Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -102.14 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-102.14 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 123.6%
Rank
997th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
849.07 % change on previous year
in 1971
All-time low
-406.74 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
70
1951–2024

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

-50005001.0k195119872024

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

Analysis

Santa Cruz recorded -102.14 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2024.

The figure is down 123.6% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Santa Cruz peaked at 849.07 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -406.74 % change on previous year, in 1992.

That places Santa Cruz 997th 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 Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, 1951 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 100.15 % change on previous year
1952 54.59 % change on previous year -45.5%
1953 -87.71 % change on previous year -260.7%
1954 -53.29 % change on previous year -39.2%
1956 -52.59 % change on previous year -1.3%
1957 -99.57 % change on previous year +89.3%
1959 1.93 % change on previous year -101.9%
1960 141.37 % change on previous year +7229.7%
1961 -43.19 % change on previous year -130.5%
1962 58.12 % change on previous year -234.6%
1963 -47.99 % change on previous year -182.6%
1964 314.84 % change on previous year -756.1%
1965 -44.81 % change on previous year -114.2%
1966 -52.69 % change on previous year +17.6%
1967 256.27 % change on previous year -586.4%
1968 -73.94 % change on previous year -128.9%
1969 427.46 % change on previous year -678.1%
1970 -86.01 % change on previous year -120.1%
1971 849.07 % change on previous year -1087.2%
1972 -55.04 % change on previous year -106.5%
1973 -19.16 % change on previous year -65.2%
1974 8.93 % change on previous year -146.6%
1975 86.92 % change on previous year +873.0%
1976 -107.64 % change on previous year -223.8%
1977 63.61 % change on previous year -159.1%
1978 -69.48 % change on previous year -209.2%
1979 773.38 % change on previous year -1213.2%
1980 -93 % change on previous year -112.0%
1982 404.13 % change on previous year -534.5%
1983 -120.29 % change on previous year -129.8%
1984 196.01 % change on previous year -263.0%
1985 232.33 % change on previous year +18.5%
1986 -261.06 % change on previous year -212.4%
1987 104.42 % change on previous year -140.0%
1988 -71.8 % change on previous year -168.8%
1989 391.59 % change on previous year -645.4%
1990 -27.16 % change on previous year -106.9%
1991 648.39 % change on previous year -2487.3%
1992 -406.74 % change on previous year -162.7%
1993 67.47 % change on previous year -116.6%
1994 254.77 % change on previous year +277.6%
1995 -252.35 % change on previous year -199.0%
1996 11.27 % change on previous year -104.5%
1997 -40.7 % change on previous year -461.0%
1998 170.75 % change on previous year -519.6%
1999 25.66 % change on previous year -85.0%
2000 -94.5 % change on previous year -468.2%
2001 378.4 % change on previous year -500.4%
2002 51.95 % change on previous year -86.3%
2003 -175.5 % change on previous year -437.8%
2004 -3.63 % change on previous year -97.9%
2005 -144.38 % change on previous year +3877.7%
2006 133.87 % change on previous year -192.7%
2007 1.35 % change on previous year -99.0%
2008 71.83 % change on previous year +5229.9%
2009 -37.09 % change on previous year -151.6%
2010 88.65 % change on previous year -339.0%
2011 75.62 % change on previous year -14.7%
2012 -81.15 % change on previous year -207.3%
2013 -170.04 % change on previous year +109.5%
2015 25.14 % change on previous year -114.8%
2016 23.53 % change on previous year -6.4%
2017 15.2 % change on previous year -35.4%
2018 -11.61 % change on previous year -176.3%
2019 54.72 % change on previous year -571.5%
2020 -62.55 % change on previous year -214.3%
2021 59.79 % change on previous year -195.6%
2022 3.72 % change on previous year -93.8%
2023 433.49 % change on previous year +11542.5%
2024 -102.14 % change on previous year -123.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -19.5 % change on previous year -99.57 % change on previous year 100.15 % change on previous year 7
1960s 93.54 % change on previous year -73.94 % change on previous year 427.46 % change on previous year 10
1970s 144.46 % change on previous year -107.64 % change on previous year 849.07 % change on previous year 10
1980s 86.93 % change on previous year -261.06 % change on previous year 404.13 % change on previous year 9
1990s 45.14 % change on previous year -406.74 % change on previous year 648.39 % change on previous year 10
2000s 18.23 % change on previous year -175.5 % change on previous year 378.4 % change on previous year 10
2010s 2.23 % change on previous year -170.04 % change on previous year 88.65 % change on previous year 9
2020s 66.46 % change on previous year -102.14 % change on previous year 433.49 % 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 Santa Cruz?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Santa Cruz was -102.14 % 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 Santa Cruz?
The highest recorded value was 849.07 % change on previous year in 1971.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Santa Cruz?
The lowest recorded value was -406.74 % change on previous year in 1992.
How does Santa Cruz rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Santa Cruz ranks 997th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Santa Cruz 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.