Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Boston
Boston: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -248.43 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Boston, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Boston stood at -248.43 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 186.5% on the previous year and down 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Boston peaked at 458.5 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -575.22 % change on previous year, in 1972.
Boston ranks 1109th of 1306 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 — Change in cooling in Boston, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -10.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 181.73 % change on previous year | -1788.3% |
| 1953 | -54.55 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 1954 | -476.21 % change on previous year | +773.0% |
| 1955 | 139.93 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 1956 | -220.48 % change on previous year | -257.6% |
| 1957 | 139.57 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 1958 | -436.79 % change on previous year | -412.9% |
| 1959 | 147.81 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1960 | -297.48 % change on previous year | -301.3% |
| 1961 | 105.59 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1963 | 76.54 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1964 | -176.4 % change on previous year | -330.5% |
| 1965 | 169.53 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 1966 | 12.67 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1967 | -287.36 % change on previous year | -2367.9% |
| 1968 | 61.99 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1969 | 60.29 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 218.87 % change on previous year | +263.0% |
| 1971 | 56.09 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 1972 | -575.22 % change on previous year | -1125.4% |
| 1973 | 121.69 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 1974 | -320.17 % change on previous year | -363.1% |
| 1975 | 113.58 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1976 | -136.54 % change on previous year | -220.2% |
| 1977 | 458.5 % change on previous year | -435.8% |
| 1978 | -521.08 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 1979 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 1980 | 231.83 % change on previous year | +1581.9% |
| 1981 | -157.45 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 1982 | -284.03 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 1983 | 225.46 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 1984 | -115.63 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 1985 | -232.22 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 1986 | -95.45 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 1987 | 95.64 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 1989 | -136.34 % change on previous year | -242.6% |
| 1990 | 14.06 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1991 | 419 % change on previous year | +2880.6% |
| 1992 | -185.57 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 1993 | 156.78 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 1994 | -9.22 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1995 | -8.03 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1996 | -282.89 % change on previous year | +3421.1% |
| 1997 | 97.87 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1999 | 347.82 % change on previous year | +255.4% |
| 2000 | -241.49 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 2001 | 123.1 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2002 | 204.26 % change on previous year | +65.9% |
| 2003 | -159.96 % change on previous year | -178.3% |
| 2004 | -30.51 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2005 | 189.98 % change on previous year | -722.7% |
| 2006 | -142.78 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
| 2007 | 327.3 % change on previous year | -329.2% |
| 2008 | -109.77 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2010 | 291.98 % change on previous year | -366.0% |
| 2011 | -79.71 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 2012 | 155.5 % change on previous year | -295.1% |
| 2013 | -61.6 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 2014 | -184.99 % change on previous year | +200.3% |
| 2015 | 339.05 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 2016 | 121.18 % change on previous year | -64.3% |
| 2017 | -104.16 % change on previous year | -186.0% |
| 2019 | -62.08 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 259.69 % change on previous year | -518.3% |
| 2021 | -78.94 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2022 | 385.29 % change on previous year | -588.1% |
| 2023 | -122.67 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2024 | 287.16 % change on previous year | -334.1% |
| 2025 | -248.43 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Boston 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -3421.1% | -8.03 % change on previous year | -282.89 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +2880.6% | 14.06 % change on previous year | 419 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | -2367.9% | 12.67 % change on previous year | -287.36 % change on previous year |
| 1952 | +1788.3% | -10.76 % change on previous year | 181.73 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +1581.9% | 13.78 % change on previous year | 231.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -65.53 % change on previous year | -476.21 % change on previous year | 181.73 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -30.52 % change on previous year | -297.48 % change on previous year | 169.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -57.05 % change on previous year | -575.22 % change on previous year | 458.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -52.02 % change on previous year | -284.03 % change on previous year | 231.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.09 % change on previous year | -282.89 % change on previous year | 419 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.79 % change on previous year | -241.49 % change on previous year | 327.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.13 % change on previous year | -184.99 % change on previous year | 339.05 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.35 % change on previous year | -248.43 % change on previous year | 385.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
More reference data data for Boston
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 113.22 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -49.75 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 2,558 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -115.35 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 52.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -42.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 14.09 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.0888 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 25.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Boston?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Boston was -248.43 % 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 Boston?
- The highest recorded value was 458.5 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Boston?
- The lowest recorded value was -575.22 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Boston rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
- Boston ranks 1109th out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Boston?
- Over the last ten years it is down 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Boston 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.