Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate was -27.7 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-27.7 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 105.4%
Rank
1108th
of 1289 regions
All-time high
41.48 % change on previous year
in 2023
All-time low
-31.13 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
75
1951–2025

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara, 1951–2025

-40-2002040195119882025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara is -27.7 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 105.4% on the previous year and down 241.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara peaked at 41.48 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -31.13 % change on previous year, in 2014.

Santa Barbara ranks 1108th of 1289 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 16.48 % change on previous year —
1952 16.52 % change on previous year +0.2%
1953 -24.2 % change on previous year -246.5%
1954 -0.3504 % change on previous year -98.6%
1955 21.09 % change on previous year -6119.5%
1956 -12.01 % change on previous year -156.9%
1957 -0.729 % change on previous year -93.9%
1958 -17.44 % change on previous year +2292.6%
1959 -10.15 % change on previous year -41.8%
1960 36.37 % change on previous year -458.5%
1961 -7.38 % change on previous year -120.3%
1962 11.12 % change on previous year -250.8%
1963 -5.35 % change on previous year -148.1%
1964 17.41 % change on previous year -425.2%
1965 -6.41 % change on previous year -136.8%
1966 -9.25 % change on previous year +44.4%
1967 12.63 % change on previous year -236.5%
1968 -12.65 % change on previous year -200.1%
1969 17.79 % change on previous year -240.7%
1970 -16.13 % change on previous year -190.6%
1971 25.29 % change on previous year -256.8%
1972 -16.24 % change on previous year -164.2%
1973 8.48 % change on previous year -152.2%
1974 -6.73 % change on previous year -179.4%
1975 10.65 % change on previous year -258.2%
1976 -22.17 % change on previous year -308.2%
1977 -0.2209 % change on previous year -99.0%
1978 13.23 % change on previous year -6089.9%
1979 2.9 % change on previous year -78.1%
1980 -10.1 % change on previous year -447.9%
1981 -9.9 % change on previous year -2.0%
1982 32.08 % change on previous year -423.9%
1983 -10.36 % change on previous year -132.3%
1984 -7.12 % change on previous year -31.3%
1985 12.49 % change on previous year -275.5%
1986 -25.47 % change on previous year -303.9%
1987 34.42 % change on previous year -235.1%
1988 -11.46 % change on previous year -133.3%
1989 -4.08 % change on previous year -64.4%
1990 10.42 % change on previous year -355.1%
1991 0.3819 % change on previous year -96.3%
1992 -11.85 % change on previous year -3202.6%
1993 3.86 % change on previous year -132.6%
1994 12.35 % change on previous year +219.7%
1995 -18.16 % change on previous year -247.1%
1996 -3.25 % change on previous year -82.1%
1997 3.19 % change on previous year -197.9%
1998 41.32 % change on previous year +1197.0%
1999 -11.25 % change on previous year -127.2%
2000 -11.44 % change on previous year +1.7%
2001 17.62 % change on previous year -254.0%
2002 -7.82 % change on previous year -144.4%
2003 -7.37 % change on previous year -5.8%
2004 4.5 % change on previous year -161.1%
2005 -9.8 % change on previous year -317.8%
2006 15.97 % change on previous year -262.9%
2007 -7.33 % change on previous year -145.9%
2008 2.29 % change on previous year -131.2%
2009 -2.14 % change on previous year -193.5%
2010 8.69 % change on previous year -506.2%
2011 5.42 % change on previous year -37.6%
2012 -17.92 % change on previous year -430.6%
2013 -1.88 % change on previous year -89.5%
2014 -31.13 % change on previous year +1558.2%
2015 19.56 % change on previous year -162.9%
2016 2.24 % change on previous year -88.6%
2017 0.3699 % change on previous year -83.5%
2018 0.5388 % change on previous year +45.7%
2019 30.79 % change on previous year +5614.9%
2020 -17.91 % change on previous year -158.1%
2021 5.4 % change on previous year -130.2%
2022 -2.59 % change on previous year -147.9%
2023 41.48 % change on previous year -1704.1%
2024 -13.48 % change on previous year -132.5%
2025 -27.7 % change on previous year +105.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1955 +6119.5% -0.3504 % change on previous year 21.09 % change on previous year
1978 +6089.9% -0.2209 % change on previous year 13.23 % change on previous year
2019 +5614.9% 0.5388 % change on previous year 30.79 % change on previous year
1992 -3202.6% 0.3819 % change on previous year -11.85 % change on previous year
1958 -2292.6% -0.729 % change on previous year -17.44 % change on previous year
2023 +1704.1% -2.59 % change on previous year 41.48 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -1.2 % change on previous year -24.2 % change on previous year 21.09 % change on previous year 9
1960s 5.43 % change on previous year -12.65 % change on previous year 36.37 % change on previous year 10
1970s -0.093 % change on previous year -22.17 % change on previous year 25.29 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.0492 % change on previous year -25.47 % change on previous year 34.42 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.7 % change on previous year -18.16 % change on previous year 41.32 % change on previous year 10
2000s -0.5529 % change on previous year -11.44 % change on previous year 17.62 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.67 % change on previous year -31.13 % change on previous year 30.79 % change on previous year 10
2020s -2.46 % change on previous year -27.7 % change on previous year 41.48 % change on previous year 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate in Santa Barbara was -27.7 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate recorded in Santa Barbara?
The highest recorded value was 41.48 % change on previous year in 2023.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate recorded in Santa Barbara?
The lowest recorded value was -31.13 % change on previous year in 2014.
How does Santa Barbara rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate?
Santa Barbara ranks 1108th out of 1289 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Santa Barbara?
Over the last ten years it is down 241.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Santa Barbara data come from?
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Indicator
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
1,307 places, 97,779 data points, 1951–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.