Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Reading
Reading: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -81.81 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-81.81 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 240.4%
Rank
930th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
634.59 % change on previous year
in 1962
All-time low
-550.63 % change on previous year
in 2002
Years of data
73
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Reading, 1951–2025
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 Reading is -81.81 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 240.4% on the previous year and down 381.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Reading peaked at 634.59 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -550.63 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Reading ranks 930th of 1290 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Reading, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 17.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 72.81 % change on previous year | +324.7% |
| 1953 | -73.17 % change on previous year | -200.5% |
| 1954 | 156.33 % change on previous year | -313.7% |
| 1955 | 90.79 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1956 | 9.06 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1957 | -103.37 % change on previous year | -1241.0% |
| 1959 | -149.25 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 1960 | 161.66 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 1961 | -267.36 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 1962 | 634.59 % change on previous year | -337.4% |
| 1963 | 30.51 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1964 | -58.47 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 1965 | 12.22 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 1966 | -51.44 % change on previous year | -521.1% |
| 1967 | -24.96 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1968 | 117.05 % change on previous year | -568.9% |
| 1969 | 77.93 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1970 | -51.22 % change on previous year | -165.7% |
| 1971 | -58.36 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 84.19 % change on previous year | -244.3% |
| 1973 | 35.29 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1974 | -52.91 % change on previous year | -249.9% |
| 1975 | 59.29 % change on previous year | -212.1% |
| 1976 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 1977 | -16.85 % change on previous year | -1229.8% |
| 1978 | 14.17 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 1979 | 161.41 % change on previous year | +1038.8% |
| 1980 | -45.82 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 1981 | 15.27 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1982 | -90.08 % change on previous year | -689.9% |
| 1983 | 105.5 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 1984 | 125.65 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 181.25 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 17.22 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 1987 | -29.23 % change on previous year | -269.7% |
| 1988 | -116.77 % change on previous year | +299.5% |
| 1989 | -328.36 % change on previous year | +181.2% |
| 1990 | -58.05 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1991 | 149.26 % change on previous year | -357.1% |
| 1992 | -69.94 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1993 | 47.5 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 1994 | -342.37 % change on previous year | -820.8% |
| 1995 | 56.72 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1996 | 569.01 % change on previous year | +903.2% |
| 1997 | -136.39 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1998 | -20.64 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1999 | -23.55 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 42.57 % change on previous year | -280.7% |
| 2001 | 165.25 % change on previous year | +288.2% |
| 2002 | -550.63 % change on previous year | -433.2% |
| 2003 | 65.5 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2004 | -24.91 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2005 | 8.45 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2006 | -62.98 % change on previous year | -845.7% |
| 2007 | -41.65 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 2008 | 90.15 % change on previous year | -316.5% |
| 2009 | -18.64 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 2011 | -182.38 % change on previous year | +878.3% |
| 2012 | 115.21 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 2013 | 293.57 % change on previous year | +154.8% |
| 2014 | -273.32 % change on previous year | -193.1% |
| 2015 | 29.04 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2016 | 66.67 % change on previous year | +129.6% |
| 2017 | -187.52 % change on previous year | -381.2% |
| 2018 | 24.8 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2019 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 2020 | -80.35 % change on previous year | -1577.3% |
| 2021 | 68.58 % change on previous year | -185.3% |
| 2022 | -279.33 % change on previous year | -507.3% |
| 2023 | 49.04 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2024 | -24.03 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2025 | -81.81 % change on previous year | +240.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -149.25 % change on previous year | 156.33 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | 63.17 % change on previous year | -267.36 % change on previous year | 634.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.65 % change on previous year | -58.36 % change on previous year | 161.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -16.54 % change on previous year | -328.36 % change on previous year | 181.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.15 % change on previous year | -342.37 % change on previous year | 569.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -32.69 % change on previous year | -550.63 % change on previous year | 165.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.05 % change on previous year | -273.32 % change on previous year | 293.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -57.98 % change on previous year | -279.33 % change on previous year | 68.58 % 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 Reading?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Reading was -81.81 % 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 Reading?
- The highest recorded value was 634.59 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Reading?
- The lowest recorded value was -550.63 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Reading rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Reading ranks 930th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Reading?
- Over the last ten years it is down 381.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reading 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.
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- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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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.