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

Charleston: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 21.36 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
21.36 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 68.5%
Rank
322nd
of 1290 regions
All-time high
669.14 % change on previous year
in 1962
All-time low
-981.65 % change on previous year
in 1994
Years of data
68
1951–2025

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

-1.0k-5000500195119882025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Charleston is 21.36 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 68.5% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Charleston peaked at 669.14 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -981.65 % change on previous year, in 1994.

Charleston ranks 322nd of 1290 regions on this measure, 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 Charleston, 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 Charleston, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -12.22 % change on previous year
1952 -215.78 % change on previous year +1665.4%
1953 -67.5 % change on previous year -68.7%
1954 99.16 % change on previous year -246.9%
1956 -229.78 % change on previous year -331.7%
1957 -53.26 % change on previous year -76.8%
1958 331.27 % change on previous year -721.9%
1959 -95.27 % change on previous year -128.8%
1961 -94.1 % change on previous year -1.2%
1962 669.14 % change on previous year -811.1%
1963 92.03 % change on previous year -86.2%
1964 -95.31 % change on previous year -203.6%
1965 103.68 % change on previous year -208.8%
1966 627.55 % change on previous year +505.3%
1967 -141.43 % change on previous year -122.5%
1968 528.85 % change on previous year -473.9%
1969 13.39 % change on previous year -97.5%
1970 -58.27 % change on previous year -535.3%
1971 -106.67 % change on previous year +83.1%
1973 104.98 % change on previous year -198.4%
1975 36.43 % change on previous year -65.3%
1976 111.95 % change on previous year +207.3%
1978 -29.25 % change on previous year -126.1%
1979 -22.69 % change on previous year -22.4%
1980 23.69 % change on previous year -204.4%
1981 30.49 % change on previous year +28.7%
1982 -153.62 % change on previous year -603.9%
1983 219.87 % change on previous year -243.1%
1984 -111.5 % change on previous year -150.7%
1985 630.87 % change on previous year -665.8%
1986 -191.06 % change on previous year -130.3%
1987 147.64 % change on previous year -177.3%
1988 288.67 % change on previous year +95.5%
1989 -55.96 % change on previous year -119.4%
1990 -658.18 % change on previous year +1076.2%
1991 62.82 % change on previous year -109.5%
1992 61.46 % change on previous year -2.2%
1993 130.23 % change on previous year +111.9%
1994 -981.65 % change on previous year -853.8%
1995 163.21 % change on previous year -116.6%
1996 37.91 % change on previous year -76.8%
1997 -175.18 % change on previous year -562.1%
1998 -78.3 % change on previous year -55.3%
1999 40.85 % change on previous year -152.2%
2000 274.27 % change on previous year +571.5%
2001 -168.51 % change on previous year -161.4%
2002 74.59 % change on previous year -144.3%
2003 355.16 % change on previous year +376.2%
2004 61.76 % change on previous year -82.6%
2005 -43.35 % change on previous year -170.2%
2006 -283.96 % change on previous year +555.1%
2007 -15.18 % change on previous year -94.7%
2008 41.14 % change on previous year -371.0%
2009 98.34 % change on previous year +139.0%
2011 -120.63 % change on previous year -222.7%
2012 -219.46 % change on previous year +81.9%
2013 66.4 % change on previous year -130.3%
2014 243.59 % change on previous year +266.9%
2015 -175.53 % change on previous year -172.1%
2016 -0.3244 % change on previous year -99.8%
2017 -154.02 % change on previous year +47377.6%
2018 107.62 % change on previous year -169.9%
2020 -5.22 % change on previous year -104.9%
2021 40.8 % change on previous year -881.4%
2022 46.88 % change on previous year +14.9%
2023 -249.24 % change on previous year -631.7%
2024 67.82 % change on previous year -127.2%
2025 21.36 % change on previous year -68.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -30.42 % change on previous year -229.78 % change on previous year 331.27 % change on previous year 8
1960s 189.31 % change on previous year -141.43 % change on previous year 669.14 % change on previous year 9
1970s 5.21 % change on previous year -106.67 % change on previous year 111.95 % change on previous year 7
1980s 82.91 % change on previous year -191.06 % change on previous year 630.87 % change on previous year 10
1990s -139.68 % change on previous year -981.65 % change on previous year 163.21 % change on previous year 10
2000s 39.43 % change on previous year -283.96 % change on previous year 355.16 % change on previous year 10
2010s -31.55 % change on previous year -219.46 % change on previous year 243.59 % change on previous year 8
2020s -12.93 % change on previous year -249.24 % change on previous year 67.82 % change on previous year 6

More reference data data for Charleston

All data for Charleston →

Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Charleston?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Charleston was 21.36 % 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 Charleston?
The highest recorded value was 669.14 % change on previous year in 1962.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Charleston?
The lowest recorded value was -981.65 % change on previous year in 1994.
How does Charleston rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Charleston ranks 322nd out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Charleston?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Charleston 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.

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 heating in Charleston. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cooling-and-heating-degree-days-cities-and-fuas-change-in-heating-degree-days-from-1981-2/charleston/

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-heating-degree-days-from-1981-2/charleston/">Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Charleston</a> — Statizoid

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

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 heating 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
1,308 places, 92,820 data points, 1951–2025
Last refreshed

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.