Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Austin
Austin: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 36.7 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
36.7 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 174.8%
Rank
262nd
of 1290 regions
All-time high
857.12 % change on previous year
in 1976
All-time low
-626.25 % change on previous year
in 2004
Years of data
72
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Austin, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Austin recorded 36.7 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2025.
That represents a change of up 174.8% on the previous year and up 241.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Austin peaked at 857.12 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -626.25 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Austin 262nd out of 1290 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 heating in Austin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 94.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1953 | 69.65 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1954 | -469.21 % change on previous year | -773.7% |
| 1955 | 80.2 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1956 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1957 | -83.79 % change on previous year | -3778.7% |
| 1958 | 527.04 % change on previous year | -729.0% |
| 1959 | -39.02 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 1960 | 81.47 % change on previous year | -308.8% |
| 1961 | -54.01 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 1962 | -35.46 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1963 | 211.66 % change on previous year | -696.9% |
| 1964 | -55.69 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1965 | -118.3 % change on previous year | +112.4% |
| 1967 | -101.79 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1969 | -37.46 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1970 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1971 | -201.03 % change on previous year | +8756.3% |
| 1972 | 184.53 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1973 | -18.86 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 1974 | -138.14 % change on previous year | +632.4% |
| 1975 | 125.58 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 1976 | 857.12 % change on previous year | +582.5% |
| 1977 | -8.9 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1978 | 314.64 % change on previous year | -3634.6% |
| 1979 | -15.15 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1980 | -88.03 % change on previous year | +480.9% |
| 1981 | -360.81 % change on previous year | +309.9% |
| 1982 | 161.19 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1983 | 309.05 % change on previous year | +91.7% |
| 1984 | -117.61 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1985 | 545.46 % change on previous year | -563.8% |
| 1986 | -136.89 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1987 | 118.26 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 1988 | 144.27 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 501.14 % change on previous year | +247.4% |
| 1990 | -220.6 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 1991 | 86.17 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1992 | -185.79 % change on previous year | -315.6% |
| 1993 | 164.99 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 1994 | -250.22 % change on previous year | -251.7% |
| 1995 | 48.15 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1996 | 292.14 % change on previous year | +506.8% |
| 1997 | 129.68 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 1998 | -133.23 % change on previous year | -202.7% |
| 1999 | -282.16 % change on previous year | +111.8% |
| 2000 | 106.89 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2001 | 388.64 % change on previous year | +263.6% |
| 2002 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2003 | -89.03 % change on previous year | +4452.3% |
| 2004 | -626.25 % change on previous year | +603.4% |
| 2005 | -60.47 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 2006 | -206.15 % change on previous year | +240.9% |
| 2007 | 126.3 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 2008 | -249.73 % change on previous year | -297.7% |
| 2009 | 53.51 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2010 | 523.43 % change on previous year | +878.2% |
| 2011 | -69.66 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 2012 | -516.13 % change on previous year | +641.0% |
| 2013 | 154.16 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2014 | -0.4437 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2015 | -25.9 % change on previous year | +5737.9% |
| 2016 | -297 % change on previous year | +1046.6% |
| 2017 | -37.87 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2018 | 128.99 % change on previous year | -440.6% |
| 2019 | -27.92 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2020 | -483.64 % change on previous year | +1632.2% |
| 2021 | 64.92 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2022 | 309.87 % change on previous year | +377.3% |
| 2023 | -185.35 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 2024 | -49.04 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2025 | 36.7 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.67 % change on previous year | -469.21 % change on previous year | 527.04 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | -13.7 % change on previous year | -118.3 % change on previous year | 211.66 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 109.75 % change on previous year | -201.03 % change on previous year | 857.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.6 % change on previous year | -360.81 % change on previous year | 545.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -35.09 % change on previous year | -282.16 % change on previous year | 292.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -55.82 % change on previous year | -626.25 % change on previous year | 388.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -16.83 % change on previous year | -516.13 % change on previous year | 523.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -51.09 % change on previous year | -483.64 % change on previous year | 309.87 % change on previous year | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Austin?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Austin was 36.7 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Austin?
- The highest recorded value was 857.12 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Austin?
- The lowest recorded value was -626.25 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Austin rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Austin ranks 262nd out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Austin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 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 heating 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 heating Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 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.