Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Chicago
Chicago: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 56.04 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
56.04 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 265.6%
Rank
211th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
671.66 % change on previous year
in 1957
All-time low
-957.13 % change on previous year
in 2006
Years of data
72
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Chicago, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Chicago recorded 56.04 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2025.
That represents a change of up 265.6% on the previous year and up 150.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Chicago peaked at 671.66 % change on previous year in 1957 and was at its lowest, -957.13 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Chicago ranks 211th 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 Chicago, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -3.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -111.32 % change on previous year | +3559.6% |
| 1953 | -684.99 % change on previous year | +515.3% |
| 1954 | 93.74 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1955 | 558.88 % change on previous year | +496.2% |
| 1956 | -120.85 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1957 | 671.66 % change on previous year | -655.8% |
| 1958 | 189.81 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1959 | 15.19 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1960 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 1961 | -50.31 % change on previous year | +389.8% |
| 1962 | 197.63 % change on previous year | -492.9% |
| 1963 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1964 | -89.52 % change on previous year | -1256.5% |
| 1965 | 255.32 % change on previous year | -385.2% |
| 1966 | 57.81 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1854 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1968 | -59.57 % change on previous year | +32036.7% |
| 1969 | 358.06 % change on previous year | -701.1% |
| 1970 | -35.96 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1971 | -41.56 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 212.7 % change on previous year | -611.8% |
| 1973 | -140.39 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 1974 | 93.56 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1975 | 146.66 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 1977 | -38.26 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 1978 | 195.87 % change on previous year | -612.0% |
| 1979 | -26.32 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1980 | -17.8 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1981 | -82.52 % change on previous year | +363.7% |
| 1982 | 335.47 % change on previous year | -506.5% |
| 1983 | -60.99 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 1984 | 50.76 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 1985 | 69.58 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 1986 | -114.59 % change on previous year | -264.7% |
| 1987 | -594.65 % change on previous year | +418.9% |
| 1988 | 179.49 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1989 | 53.31 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1990 | -204.29 % change on previous year | -483.2% |
| 1991 | 55.52 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 1992 | 39.61 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 249.2 % change on previous year | +529.2% |
| 1994 | -38.57 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 1995 | 84.63 % change on previous year | -319.4% |
| 1996 | 104.81 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1997 | -55.95 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 1998 | -500.69 % change on previous year | +794.8% |
| 1999 | 59.31 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2000 | 93.45 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 2002 | 68.84 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 202.44 % change on previous year | +194.1% |
| 2004 | -285.79 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 2005 | 74.61 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 2006 | -957.13 % change on previous year | -1382.8% |
| 2007 | 80.6 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2008 | 466.84 % change on previous year | +479.2% |
| 2009 | -61.32 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2010 | -155.55 % change on previous year | +153.7% |
| 2011 | -27.4 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2012 | -733.86 % change on previous year | +2577.9% |
| 2013 | 137.7 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2014 | 150.06 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2015 | -110.96 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 2016 | -367.69 % change on previous year | +231.4% |
| 2017 | -20.91 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2018 | 144.09 % change on previous year | -789.2% |
| 2019 | -20.29 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2020 | -303.73 % change on previous year | +1396.8% |
| 2021 | -8.01 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2022 | 113.85 % change on previous year | -1520.6% |
| 2024 | -33.84 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 2025 | 56.04 % change on previous year | -265.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.68 % change on previous year | -684.99 % change on previous year | 671.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 66.67 % change on previous year | -89.52 % change on previous year | 358.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.7 % change on previous year | -140.39 % change on previous year | 212.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -18.19 % change on previous year | -594.65 % change on previous year | 335.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -20.64 % change on previous year | -500.69 % change on previous year | 249.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -35.27 % change on previous year | -957.13 % change on previous year | 466.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -100.48 % change on previous year | -733.86 % change on previous year | 150.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -35.14 % change on previous year | -303.73 % change on previous year | 113.85 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Chicago?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Chicago was 56.04 % 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 Chicago?
- The highest recorded value was 671.66 % change on previous year in 1957.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Chicago?
- The lowest recorded value was -957.13 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Chicago rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Chicago ranks 211th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Chicago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chicago 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
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
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.