Cooling and heating: Cities and FUAs … degree 1981 2010 period in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh: Cooling and heating: Cities and FUAs … degree 1981 2010 period was -163.44 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-163.44 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 122.6%
Rank
855th
of 1306 regions
All-time high
792.04 % change on previous year
in 2018
All-time low
-837.2 % change on previous year
in 1958
Years of data
68
1951–2025

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

-1.0k-50005001.0k195119882025

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

Analysis

Pittsburgh recorded -163.44 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 122.6% on the previous year and down 225.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Pittsburgh peaked at 792.04 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -837.2 % change on previous year, in 1958.

Pittsburgh ranks 855th of 1306 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cooling and heating: Cities and FUAs … degree 1981 2010 period in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 79 % change on previous year —
1952 462.55 % change on previous year +485.5%
1953 -32.51 % change on previous year -107.0%
1954 -114.99 % change on previous year +253.7%
1956 -181.78 % change on previous year +58.1%
1957 115.67 % change on previous year -163.6%
1958 -837.2 % change on previous year -823.8%
1959 224.69 % change on previous year -126.8%
1960 -143.41 % change on previous year -163.8%
1961 38.23 % change on previous year -126.7%
1962 5.8 % change on previous year -84.8%
1963 -27.93 % change on previous year -581.8%
1964 209.66 % change on previous year -850.5%
1965 -58.65 % change on previous year -128.0%
1966 0.4601 % change on previous year -100.8%
1967 -449.77 % change on previous year -97845.9%
1968 119.72 % change on previous year -126.6%
1969 -188.43 % change on previous year -257.4%
1970 412.1 % change on previous year -318.7%
1971 -114.34 % change on previous year -127.7%
1973 79.39 % change on previous year -169.4%
1974 -332 % change on previous year -518.2%
1975 74.92 % change on previous year -122.6%
1976 -392.57 % change on previous year -624.0%
1977 105.8 % change on previous year -127.0%
1979 -110.94 % change on previous year -204.9%
1980 86.4 % change on previous year -177.9%
1981 -399.56 % change on previous year -562.5%
1982 -20.34 % change on previous year -94.9%
1983 178.38 % change on previous year -976.8%
1984 -212.7 % change on previous year -219.2%
1985 43.71 % change on previous year -120.6%
1986 42.27 % change on previous year -3.3%
1987 202.01 % change on previous year +377.9%
1988 517.77 % change on previous year +156.3%
1989 -143.67 % change on previous year -127.7%
1990 -17.99 % change on previous year -87.5%
1991 345.94 % change on previous year -2023.4%
1992 -164.15 % change on previous year -147.4%
1993 171.22 % change on previous year -204.3%
1994 -110.96 % change on previous year -164.8%
1995 577.8 % change on previous year -620.7%
1996 -301.52 % change on previous year -152.2%
1997 -5.52 % change on previous year -98.2%
1998 77.36 % change on previous year -1500.4%
1999 476.38 % change on previous year +515.8%
2000 -219.43 % change on previous year -146.1%
2001 98.28 % change on previous year -144.8%
2003 -184.11 % change on previous year -287.3%
2004 13.34 % change on previous year -107.2%
2005 258.34 % change on previous year +1836.9%
2006 -108.32 % change on previous year -141.9%
2008 -97.3 % change on previous year -10.2%
2010 218.43 % change on previous year -324.5%
2011 -30.59 % change on previous year -114.0%
2012 113.74 % change on previous year -471.8%
2013 -96.56 % change on previous year -184.9%
2015 130.69 % change on previous year -235.3%
2016 439 % change on previous year +235.9%
2017 -106.9 % change on previous year -124.3%
2018 792.04 % change on previous year -840.9%
2019 -30.77 % change on previous year -103.9%
2020 200.66 % change on previous year -752.1%
2021 -63.25 % change on previous year -131.5%
2022 17.5 % change on previous year -127.7%
2023 -134.1 % change on previous year -866.1%
2024 724.63 % change on previous year -640.4%
2025 -163.44 % change on previous year -122.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating: Cities and FUAs … degree 1981 2010 period in Pittsburgh 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
1967 -97845.9% 0.4601 % change on previous year -449.77 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -35.57 % change on previous year -837.2 % change on previous year 462.55 % change on previous year 8
1960s -49.43 % change on previous year -449.77 % change on previous year 209.66 % change on previous year 10
1970s -34.7 % change on previous year -392.57 % change on previous year 412.1 % change on previous year 8
1980s 29.43 % change on previous year -399.56 % change on previous year 517.77 % change on previous year 10
1990s 104.86 % change on previous year -301.52 % change on previous year 577.8 % change on previous year 10
2000s -34.17 % change on previous year -219.43 % change on previous year 258.34 % change on previous year 7
2010s 158.79 % change on previous year -106.9 % change on previous year 792.04 % change on previous year 9
2020s 97 % change on previous year -163.44 % change on previous year 724.63 % change on previous year 6

More reference data data for Pittsburgh

All data for Pittsburgh →

Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Pittsburgh?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Pittsburgh was -163.44 % 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 Pittsburgh?
The highest recorded value was 792.04 % change on previous year in 2018.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Pittsburgh?
The lowest recorded value was -837.2 % change on previous year in 1958.
How does Pittsburgh rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Pittsburgh ranks 855th out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Pittsburgh?
Over the last ten years it is down 225.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pittsburgh 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 — 68 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 Pittsburgh. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 October 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cooling-and-heating-degree-days-cities-and-fuas-change-in-cooling-degree-days-from-1981-2/pittsburgh/

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/pittsburgh/">Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Pittsburgh</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.