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

Houston: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -53.95 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-53.95 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 13.3%
Rank
293rd
of 1306 regions
All-time high
523.26 % change on previous year
in 1951
All-time low
-761.81 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
72
1951–2025

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

-1.0k-5000500195119882025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Houston is -53.95 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 112.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Houston peaked at 523.26 % change on previous year in 1951 and was at its lowest, -761.81 % change on previous year, in 1997.

Houston ranks 293rd of 1306 regions on this measure, in the top 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 Houston, 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 Houston, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 523.26 % change on previous year —
1952 -112.6 % change on previous year -121.5%
1953 142.21 % change on previous year -226.3%
1955 -69.77 % change on previous year -149.1%
1956 137.86 % change on previous year -297.6%
1957 -82.78 % change on previous year -160.0%
1958 199.27 % change on previous year -340.7%
1959 -244 % change on previous year -222.4%
1960 30.21 % change on previous year -112.4%
1961 -220.52 % change on previous year -829.9%
1962 162.02 % change on previous year -173.5%
1963 28.44 % change on previous year -82.4%
1964 -91.1 % change on previous year -420.3%
1965 -463.08 % change on previous year +408.3%
1966 -167.97 % change on previous year -63.7%
1967 100.21 % change on previous year -159.7%
1969 108.78 % change on previous year +8.6%
1971 84.15 % change on previous year -22.6%
1972 -258.6 % change on previous year -407.3%
1973 -156.29 % change on previous year -39.6%
1974 44.76 % change on previous year -128.6%
1975 -31 % change on previous year -169.3%
1976 -48.55 % change on previous year +56.6%
1977 108.06 % change on previous year -322.6%
1978 257.52 % change on previous year +138.3%
1979 -442.2 % change on previous year -271.7%
1980 140.58 % change on previous year -131.8%
1981 -190.56 % change on previous year -235.6%
1982 180.18 % change on previous year -194.6%
1983 -461.38 % change on previous year -356.1%
1984 76.32 % change on previous year -116.5%
1985 113.21 % change on previous year +48.3%
1986 258.63 % change on previous year +128.5%
1987 -221.12 % change on previous year -185.5%
1988 181.82 % change on previous year -182.2%
1989 -363.3 % change on previous year -299.8%
1990 216.78 % change on previous year -159.7%
1991 -174.29 % change on previous year -180.4%
1992 -45.08 % change on previous year -74.1%
1993 54.5 % change on previous year -220.9%
1994 -175.31 % change on previous year -421.7%
1995 102.61 % change on previous year -158.5%
1996 -386.62 % change on previous year -476.8%
1997 -761.81 % change on previous year +97.0%
1998 360.3 % change on previous year -147.3%
1999 -76.67 % change on previous year -121.3%
2000 311.33 % change on previous year -506.1%
2001 -145.4 % change on previous year -146.7%
2002 84.12 % change on previous year -157.9%
2003 -377.53 % change on previous year -548.8%
2004 -8.73 % change on previous year -97.7%
2005 334.03 % change on previous year -3927.3%
2006 -77.35 % change on previous year -123.2%
2007 -378.33 % change on previous year +389.1%
2008 186.05 % change on previous year -149.2%
2009 71.12 % change on previous year -61.8%
2010 -1.64 % change on previous year -102.3%
2011 209.57 % change on previous year -12885.3%
2012 -76.56 % change on previous year -136.5%
2013 14.2 % change on previous year -118.5%
2014 -110.22 % change on previous year -876.3%
2015 440.94 % change on previous year -500.1%
2016 -29.46 % change on previous year -106.7%
2017 -55.55 % change on previous year +88.5%
2018 63.87 % change on previous year -215.0%
2019 393.53 % change on previous year +516.1%
2020 -0.8093 % change on previous year -100.2%
2021 -190.53 % change on previous year +23443.3%
2022 361.89 % change on previous year -289.9%
2023 52.76 % change on previous year -85.4%
2024 -62.22 % change on previous year -217.9%
2025 -53.95 % change on previous year -13.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Houston 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
2021 -23443.3% -0.8093 % change on previous year -190.53 % change on previous year
2011 +12885.3% -1.64 % change on previous year 209.57 % change on previous year
2005 +3927.3% -8.73 % change on previous year 334.03 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.68 % change on previous year -244 % change on previous year 523.26 % change on previous year 8
1960s -57 % change on previous year -463.08 % change on previous year 162.02 % change on previous year 9
1970s -49.13 % change on previous year -442.2 % change on previous year 257.52 % change on previous year 9
1980s -28.56 % change on previous year -461.38 % change on previous year 258.63 % change on previous year 10
1990s -88.56 % change on previous year -761.81 % change on previous year 360.3 % change on previous year 10
2000s -0.0692 % change on previous year -378.33 % change on previous year 334.03 % change on previous year 10
2010s 84.87 % change on previous year -110.22 % change on previous year 440.94 % change on previous year 10
2020s 17.86 % change on previous year -190.53 % change on previous year 361.89 % change on previous year 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Houston?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Houston was -53.95 % 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 Houston?
The highest recorded value was 523.26 % change on previous year in 1951.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Houston?
The lowest recorded value was -761.81 % change on previous year in 1997.
How does Houston rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Houston ranks 293rd out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Houston?
Over the last ten years it is down 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Houston 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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Indicator
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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.