Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Atlanta

Atlanta: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -322.33 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-322.33 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 407.3%
Rank
1201st
of 1306 regions
All-time high
873.59 % change on previous year
in 2019
All-time low
-556.42 % change on previous year
in 1989
Years of data
70
1951–2025

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Atlanta, 1951–2025

-50005001.0k195119882025

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

Analysis

Atlanta recorded -322.33 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in 2025.

The figure is down 407.3% on the previous year and down 416.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Atlanta peaked at 873.59 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -556.42 % change on previous year, in 1989.

That places Atlanta 1201st out of 1306 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 — Change in cooling in Atlanta, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate in Atlanta, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 229.9 % change on previous year —
1952 -3.59 % change on previous year -101.6%
1953 -2.01 % change on previous year -44.1%
1954 237.14 % change on previous year -11921.8%
1955 -88.96 % change on previous year -137.5%
1956 -13.5 % change on previous year -84.8%
1957 -77.39 % change on previous year +473.4%
1958 -324.11 % change on previous year +318.8%
1959 38.51 % change on previous year -111.9%
1960 199.1 % change on previous year +417.0%
1962 180.6 % change on previous year -9.3%
1963 -150.01 % change on previous year -183.1%
1964 3.6 % change on previous year -102.4%
1965 -89.2 % change on previous year -2577.7%
1966 -4.24 % change on previous year -95.2%
1967 -95.29 % change on previous year +2145.7%
1968 59.6 % change on previous year -162.6%
1969 41.93 % change on previous year -29.7%
1970 283.03 % change on previous year +575.0%
1971 -171.6 % change on previous year -160.6%
1972 -18.44 % change on previous year -89.3%
1973 -10.29 % change on previous year -44.2%
1974 -75.68 % change on previous year +635.5%
1975 45.43 % change on previous year -160.0%
1976 -85.58 % change on previous year -288.4%
1977 168.38 % change on previous year -296.7%
1978 -36.51 % change on previous year -121.7%
1979 -326.71 % change on previous year +795.0%
1980 190.81 % change on previous year -158.4%
1981 -106.33 % change on previous year -155.7%
1983 87.1 % change on previous year -181.9%
1984 -420.16 % change on previous year -582.4%
1985 8.48 % change on previous year -102.0%
1986 322.75 % change on previous year +3707.9%
1987 -35.84 % change on previous year -111.1%
1988 -82 % change on previous year +128.8%
1989 -556.42 % change on previous year +578.5%
1990 196 % change on previous year -135.2%
1991 -178.02 % change on previous year -190.8%
1992 -141.56 % change on previous year -20.5%
1993 180.4 % change on previous year -227.4%
1994 -255.24 % change on previous year -241.5%
1995 122.68 % change on previous year -148.1%
1996 -204.23 % change on previous year -266.5%
1997 -167.39 % change on previous year -18.0%
1998 218.9 % change on previous year -230.8%
1999 -78.93 % change on previous year -136.1%
2000 184.46 % change on previous year -333.7%
2001 -226.14 % change on previous year -222.6%
2002 114.61 % change on previous year -150.7%
2004 66.01 % change on previous year -42.4%
2005 1.71 % change on previous year -97.4%
2006 334.92 % change on previous year +19539.7%
2007 50.89 % change on previous year -84.8%
2008 -74.15 % change on previous year -245.7%
2009 -266.94 % change on previous year +260.0%
2010 414.97 % change on previous year -255.5%
2011 -2.69 % change on previous year -100.6%
2012 -71.44 % change on previous year +2560.2%
2013 -322.58 % change on previous year +351.5%
2014 101.81 % change on previous year -131.6%
2016 447.44 % change on previous year +339.5%
2017 -115.94 % change on previous year -125.9%
2018 157.1 % change on previous year -235.5%
2019 873.59 % change on previous year +456.1%
2020 -110.19 % change on previous year -112.6%
2021 -347.25 % change on previous year +215.1%
2022 93.32 % change on previous year -126.9%
2023 104.88 % change on previous year +12.4%
2025 -322.33 % change on previous year -407.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Atlanta 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
2006 +19539.7% 1.71 % change on previous year 334.92 % change on previous year
1954 +11921.8% -2.01 % change on previous year 237.14 % change on previous year
1986 +3707.9% 8.48 % change on previous year 322.75 % change on previous year
1965 -2577.7% 3.6 % change on previous year -89.2 % change on previous year
2012 -2560.2% -2.69 % change on previous year -71.44 % change on previous year
1967 -2145.7% -4.24 % change on previous year -95.29 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -0.4456 % change on previous year -324.11 % change on previous year 237.14 % change on previous year 9
1960s 16.23 % change on previous year -150.01 % change on previous year 199.1 % change on previous year 9
1970s -22.8 % change on previous year -326.71 % change on previous year 283.03 % change on previous year 10
1980s -65.73 % change on previous year -556.42 % change on previous year 322.75 % change on previous year 9
1990s -30.74 % change on previous year -255.24 % change on previous year 218.9 % change on previous year 10
2000s 20.6 % change on previous year -266.94 % change on previous year 334.92 % change on previous year 9
2010s 164.7 % change on previous year -322.58 % change on previous year 873.59 % change on previous year 9
2020s -116.31 % change on previous year -347.25 % change on previous year 104.88 % change on previous year 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Atlanta?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Atlanta was -322.33 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Atlanta?
The highest recorded value was 873.59 % change on previous year in 2019.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Atlanta?
The lowest recorded value was -556.42 % change on previous year in 1989.
How does Atlanta rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Atlanta ranks 1201st out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Atlanta?
Over the last ten years it is down 416.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Atlanta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
1,324 places, 93,596 data points, 1951–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.