For the case of a balance temperature of 65°F, compare your results with the heating degree-days for the three cities directly computed from hourly weather data (these degree-days are widely reported in the existing literature. Appendix B provides the degree-days for selected US locations). Comment on the results of your comparative analysis.

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Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Denver 29.9 32.8 37.0 47.5 57.0 66.0 73.0 71.6 62.8 52.0 39.4 32.6 New York City 32.2 33.4 41.1 52.1 62.3 71.6 76.6 74.9 68.4 58.7 47.4 35.5 Los Angeles 54.5 55.6 56.5 58.8 61.9 64.5 68.5 69.6 68.7 65.2 60.5 56.9