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9293w_ld – Georgia’s hourly weather and load data for 1992-93

94wtr – Georgia’s hourly weather data for 1994

The columns of data in both files are:

column 1: MONTH OF YEAR (JAN=1, FEB=2, …)

column 2: DAY OF MONTH ( 1 – 31)

column 3: YEAR (92, 93, or 94)

column 4: HOUR OF DAY (1 – 24)

column 5: DAY OF WEEK (Sunday = 1, Monday = 2, etc.)

column 6: DRY BULB TEMPERATURE (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)

column 7: WET BULB TEMP (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)

The 1992-93 data file has an eighth column: the average electrical load over that hour in megawatts.

Using simple statistical methods, it is possible to construct estimates having and RMS error of about 440. (A commercially viable model will achieve errors of less than 100)