People in the meteorology and energy industry use a quick method to gauge how much cooler or hotter one period (day, week, month, etc.) is than another relative to the amount of time heating and cooling systems operate called degree days. The baseline temp is usually 65 deg F for calculating "0" which assumes if the avg daily temp is 65 no cooling or heating was probably needed. The method is not precise but quick and easy to give a rough feel of heating needs compared to "last year" and "avg".
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Dec 2016: 319 (Historical Dec Avg = 412)
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Nov 2017: 136.8
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Dec 2017: 958.9
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Jan 2018 to date: 438.4
The Dec 17 heating deg days were 7 times more than Nov 17
The Dec 17 Heating deg days were over twice the normal Dec avg. for BCS
The Dec 16 Heating deg days were only 75% of the normal Dec avg. for BCS
The two years heating requirements were nowhere near the same ballpark for last year vs this year. You don't pay your bill by the month of the year you pay by how much you used.
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Dec 2016: 319 (Historical Dec Avg = 412)
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Nov 2017: 136.8
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Dec 2017: 958.9
Easterwood Heating Deg Days, Jan 2018 to date: 438.4
The Dec 17 heating deg days were 7 times more than Nov 17
The Dec 17 Heating deg days were over twice the normal Dec avg. for BCS
The Dec 16 Heating deg days were only 75% of the normal Dec avg. for BCS
The two years heating requirements were nowhere near the same ballpark for last year vs this year. You don't pay your bill by the month of the year you pay by how much you used.