2009 ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals (IP)

2009 ASHRAE, Inc.

HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY AP, TX, USA

Lat:

29.65N

Long:

95.28W

Elev:

46

StdP:

14.67

Time Zone:

-6.00 (NAC)

Period:

82-06

WMO#:

722435

WBAN:

12918

Annual Heating and Humidification Design Conditions

Coldest
Month

Heating DB
99.6%

99%

DP

31.3

35.7

15.9

Humidification DP/MCDB and HR

99.6%
99%
HR
MCDB
DP
HR

12.3

40.2

21.1

15.8

MCDB

44.7

Coldest month WS/MCDB

0.4%
1%
WS
MCDB
WS
MCDB

25.2

52.1

23.4

MCWS/PCWD
to 99.6% DB
MCWS
PCWD

52.9

10.3

Annual Cooling, Dehumidification, and Enthalpy Design Conditions

Hottest
Month

Hottest
Month
DB Range

DB

16.2

95.1

0.4%
MCWB

DP

0.4%
HR

MCDB

78.7

149.4

83.5

77.6

Cooling DB/MCWB
1%
DB
MCWB

93.3

77.5

Dehumidification DP/MCDB and HR

1%
DP
HR
MCDB

77.8

144.9

83.0

2%
DB

MCWB

91.9

77.2

0.4%
WB
MCDB

80.5

89.0

DP

2%
HR

MCDB

Enth

77.2

141.8

82.6

44.1

Evaporation WB/MCDB
1%
WB
MCDB

80.0
0.4%
MCDB

89.1

88.3

MCWS/PCWD
to 0.4% DB
MCWS
PCWD

2%
WB

MCDB

79.3

87.3

Enthalpy/MCDB
1%
Enth
MCDB

43.3

87.7

7.8

180

Enth

MCDB

Hours
8 to 4 &
55/69

42.7

87.4

666

2%

Extreme Annual Design Conditions

1%

2.5%

5%

Extreme
Max
WB

20.9

19.0

17.6

88.5

Extreme Annual WS

Extreme Annual DB
Mean
Standard deviation
Min
Max
Min
Max

26.4

98.7

6.4

2.7

n=5 years
Min
Max

21.8

100.7

n-Year Return Period Values of Extreme DB

n=10 years
n=20 years
Min
Max
Min
Max

18.1

102.3

14.5

103.8

n=50 years
Min
Max

9.9

105.7

Monthly Climatic Design Conditions

Tavg

Annual

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

70.2

54.5
9.23
59
341
200
17
42
0

57.5
8.97
31
236
240
25
82
8

63.3
7.67
7
123
420
70
263
18

69.8
6.19
0
29
593
172
998
186

76.7
4.38
0
0
829
365
2945
936

81.6
2.96
0
0
949
499
5196
2130

83.6
2.28
0
0
1041
576
6504
2900

83.8
2.65
0
0
1048
583
6542
2947

80.0
4.74
0
0
899
449
4341
1688

72.1
6.62
1
19
685
239
1704
457

63.1
8.59
7
136
400
79
397
46

55.6
10.10
56
320
230
29
82
2

78.1
67.5
74.7
66.5
72.1
66.0
69.5
64.8

80.6
65.2
76.4
66.2
73.3
64.8
70.7
64.7

82.2
69.3
79.4
67.6
77.1
67.0
74.5
66.1

87.6
70.0
84.3
70.6
82.0
69.9
79.8
68.9

92.1
75.6
89.3
75.6
87.4
75.1
85.3
74.2

95.3
77.7
92.8
77.1
91.1
76.7
89.6
76.6

97.3
77.6
94.5
77.8
92.9
77.7
91.3
77.6

97.5
77.8
95.2
77.8
93.4
77.9
91.6
77.6

96.1
76.5
92.7
76.2
90.6
76.0
88.6
75.7

90.2
74.9
87.4
74.2
85.0
73.0
82.3
72.2

84.1
72.5
81.2
71.7
78.7
70.1
75.8
69.4

79.2
70.2
76.3
69.0
73.6
68.0
71.0
66.5

71.3
74.4
69.6
72.4
68.2
70.7
65.7
68.7

71.0
74.6
69.5
73.1
68.3
71.7
66.2
69.6

73.0
78.6
71.4
75.6
70.4
74.3
69.1
72.8

76.8
82.5
74.7
79.6
73.3
77.8
72.2
76.7

79.9
87.5
78.2
85.2
77.1
83.6
76.1
82.3

81.1
89.8
80.0
87.9
79.1
86.5
78.2
85.5

81.5
90.4
80.4
89.1
79.6
88.3
78.9
87.1

81.9
91.1
80.5
89.4
79.8
88.5
79.0
87.3

80.8
88.2
79.7
86.7
78.7
85.4
78.0
84.4

78.8
83.9
77.5
82.6
76.3
81.4
75.0
79.9

75.4
79.4
74.1
78.2
72.9
76.9
71.3
75.0

72.9
76.4
71.1
74.2
69.5
72.8
67.3
70.8

16.8
19.3
13.2
16.2
13.1

16.4
18.8
10.9
14.8
10.7

17.3
18.0
9.6
14.5
9.7

17.1
18.2
8.3
13.7
7.6

15.9
17.2
6.7
15.0
6.7

15.3
17.3
5.5
15.0
5.8

15.9
18.0
5.4
16.1
5.7

16.2
18.3
5.3
16.6
5.7

16.0
17.4
5.7
14.7
5.9

17.1
17.6
7.2
14.2
7.6

17.3
17.6
10.3
15.9
11.8

16.7
17.7
12.0
16.4
13.1

0.368
2.259
272
38

0.389
2.183
276
44

0.402
2.162
280
47

0.417
2.153
279
49

0.450
2.088
269
52

0.476
2.040
260
54

0.502
1.960
253
59

0.507
1.944
251
59

0.462
2.078
259
50

0.390
2.310
273
38

0.369
2.341
270
35

0.357
2.351
270
34

Sd
Temperatures,
Degree-Days
and
Degree-Hours

HDD50
HDD65
CDD50
CDD65
CDH74
CDH80
0.4%

Monthly Design
Dry Bulb
and
Mean Coincident
Wet Bulb
Temperatures

161
1204
7534
3103
29096
11318
DB
MCWB
DB

2%

MCWB
DB

5%

MCWB

10%

DB
MCWB
WB

0.4%
Monthly Design
Wet Bulb
and
Mean Coincident
Dry Bulb
Temperatures

MCDB
WB

2%

MCDB
WB

5%

MCDB
WB

10%

MCDB
MDBR

Mean Daily
Temperature
Range

5% DB
5% WB

Clear Sky
Solar
Irradiance

MCDBR
MCWBR
MCDBR
MCWBR
taub
taud

Ebn,noon
Edh,noon

CDDn
Cooling degree-days base nF, F-day
Lat
CDHn
Cooling degree-hours base nF, F-hour
Long
DB
Dry bulb temperature, F
MCDB
DP
Dew point temperature, F
MCDBR
Ebn,noon } Clear sky beam normal and diffuse horiMCDP
Edh,noon } zontal irradiances at solar noon, Btu/h/ft2
MCWB
Elev
Elevation, ft
MCWBR
Enth
Enthalpy, Btu/lb
MCWS
HDDn
Heating degree-days base nF, F-day
MDBR
Hours 8/4 & 55/69
Number of hours between 8 a.m. PCWD
and 4 p.m with DB between 55 and 69 F
HR
Humidity ratio, grains of moisture per lb of dry air

Latitude,
Longitude,
Mean coincident dry bulb temperature, F
Mean coincident dry bulb temp. range, F
Mean coincident dew point temperature, F
Mean coincident wet bulb temperature, F
Mean coincident wet bulb temp. range, F
Mean coincident wind speed, mph
Mean dry bulb temp. range, F
Prevailing coincident wind direction, ,
0 = North, 90 = East

Period
Years used to calculate the design conditions
Sd
Standard deviation of daily average temperature, F
StdP
Standard pressure at station elevation, psi
taub
Clear sky optical depth for beam irradiance
taud
Clear sky optical depth for diffuse irradiance
Tavg
Average temperature, F
Time Zone Hours ahead or behind UTC, and time zone code
WB
Wet bulb temperature, F
WBAN
Weather Bureau Army Navy number
WMO#
World Meteorological Organization number
WS
Wind speed, mph