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

Ottawa: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -206.03 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-206.03 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 332.8%
Rank
1016th
of 1306 regions
All-time high
779.57 % change on previous year
in 2016
All-time low
-560.04 % change on previous year
in 2004
Years of data
69
1951–2025

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

-50005001.0k195119882025

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

Analysis

In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Ottawa stood at -206.03 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 332.8% on the previous year and down 265.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Ottawa peaked at 779.57 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -560.04 % change on previous year, in 2004.

Ottawa ranks 1016th 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 Ottawa, 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 Ottawa, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 6.63 % change on previous year —
1952 101.3 % change on previous year +1428.4%
1954 -312.25 % change on previous year -408.2%
1955 310.58 % change on previous year -199.5%
1956 -140.49 % change on previous year -145.2%
1957 47.83 % change on previous year -134.0%
1958 -38.65 % change on previous year -180.8%
1959 260.23 % change on previous year -773.2%
1960 -126.82 % change on previous year -148.7%
1961 -45.91 % change on previous year -63.8%
1962 50.87 % change on previous year -210.8%
1963 123.99 % change on previous year +143.7%
1964 -270.45 % change on previous year -318.1%
1965 -90.85 % change on previous year -66.4%
1966 269.62 % change on previous year -396.8%
1967 -320.31 % change on previous year -218.8%
1968 19.91 % change on previous year -106.2%
1969 59.74 % change on previous year +200.1%
1970 110.51 % change on previous year +85.0%
1971 -241.32 % change on previous year -318.4%
1973 185.57 % change on previous year -176.9%
1974 -210.68 % change on previous year -213.5%
1975 296.14 % change on previous year -240.6%
1976 -128.87 % change on previous year -143.5%
1977 91.88 % change on previous year -171.3%
1979 -149.09 % change on previous year -262.3%
1980 -188.13 % change on previous year +26.2%
1981 -5.11 % change on previous year -97.3%
1982 33.52 % change on previous year -756.3%
1983 365.29 % change on previous year +989.8%
1984 -145.26 % change on previous year -139.8%
1985 -11.23 % change on previous year -92.3%
1986 -75.47 % change on previous year +572.1%
1987 134.29 % change on previous year -277.9%
1988 333.66 % change on previous year +148.5%
1989 -91.91 % change on previous year -127.5%
1990 -118.21 % change on previous year +28.6%
1992 -239.69 % change on previous year +102.8%
1993 85.67 % change on previous year -135.7%
1994 -142.5 % change on previous year -266.3%
1995 328.53 % change on previous year -330.5%
1996 -183.48 % change on previous year -155.8%
1997 59.19 % change on previous year -132.3%
1998 108.57 % change on previous year +83.4%
2000 -206.44 % change on previous year -290.1%
2001 162.31 % change on previous year -178.6%
2002 -1.11 % change on previous year -100.7%
2003 -116.92 % change on previous year +10434.8%
2004 -560.04 % change on previous year +379.0%
2005 256.18 % change on previous year -145.7%
2006 -108.09 % change on previous year -142.2%
2007 437.64 % change on previous year -504.9%
2008 -300.25 % change on previous year -168.6%
2009 -16.97 % change on previous year -94.3%
2010 173.55 % change on previous year -1122.8%
2011 -51.46 % change on previous year -129.6%
2012 202.81 % change on previous year -494.1%
2013 -130.32 % change on previous year -164.3%
2014 -104.37 % change on previous year -19.9%
2015 124.75 % change on previous year -219.5%
2016 779.57 % change on previous year +524.9%
2017 -125.91 % change on previous year -116.2%
2018 546.69 % change on previous year -534.2%
2019 -101.39 % change on previous year -118.5%
2021 -45.62 % change on previous year -55.0%
2022 -91.33 % change on previous year +100.2%
2023 244.41 % change on previous year -367.6%
2024 88.49 % change on previous year -63.8%
2025 -206.03 % change on previous year -332.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Ottawa 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
2003 -10434.8% -1.11 % change on previous year -116.92 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.4 % change on previous year -312.25 % change on previous year 310.58 % change on previous year 8
1960s -33.02 % change on previous year -320.31 % change on previous year 269.62 % change on previous year 10
1970s -5.73 % change on previous year -241.32 % change on previous year 296.14 % change on previous year 8
1980s 34.97 % change on previous year -188.13 % change on previous year 365.29 % change on previous year 10
1990s -12.74 % change on previous year -239.69 % change on previous year 328.53 % change on previous year 8
2000s -45.37 % change on previous year -560.04 % change on previous year 437.64 % change on previous year 10
2010s 131.39 % change on previous year -130.32 % change on previous year 779.57 % change on previous year 10
2020s -2.02 % change on previous year -206.03 % change on previous year 244.41 % change on previous year 5

More reference data data for Ottawa

All data for Ottawa →

Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Ottawa?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Ottawa was -206.03 % 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 Ottawa?
The highest recorded value was 779.57 % change on previous year in 2016.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Ottawa?
The lowest recorded value was -560.04 % change on previous year in 2004.
How does Ottawa rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Ottawa ranks 1016th out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Ottawa?
Over the last ten years it is down 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ottawa 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 69 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Ottawa. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 01 October 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cooling-and-heating-degree-days-cities-and-fuas-change-in-cooling-degree-days-from-1981-2/ottawa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cooling-and-heating-degree-days-cities-and-fuas-change-in-cooling-degree-days-from-1981-2/ottawa/">Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Ottawa</a> — Statizoid

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

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

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
Last refreshed

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.