Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Palmerston North

Palmerston North: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 69.95 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
69.95 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 19.8%
Rank
162nd
of 1290 regions
All-time high
656.5 % change on previous year
in 2009
All-time low
-948.97 % change on previous year
in 1979
Years of data
68
1951–2024

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Palmerston North, 1951–2024

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

Analysis

Palmerston North recorded 69.95 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2024.

The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Palmerston North peaked at 656.5 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -948.97 % change on previous year, in 1979.

Palmerston North ranks 162nd 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 Palmerston North, 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 Palmerston North, 1951 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 147.52 % change on previous year
1952 -40.16 % change on previous year -127.2%
1953 -22 % change on previous year -45.2%
1954 -57.56 % change on previous year +161.6%
1955 -90.22 % change on previous year +56.8%
1956 -32.4 % change on previous year -64.1%
1958 -6.19 % change on previous year -80.9%
1959 244.46 % change on previous year -4048.1%
1960 -30.49 % change on previous year -112.5%
1961 3.84 % change on previous year -112.6%
1962 -96.63 % change on previous year -2618.2%
1964 -56.09 % change on previous year -42.0%
1965 210.46 % change on previous year -475.2%
1966 36.18 % change on previous year -82.8%
1967 -68.78 % change on previous year -290.1%
1968 13.35 % change on previous year -119.4%
1969 177.78 % change on previous year +1231.9%
1970 -137.16 % change on previous year -177.2%
1971 32.02 % change on previous year -123.3%
1972 240.3 % change on previous year +650.5%
1973 -220.86 % change on previous year -191.9%
1974 111.45 % change on previous year -150.5%
1975 -235.43 % change on previous year -311.2%
1977 43.17 % change on previous year -118.3%
1978 -95.5 % change on previous year -321.2%
1979 -948.97 % change on previous year +893.7%
1980 132.28 % change on previous year -113.9%
1981 -342.71 % change on previous year -359.1%
1982 400.86 % change on previous year -217.0%
1983 -71.82 % change on previous year -117.9%
1984 -242.69 % change on previous year +237.9%
1985 88 % change on previous year -136.3%
1986 433.44 % change on previous year +392.6%
1987 -250.58 % change on previous year -157.8%
1988 -227.63 % change on previous year -9.2%
1989 52.35 % change on previous year -123.0%
1990 -71.09 % change on previous year -235.8%
1991 167.22 % change on previous year -335.2%
1992 233.02 % change on previous year +39.3%
1993 -33.28 % change on previous year -114.3%
1994 -55.85 % change on previous year +67.8%
1995 -96.43 % change on previous year +72.7%
1997 163.54 % change on previous year -269.6%
1998 -267.92 % change on previous year -263.8%
1999 52.66 % change on previous year -119.7%
2000 64.35 % change on previous year +22.2%
2001 -80.49 % change on previous year -225.1%
2002 18.87 % change on previous year -123.4%
2003 32.3 % change on previous year +71.2%
2004 360.39 % change on previous year +1015.6%
2005 -258.44 % change on previous year -171.7%
2006 97.17 % change on previous year -137.6%
2008 37.75 % change on previous year -61.2%
2009 656.5 % change on previous year +1639.1%
2010 -137.87 % change on previous year -121.0%
2011 24.2 % change on previous year -117.6%
2012 203.97 % change on previous year +742.9%
2013 -539.34 % change on previous year -364.4%
2014 67.01 % change on previous year -112.4%
2015 89.71 % change on previous year +33.9%
2017 33.8 % change on previous year -62.3%
2018 -30.18 % change on previous year -189.3%
2019 7.95 % change on previous year -126.3%
2020 12.85 % change on previous year +61.7%
2021 -9.95 % change on previous year -177.4%
2022 -44.49 % change on previous year +347.1%
2023 58.37 % change on previous year -231.2%
2024 69.95 % change on previous year +19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.93 % change on previous year -90.22 % change on previous year 244.46 % change on previous year 8
1960s 21.07 % change on previous year -96.63 % change on previous year 210.46 % change on previous year 9
1970s -134.55 % change on previous year -948.97 % change on previous year 240.3 % change on previous year 9
1980s -2.85 % change on previous year -342.71 % change on previous year 433.44 % change on previous year 10
1990s 10.21 % change on previous year -267.92 % change on previous year 233.02 % change on previous year 9
2000s 103.16 % change on previous year -258.44 % change on previous year 656.5 % change on previous year 9
2010s -31.19 % change on previous year -539.34 % change on previous year 203.97 % change on previous year 9
2020s 17.35 % change on previous year -44.49 % change on previous year 69.95 % 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 Palmerston North?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Palmerston North was 69.95 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Palmerston North?
The highest recorded value was 656.5 % change on previous year in 2009.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Palmerston North?
The lowest recorded value was -948.97 % change on previous year in 1979.
How does Palmerston North rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Palmerston North ranks 162nd out of 1290 regions with data for 2024.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Palmerston North?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palmerston North data come from?
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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.