Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Bedford
Bedford: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 46.35 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
46.35 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 202.0%
Rank
230th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
952.56 % change on previous year
in 2010
All-time low
-471.85 % change on previous year
in 2002
Years of data
74
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Bedford, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Bedford stood at 46.35 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 202.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Bedford peaked at 952.56 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -471.85 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Bedford 230th 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 Bedford, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 28.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 47.38 % change on previous year | +64.0% |
| 1953 | -77.24 % change on previous year | -263.0% |
| 1954 | 210.7 % change on previous year | -372.8% |
| 1955 | 88.07 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1956 | 12.65 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1957 | -101.73 % change on previous year | -904.4% |
| 1959 | -130.56 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 1960 | 198.86 % change on previous year | -252.3% |
| 1961 | -242.04 % change on previous year | -221.7% |
| 1962 | 666.85 % change on previous year | -375.5% |
| 1963 | 21.54 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1964 | -58.67 % change on previous year | -372.3% |
| 1965 | 12.22 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1966 | -44.07 % change on previous year | -460.7% |
| 1967 | -56.42 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 213.48 % change on previous year | -478.3% |
| 1969 | 101.06 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1970 | -55 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 1971 | -64.86 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 108.01 % change on previous year | -266.5% |
| 1973 | 36.12 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1974 | -47.14 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 1975 | 43.64 % change on previous year | -192.6% |
| 1976 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1977 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -435.5% |
| 1978 | 42.14 % change on previous year | -381.2% |
| 1979 | 120.96 % change on previous year | +187.1% |
| 1980 | -50.87 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 1981 | 40.83 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 1982 | -84.25 % change on previous year | -306.3% |
| 1983 | 44.76 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 1984 | 123.19 % change on previous year | +175.2% |
| 1985 | 139.36 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 10.98 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1987 | -27.12 % change on previous year | -346.9% |
| 1988 | -112.94 % change on previous year | +316.5% |
| 1989 | -384.67 % change on previous year | +240.6% |
| 1990 | -81.67 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1991 | 144.83 % change on previous year | -277.3% |
| 1992 | -81.73 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 1993 | 163.38 % change on previous year | -299.9% |
| 1994 | -300.09 % change on previous year | -283.7% |
| 1995 | 68.08 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 1996 | 815.35 % change on previous year | +1097.6% |
| 1997 | -141.19 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 1998 | -21.59 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 1999 | -25.04 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 36.49 % change on previous year | -245.8% |
| 2001 | 162.65 % change on previous year | +345.7% |
| 2002 | -471.85 % change on previous year | -390.1% |
| 2003 | 60.46 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2004 | -32.78 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 2005 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 2006 | -41.13 % change on previous year | -829.0% |
| 2007 | -34.07 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 88.1 % change on previous year | -358.6% |
| 2009 | -45.13 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 2010 | 952.56 % change on previous year | -2210.5% |
| 2011 | -191.98 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2012 | 120.57 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 2013 | 188.17 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2014 | -273.05 % change on previous year | -245.1% |
| 2015 | 37.13 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2016 | 58.87 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2017 | -170.98 % change on previous year | -390.5% |
| 2018 | 31.88 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2020 | -68.4 % change on previous year | -2111.4% |
| 2021 | 63.89 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 2022 | -254.41 % change on previous year | -498.2% |
| 2023 | 52.27 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2024 | -45.43 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2025 | 46.35 % change on previous year | -202.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.77 % change on previous year | -130.56 % change on previous year | 210.7 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | 81.28 % change on previous year | -242.04 % change on previous year | 666.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.34 % change on previous year | -64.86 % change on previous year | 120.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -30.07 % change on previous year | -384.67 % change on previous year | 139.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.03 % change on previous year | -300.09 % change on previous year | 815.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -27.16 % change on previous year | -471.85 % change on previous year | 162.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.66 % change on previous year | -273.05 % change on previous year | 952.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.29 % change on previous year | -254.41 % change on previous year | 63.89 % change on previous year | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Bedford?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Bedford was 46.35 % 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 Bedford?
- The highest recorded value was 952.56 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Bedford?
- The lowest recorded value was -471.85 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Bedford rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Bedford ranks 230th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Bedford?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bedford 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.
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- 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.