SharpHog uses latitude and longitude along with day of the year, to calculate a temperature at that spot and time.
There are two sets of information presented here, but only the first is currently used. The first set of States Data comes directly from values used by previous spb models for Average Latitude and Average Longitude. These original values only exist for the twelve Southeastern states originally covered by the HogModel.
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Technically, though, any latitude below 60 is acceptable to the model, and there are pine beetles in other areas of the country also. The second set of data was collected from some online source somewhere, and the values for the states that the two lists have in common differ slightly.
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<StatesData>
<State>
<Name>Alabama</Name>
<Abbreviation>AL</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.7</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-86.5</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Arkansas</Name>
<Abbreviation>AR</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>33.3</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-92.6</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Florida</Name>
<Abbreviation>FL</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>31.6</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-82.5</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Georgia</Name>
<Abbreviation>GA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.8</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-82.9</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Louisiana</Name>
<Abbreviation>LA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>31.5</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-93.4</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Mississippi</Name>
<Abbreviation>MS</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.1</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-89.8</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>North Carolina</Name>
<Abbreviation>NC</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>35.5</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-79.2</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Oklahoma</Name>
<Abbreviation>OK</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>34.6</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-94.8</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>South Carolina</Name>
<Abbreviation>SC</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>34.1</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-80.1</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Tennessee</Name>
<Abbreviation>TN</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>35.2</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-86.7</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Texas</Name>
<Abbreviation>TX</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>30.7</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-95.5</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Virginia</Name>
<Abbreviation>VA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>37.8</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-77.7</AvgLongitude>
</State>
</StatesData>
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<StatesData>
<State>
<Name>Alaska</Name>
<Abbreviation>AK</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>61.3850</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-152.2683</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Alabama</Name>
<Abbreviation>AL</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.7990</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-86.8073</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Arkansas</Name>
<Abbreviation>AR</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>34.9513</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-92.3809</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name></Name>
<Abbreviation>AS</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>14.2417</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-170.7197</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Arizona</Name>
<Abbreviation>AZ</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>33.7712</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-111.3877</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>California</Name>
<Abbreviation>CA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>36.1700</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-119.7462</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Colorado</Name>
<Abbreviation>CO</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>39.0646</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-105.3272</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Connecticut</Name>
<Abbreviation>CT</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>41.5834</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-72.7622</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>District of Columbia</Name>
<Abbreviation>DC</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>38.8964</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-77.0262</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Deleware</Name>
<Abbreviation>DE</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>39.3498</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-75.5148</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Florida</Name>
<Abbreviation>FL</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>27.8333</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-81.7170</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Georgia</Name>
<Abbreviation>GA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.9866</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-83.6487</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Hawaii</Name>
<Abbreviation>HI</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>21.1098</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-157.5311</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Iowa</Name>
<Abbreviation>IA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>42.0046</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-93.2140</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Idaho</Name>
<Abbreviation>ID</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.2394</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-114.5103</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Illinois</Name>
<Abbreviation>IL</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>40.3363</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-89.0022</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Indiana</Name>
<Abbreviation>IN</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>39.8647</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-86.2604</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Kansas</Name>
<Abbreviation>KS</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>38.5111</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-96.8005</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Kentucky</Name>
<Abbreviation>KY</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>37.6690</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-84.6514</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Louisiana</Name>
<Abbreviation>LA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>31.1801</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-91.8749</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Massachusettes</Name>
<Abbreviation>MA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>42.2373</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-71.5314</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Maryland</Name>
<Abbreviation>MD</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>39.0724</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-76.7902</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Maine</Name>
<Abbreviation>ME</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.6074</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-69.3977</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Michigan</Name>
<Abbreviation>MI</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>43.3504</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-84.5603</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Minnesota</Name>
<Abbreviation>MN</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>45.7326</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-93.9196</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Montana</Name>
<Abbreviation>MO</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>38.4623</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-92.3020</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name></Name>
<Abbreviation>MP</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>14.8058</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>145.5505</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Mississippi</Name>
<Abbreviation>MS</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>32.7673</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-89.6812</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Montana</Name>
<Abbreviation>MT</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>46.9048</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-110.3261</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>North Carolina</Name>
<Abbreviation>NC</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>35.6411</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-79.8431</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>North Dakota</Name>
<Abbreviation>ND</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>47.5362</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-99.7930</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Nebraska</Name>
<Abbreviation>NE</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>41.1289</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-98.2883</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>New Hampshire</Name>
<Abbreviation>NH</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>43.4108</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-71.5653</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>New Jersey</Name>
<Abbreviation>NJ</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>40.3140</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-74.5089</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>New Mexico</Name>
<Abbreviation>NM</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>34.8375</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-106.2371</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Nevada</Name>
<Abbreviation>NV</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>38.4199</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-117.1219</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>New York</Name>
<Abbreviation>NY</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>42.1497</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-74.9384</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Ohio</Name>
<Abbreviation>OH</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>40.3736</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-82.7755</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Oklahoma</Name>
<Abbreviation>OK</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>35.5376</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-96.9247</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Oregon</Name>
<Abbreviation>OR</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.5672</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-122.1269</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Pennsylvannia</Name>
<Abbreviation>PA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>40.5773</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-77.2640</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Puerto Rico</Name>
<Abbreviation>PR</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>18.2766</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-66.3350</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Rhode Island</Name>
<Abbreviation>RI</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>41.6772</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-71.5101</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>South Carolina</Name>
<Abbreviation>SC</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>33.8191</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-80.9066</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>South Dakota</Name>
<Abbreviation>SD</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.2853</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-99.4632</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Tennessee</Name>
<Abbreviation>TN</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>35.7449</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-86.7489</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Texas</Name>
<Abbreviation>TX</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>31.1060</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-97.6475</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Utah</Name>
<Abbreviation>UT</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>40.1135</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-111.8535</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Virginia</Name>
<Abbreviation>VA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>37.7680</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-78.2057</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Virgin Islands</Name>
<Abbreviation>VI</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>18.0001</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-64.8199</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Vermont</Name>
<Abbreviation>VT</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.0407</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-72.7093</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Washington</Name>
<Abbreviation>WA</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>47.3917</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-121.5708</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Wisconsin</Name>
<Abbreviation>WI</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>44.2563</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-89.6385</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>West Virginia</Name>
<Abbreviation>WV</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>38.4680</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-80.9696</AvgLongitude>
</State>
<State>
<Name>Wyoming</Name>
<Abbreviation>WY</Abbreviation>
<AvgLatitude>42.7475</AvgLatitude>
<AvgLongitude>-107.2085</AvgLongitude>
</State>
</StatesData>