This statistic represents the importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on annual cooling days. According to the source, these figures refer to an index that measures (but not in actual days) the need for air-conditioning in large urban areas. With an index score of ***, Los Angeles was among the cities with a lower need for air conditioning.
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New York Times. (August 18, 2012). Importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on cooling degree day index* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/
New York Times. "Importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on cooling degree day index*." Chart. August 18, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/
New York Times. (2012). Importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on cooling degree day index*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/
New York Times. "Importance of Air Conditioning in Selected Cities as of 2012, Based on Cooling Degree Day Index*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Aug 2012, /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/
New York Times, Importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on cooling degree day index* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Importance of air conditioning in selected cities as of 2012, based on cooling degree day index* [Graph], New York Times, August 18, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/241218/importance-of-air-conditioning-in-cities-based-on-cooling-degree-days/
