temperatures as well as bins.

Project Committee Chair: Drury Crawley, Drury.Crawley@ee.doe.gov

Revised Date: June 25, 2007