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

Santa Barbara: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling was -303.95 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-303.95 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 178.2%
Rank
1181st
of 1306 regions
All-time high
695.34 % change on previous year
in 2020
All-time low
-956.47 % change on previous year
in 1975
Years of data
72
1951–2025

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

-1.0k-5000500195119882025

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

Analysis

In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Santa Barbara stood at -303.95 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 178.2% on the previous year and down 1,210.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Santa Barbara peaked at 695.34 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -956.47 % change on previous year, in 1975.

Santa Barbara ranks 1181st 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 Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -311.31 % change on previous year —
1952 -47.68 % change on previous year -84.7%
1953 43.25 % change on previous year -190.7%
1954 68.6 % change on previous year +58.6%
1955 135.84 % change on previous year +98.0%
1957 64.61 % change on previous year -52.4%
1958 19.96 % change on previous year -69.1%
1959 226.67 % change on previous year +1035.5%
1960 -81.8 % change on previous year -136.1%
1961 -277.42 % change on previous year +239.2%
1962 -894.81 % change on previous year +222.5%
1963 -68.82 % change on previous year -92.3%
1964 49.95 % change on previous year -172.6%
1965 -77.44 % change on previous year -255.0%
1966 57.81 % change on previous year -174.7%
1967 133.42 % change on previous year +130.8%
1968 -337.16 % change on previous year -352.7%
1969 -6.56 % change on previous year -98.1%
1970 155.66 % change on previous year -2474.1%
1971 52.79 % change on previous year -66.1%
1972 -173.72 % change on previous year -429.1%
1973 117.74 % change on previous year -167.8%
1974 67.2 % change on previous year -42.9%
1975 -956.47 % change on previous year -1523.3%
1976 -31.78 % change on previous year -96.7%
1977 64.23 % change on previous year -302.1%
1978 73.97 % change on previous year +15.2%
1979 191.43 % change on previous year +158.8%
1980 -224.39 % change on previous year -217.2%
1981 645.59 % change on previous year -387.7%
1982 -252.42 % change on previous year -139.1%
1983 46.87 % change on previous year -118.6%
1984 354.21 % change on previous year +655.7%
1985 -59.05 % change on previous year -116.7%
1986 -239.38 % change on previous year +305.4%
1987 29.89 % change on previous year -112.5%
1988 226.22 % change on previous year +656.9%
1989 -61.27 % change on previous year -127.1%
1990 86.86 % change on previous year -241.8%
1991 -250.66 % change on previous year -388.6%
1992 67.41 % change on previous year -126.9%
1993 -270.52 % change on previous year -501.3%
1994 95.88 % change on previous year -135.4%
1995 15.2 % change on previous year -84.1%
1997 -111.03 % change on previous year -830.6%
1998 -499.48 % change on previous year +349.9%
1999 -54.49 % change on previous year -89.1%
2000 81.36 % change on previous year -249.3%
2001 95.85 % change on previous year +17.8%
2003 416.43 % change on previous year +334.5%
2004 -114.94 % change on previous year -127.6%
2005 -395.71 % change on previous year +244.3%
2006 195.36 % change on previous year -149.4%
2007 -50.68 % change on previous year -125.9%
2008 368.89 % change on previous year -827.8%
2009 -60.87 % change on previous year -116.5%
2010 -233.23 % change on previous year +283.1%
2011 -14.55 % change on previous year -93.8%
2012 195.76 % change on previous year -1445.2%
2013 -9.5 % change on previous year -104.9%
2014 91.27 % change on previous year -1060.8%
2015 -23.19 % change on previous year -125.4%
2016 -10.15 % change on previous year -56.2%
2017 100.55 % change on previous year -1090.7%
2018 -28.24 % change on previous year -128.1%
2019 -76.51 % change on previous year +171.0%
2020 695.34 % change on previous year -1008.8%
2021 -49.52 % change on previous year -107.1%
2022 47.06 % change on previous year -195.0%
2023 -125.84 % change on previous year -367.4%
2024 388.62 % change on previous year -408.8%
2025 -303.95 % change on previous year -178.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling in Santa Barbara 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
1970 +2474.1% -6.56 % change on previous year 155.66 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 24.99 % change on previous year -311.31 % change on previous year 226.67 % change on previous year 8
1960s -150.28 % change on previous year -894.81 % change on previous year 133.42 % change on previous year 10
1970s -43.89 % change on previous year -956.47 % change on previous year 191.43 % change on previous year 10
1980s 46.63 % change on previous year -252.42 % change on previous year 645.59 % change on previous year 10
1990s -102.31 % change on previous year -499.48 % change on previous year 95.88 % change on previous year 9
2000s 59.52 % change on previous year -395.71 % change on previous year 416.43 % change on previous year 9
2010s -0.7794 % change on previous year -233.23 % change on previous year 195.76 % change on previous year 10
2020s 108.62 % change on previous year -303.95 % change on previous year 695.34 % 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 Santa Barbara?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling in Santa Barbara was -303.95 % 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 Santa Barbara?
The highest recorded value was 695.34 % change on previous year in 2020.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling recorded in Santa Barbara?
The lowest recorded value was -956.47 % change on previous year in 1975.
How does Santa Barbara rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling?
Santa Barbara ranks 1181st out of 1306 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in cooling rising or falling in Santa Barbara?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,210.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Santa Barbara 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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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.