Iowa vs Jamaica: Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change over time
- Iowa
- Jamaica
How they compare
Iowa currently reports 1.85 Degrees celsius against 1.16 Degrees celsius in Jamaica, a difference of 0.69 Degrees celsius.
That makes Iowa's figure about 1.6 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Jamaica ahead.
Iowa ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 109th of 698 regions.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iowa averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iowa | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.61 Degrees celsius | -0.5499 Degrees celsius | 1.06 Degrees celsius | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -0.1279 Degrees celsius | -0.1371 Degrees celsius | 0.0092 Degrees celsius | Iowa |
| 1990s | -0.1487 Degrees celsius | -0.0152 Degrees celsius | 0.1336 Degrees celsius | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.2439 Degrees celsius | 0.1284 Degrees celsius | 0.1155 Degrees celsius | Iowa |
| 2010s | 0.4912 Degrees celsius | 0.4531 Degrees celsius | 0.0381 Degrees celsius | Iowa |
| 2020s | 1.07 Degrees celsius | 0.8319 Degrees celsius | 0.2414 Degrees celsius | Iowa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change, Iowa or Jamaica?
- Iowa, at 1.85 Degrees celsius against 1.16 Degrees celsius in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change between Iowa and Jamaica?
- 0.69 Degrees celsius, with Iowa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iowa and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Iowa and Jamaica rank globally for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change?
- Iowa ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 109th of 698 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of changes in average temperature by providing the temperature anomaly, days with above-average temperatures and days with below-average temperatures. Exposure indicators to extreme temperature have been prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset also provides a global assessment of extreme temperatures through the use of a variety of climate indices, including hot days, tropical nights, the Universal Thermal Climate Index and icing days. The datasets span the period 1979-2022, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Data Store temperature data (ERA5) and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation