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

Portland: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -127.56 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-127.56 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 225.6%
Rank
1059th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
965.82 % change on previous year
in 1984
All-time low
-877.82 % change on previous year
in 2003
Years of data
72
1951–2024

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

-1.0k-50005001.0k195119872024

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 Portland is -127.56 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 225.6% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Portland peaked at 965.82 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -877.82 % change on previous year, in 2003.

That places Portland 1059th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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 Portland, 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 Portland, 1951 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -44.84 % change on previous year
1952 -23.51 % change on previous year -47.6%
1953 -154.51 % change on previous year +557.3%
1954 232.41 % change on previous year -250.4%
1955 349.11 % change on previous year +50.2%
1956 -48.84 % change on previous year -114.0%
1957 -53.18 % change on previous year +8.9%
1958 -350.1 % change on previous year +558.3%
1959 133.28 % change on previous year -138.1%
1960 124.07 % change on previous year -6.9%
1961 -75.47 % change on previous year -160.8%
1962 34.24 % change on previous year -145.4%
1963 -11.17 % change on previous year -132.6%
1964 363.58 % change on previous year -3355.0%
1965 -106.47 % change on previous year -129.3%
1966 117.77 % change on previous year -210.6%
1968 59.47 % change on previous year -49.5%
1969 368.85 % change on previous year +520.2%
1970 -66.79 % change on previous year -118.1%
1971 211.75 % change on previous year -417.1%
1972 -27.71 % change on previous year -113.1%
1973 -69.46 % change on previous year +150.6%
1974 -42.27 % change on previous year -39.1%
1975 379.78 % change on previous year -998.6%
1976 -74.71 % change on previous year -119.7%
1977 36.94 % change on previous year -149.4%
1978 8.91 % change on previous year -75.9%
1979 -8.59 % change on previous year -196.4%
1980 13.88 % change on previous year -261.6%
1981 -156.02 % change on previous year -1223.9%
1982 615.03 % change on previous year -494.2%
1983 -111.11 % change on previous year -118.1%
1984 965.82 % change on previous year -969.2%
1985 78.87 % change on previous year -91.8%
1986 -133.21 % change on previous year -268.9%
1987 -43.82 % change on previous year -67.1%
1988 87.99 % change on previous year -300.8%
1989 315.12 % change on previous year +258.1%
1990 -196.61 % change on previous year -162.4%
1991 13.1 % change on previous year -106.7%
1992 -661.36 % change on previous year -5147.2%
1993 133.65 % change on previous year -120.2%
1994 -146.85 % change on previous year -209.9%
1995 -309.56 % change on previous year +110.8%
1996 136.29 % change on previous year -144.0%
1997 -212.64 % change on previous year -256.0%
1998 7.02 % change on previous year -103.3%
1999 177.83 % change on previous year +2432.5%
2000 48.29 % change on previous year -72.8%
2001 -44.68 % change on previous year -192.5%
2002 -73.72 % change on previous year +65.0%
2003 -877.82 % change on previous year +1090.8%
2004 -71.51 % change on previous year -91.9%
2005 48.29 % change on previous year -167.5%
2006 64.8 % change on previous year +34.2%
2007 203.71 % change on previous year +214.4%
2008 579.67 % change on previous year +184.6%
2009 -39.71 % change on previous year -106.9%
2010 -140.61 % change on previous year +254.1%
2011 509.63 % change on previous year -462.4%
2012 -83.82 % change on previous year -116.4%
2013 34.15 % change on previous year -140.7%
2014 -490.96 % change on previous year -1537.6%
2015 -106.19 % change on previous year -78.4%
2016 39.8 % change on previous year -137.5%
2017 148.57 % change on previous year +273.3%
2018 -255.41 % change on previous year -271.9%
2019 99.41 % change on previous year -138.9%
2021 30.38 % change on previous year -69.4%
2022 120.11 % change on previous year +295.4%
2023 101.59 % change on previous year -15.4%
2024 -127.56 % change on previous year -225.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.42 % change on previous year -350.1 % change on previous year 349.11 % change on previous year 9
1960s 97.21 % change on previous year -106.47 % change on previous year 368.85 % change on previous year 9
1970s 34.79 % change on previous year -74.71 % change on previous year 379.78 % change on previous year 10
1980s 163.25 % change on previous year -156.02 % change on previous year 965.82 % change on previous year 10
1990s -105.91 % change on previous year -661.36 % change on previous year 177.83 % change on previous year 10
2000s -16.27 % change on previous year -877.82 % change on previous year 579.67 % change on previous year 10
2010s -24.54 % change on previous year -490.96 % change on previous year 509.63 % change on previous year 10
2020s 31.13 % change on previous year -127.56 % change on previous year 120.11 % change on previous year 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Portland?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Portland was -127.56 % 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 Portland?
The highest recorded value was 965.82 % change on previous year in 1984.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Portland?
The lowest recorded value was -877.82 % change on previous year in 2003.
How does Portland rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Portland ranks 1059th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Portland?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portland 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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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
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Coverage
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.