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Weather Hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Weather Futures Prices 
 
Each Degree Day valued at $100 per contract 
 
                  Cooling Degree Days 
 
Location          June  July  Aug  Sep 
 
Atlanta, GA       342   480   440  255 
Chicago, IL       214   320   230   90 
Cincinnati, OH    244   390   290  115 
Dallas, TX        452   625   635  395 
Des Moines, IA    283   395   305  110 
Las Vegas, NV     693   850   805  515 
New York, NY      249   425   365  165 
Philadelphia, PA  271   440   365  165 
Portland, OR       66   150   155   75 
Tucson, AZ        689   720   660  530 
 
The above values are CME settlement prices as of July 1, 2002. For 
information about CME weather futures, visit www.cme.com. or contact 
Felix Carabello at 312-634-1585 fcarabel@cme.com. 
 
Definition of Weather Futures: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange lists 
futures and options contracts based on the cumulative monthly 
heating/cooling degree days in each of ten U.S. cities. The point value 
of each weather contract is $100 per degree day. In order for energy 
producers and consumers to hedge the volumetric uncertainty associated 
with ...
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