Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Calgary

Calgary: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -190.69 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-190.69 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 206.8%
Rank
1143rd
of 1290 regions
All-time high
602.85 % change on previous year
in 1975
All-time low
-369.42 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
71
1951–2025

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

-400-2000200400600195119882025

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

Analysis

Calgary recorded -190.69 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 206.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Calgary peaked at 602.85 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -369.42 % change on previous year, in 2023.

Calgary ranks 1143rd of 1290 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 heating in Calgary, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate in Calgary, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 23.05 % change on previous year
1952 -91.69 % change on previous year -497.8%
1953 -85.17 % change on previous year -7.1%
1955 125.35 % change on previous year -247.2%
1956 -43.01 % change on previous year -134.3%
1957 -6.15 % change on previous year -85.7%
1958 -90.71 % change on previous year +1375.3%
1960 -39.39 % change on previous year -56.6%
1961 -24.12 % change on previous year -38.8%
1962 -83.4 % change on previous year +245.8%
1963 -356.65 % change on previous year +327.6%
1964 409.07 % change on previous year -214.7%
1965 95.64 % change on previous year -76.6%
1966 -15.2 % change on previous year -115.9%
1967 -24.18 % change on previous year +59.0%
1968 -3.18 % change on previous year -86.8%
1969 42.95 % change on previous year -1450.3%
1970 -8.05 % change on previous year -118.7%
1971 -6.76 % change on previous year -16.0%
1972 54.27 % change on previous year -902.8%
1973 -60.41 % change on previous year -211.3%
1974 -76 % change on previous year +25.8%
1975 602.85 % change on previous year -893.2%
1976 -124.67 % change on previous year -120.7%
1977 126.26 % change on previous year -201.3%
1979 -42.17 % change on previous year -133.4%
1980 -41.81 % change on previous year -0.9%
1981 -359.63 % change on previous year +760.2%
1982 248.26 % change on previous year -169.0%
1983 -85.22 % change on previous year -134.3%
1984 61.51 % change on previous year -172.2%
1985 91.97 % change on previous year +49.5%
1986 -178.32 % change on previous year -293.9%
1987 -213.48 % change on previous year +19.7%
1988 50.9 % change on previous year -123.8%
1989 142.21 % change on previous year +179.4%
1990 -140.81 % change on previous year -199.0%
1991 -160.5 % change on previous year +14.0%
1992 -21.36 % change on previous year -86.7%
1993 138.26 % change on previous year -747.2%
1994 -179.52 % change on previous year -229.8%
1995 475.44 % change on previous year -364.8%
1996 285.03 % change on previous year -40.0%
1997 -107.91 % change on previous year -137.9%
1998 -58.45 % change on previous year -45.8%
1999 -249.88 % change on previous year +327.5%
2000 151.89 % change on previous year -160.8%
2001 -186.29 % change on previous year -222.7%
2002 246.31 % change on previous year -232.2%
2003 -66.75 % change on previous year -127.1%
2004 -251.59 % change on previous year +276.9%
2005 -8.45 % change on previous year -96.6%
2006 -59.95 % change on previous year +609.3%
2007 62.97 % change on previous year -205.0%
2008 287.08 % change on previous year +355.9%
2009 86.61 % change on previous year -69.8%
2010 -80.32 % change on previous year -192.7%
2011 324.81 % change on previous year -504.4%
2012 -97.01 % change on previous year -129.9%
2014 100.54 % change on previous year -203.6%
2015 -294.51 % change on previous year -392.9%
2016 -20.23 % change on previous year -93.1%
2017 110.86 % change on previous year -648.0%
2018 449.3 % change on previous year +305.3%
2019 21.14 % change on previous year -95.3%
2020 -92.02 % change on previous year -535.2%
2021 -244.16 % change on previous year +165.3%
2022 279.8 % change on previous year -214.6%
2023 -369.42 % change on previous year -232.0%
2024 178.52 % change on previous year -148.3%
2025 -190.69 % change on previous year -206.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -24.05 % change on previous year -91.69 % change on previous year 125.35 % change on previous year 7
1960s 0.1531 % change on previous year -356.65 % change on previous year 409.07 % change on previous year 10
1970s 51.7 % change on previous year -124.67 % change on previous year 602.85 % change on previous year 9
1980s -28.36 % change on previous year -359.63 % change on previous year 248.26 % change on previous year 10
1990s -1.97 % change on previous year -249.88 % change on previous year 475.44 % change on previous year 10
2000s 26.18 % change on previous year -251.59 % change on previous year 287.08 % change on previous year 10
2010s 57.18 % change on previous year -294.51 % change on previous year 449.3 % change on previous year 9
2020s -73 % change on previous year -369.42 % change on previous year 279.8 % 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 Calgary?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Calgary was -190.69 % 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 Calgary?
The highest recorded value was 602.85 % change on previous year in 1975.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Calgary?
The lowest recorded value was -369.42 % change on previous year in 2023.
How does Calgary rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Calgary ranks 1143rd out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Calgary?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Calgary 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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Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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1,308 places, 92,820 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 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.