May, 2006

Carrier Simulation Weather Data

Region 3: USA - Southeast & Gulf Coast
v4.30
Release Sheet

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Region 3 Simulation Weather Data v4.30 replaces v4.01

DATA DESCRIPTION
This internet download file contains hourly simulation weather data for 70 cities in the Southeast and Gulf Coast
United States. Hourly simulation weather data is used by the Carrier Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) v4 and the
Chiller System Optimizer Program v2 for energy simulations.
In this update new weather files have been added and existing files have been updated to use higher quality or more
recent data. City files included in this download are shown below. Items marked with u are updated files and those
marked with n are new files. Please refer to the key below the table for information about which files are suitable
for use with HAP and/or Chiller System Optimizer.
Alabama
u
Birmingham (TMY2)
n
Huntsville (TMY2)
u
Mobile (TMY2)
u
Montgomery (TMY2)
Arkansas
u
Fort Smith (TMY2)
u
Little Rock (TMY2)
District of Columbia
Washington (TMY1)
Florida
n
Daytona Beach (TMY2)
u
Jacksonville (TMY2)
n
Key West (TMY2)
u
Miami (TMY2)
Orlando (TMY1)
u
Tallahassee (TMY2)
u
Tampa (TMY2)
n
West Palm Beach (TMY2)
Georgia
n
Athens (TMY2)
u
Atlanta (TMY2)

Georgia (continued)
u
Augusta (TMY2)
u
Columbus (TMY2)
u
Macon (TMY2)
u
Savannah (TMY2)
Kentucky
u
Lexington (TMY2)
u
Louisville (TMY2)
Louisiana
u
Baton Rouge (TMY2)
u
Lake Charles (TMY2)
u
New Orleans (TMY2)
u
Shreveport (TMY2)
Mississippi
u
Jackson (TMY2)
u
Meridian (TMY2)
North Carolina
u
Asheville (TMY2)
n
Cape Hatteras (TMY2)
u
Charlotte (TMY2)
u
Greensboro (TMY2)
u
Raleigh (TMY2)

North Carolina (continued)

n
Wilmington (TMY2)
Puerto Rico
u
San Juan (TMY2)
South Carolina
u
Charleston (TMY2)
u
Columbia (TMY2)
u
Greenville (TMY2)
Tennessee
n
Bristol (TMY2)
u
Chattanooga (TMY2)
u
Knoxville (TMY2)
u
Memphis (TMY2)
u
Nashville (TMY2)
Texas
u
Abilene (TMY2)
u
Amarillo (TMY2)
u
Austin (TMY2)
u
Brownsville (TMY2)
u
Corpus Christi (TMY2)
u
El Paso (TMY2)
u
Fort Worth (TMY2)

Texas (continued)
u
Houston (TMY2)
u
Laredo (TMY2)
u
Lubbock (TMY2)
u
Lufkin (TMY2)
u
Midland (TMY2)
n
Port Arthur (TMY2)
u
San Angelo (TMY2)
u
San Antonio (TMY2)
n
Victoria (TMY2)
u
Waco (TMY2)
u
Wichita Falls (TMY2)
Virginia
n
Lynchburg (TMY2)
u
Norfolk (TMY2)
u
Richmond (TMY2)
u
Roanoke (TMY2)
n
Sterling (TMY2)
West Virginia
u
Charleston (TMY2)
n
Elkins (TMY2)
n
Huntington (TMY2)

Key:
n
= New weather file.
u
= Updated weather file.
TMY2 = NREL Typical Meteorological Year v2 measured hourly data for temperature, humidity, solar (1960-1990). Requires HAP v4.30 or later, Chiller
System Optimizer v2.12 or later.
TMY1 = NOAA Typical Meteorological Year v1 measured hourly data for temperature, humidity, solar (1952-1975). Requires HAP v4.10 or later, Chiller
System Optimizer v2.00 or later.

Carrier Software Systems

Syracuse, NY, USA
1-800-253-1794
software.systems@carrier.utc.com

May, 2006

Carrier Simulation Weather Data

Region 3: USA - Southeast & Gulf Coast
v4.30
Release Sheet

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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Use the following procedure to download and install the data:

Download the file from the Internet site and save it in a folder on your hard disk. We recommend saving to the
\E20-II\WEATHER folder.

Run Windows Explorer and double-click on the file you downloaded. This launches the self-extraction process.
In the extraction dialog specify the destination for the extracted data. We recommend extracting files to the
\E20-II\WEATHER folder on the drive where HAP or Chiller System Optimizer is installed. This is where the
programs will look for the data by default.

After files have been extracted, the original download file can be erased.

Simulation weather files are now ready to use with the software.
Note:
This weather data requires approximately 4.7 MB of hard disk space.

Carrier Software Systems

Syracuse, NY, USA
1-800-253-1794
software.systems@carrier.utc.com