Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Seattle
Seattle: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 53.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
53.84 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 137.4%
Rank
215th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
744.01 % change on previous year
in 1964
All-time low
-995.94 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
71
1951–2024
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Seattle, 1951–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Seattle stood at 53.84 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.4% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Seattle peaked at 744.01 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -995.94 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Seattle 215th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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 Seattle, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -35.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -50.99 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 1953 | -94.01 % change on previous year | +84.4% |
| 1955 | 112.81 % change on previous year | -220.0% |
| 1956 | -50.33 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 1957 | -53.81 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1958 | -268.84 % change on previous year | +399.6% |
| 1959 | 198.99 % change on previous year | -174.0% |
| 1960 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1961 | -52.45 % change on previous year | -739.4% |
| 1962 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 1963 | -56.6 % change on previous year | +2289.1% |
| 1964 | 744.01 % change on previous year | -1414.6% |
| 1965 | -84.47 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 1966 | 25.82 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1967 | -12.55 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1968 | 175.22 % change on previous year | -1496.1% |
| 1969 | 63.86 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1970 | -37.92 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 1971 | 103.51 % change on previous year | -372.9% |
| 1972 | -14.31 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1973 | -62.96 % change on previous year | +339.8% |
| 1974 | -11.57 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1975 | 154.94 % change on previous year | -1438.8% |
| 1976 | -72.69 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1977 | 48.8 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 1978 | -31.24 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 1979 | -43.52 % change on previous year | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 38.88 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1981 | -140.67 % change on previous year | -461.8% |
| 1983 | -94.67 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1985 | 57.93 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1986 | -126.78 % change on previous year | -318.8% |
| 1987 | -122.14 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 81.53 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 1989 | 256.63 % change on previous year | +214.8% |
| 1990 | -153.46 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1991 | -78.88 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1992 | -394.71 % change on previous year | +400.4% |
| 1993 | 121.44 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 1994 | -246.14 % change on previous year | -302.7% |
| 1995 | -14.73 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1996 | 242.34 % change on previous year | -1745.1% |
| 1997 | -131.07 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 1998 | -139.4 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 186.43 % change on previous year | -233.7% |
| 2000 | 22.89 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 2001 | -50.02 % change on previous year | -318.5% |
| 2002 | -27.88 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 2003 | -362.71 % change on previous year | +1201.0% |
| 2004 | -114.82 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 2005 | 28.51 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2006 | 70.06 % change on previous year | +145.7% |
| 2007 | 162.81 % change on previous year | +132.4% |
| 2008 | 527.4 % change on previous year | +223.9% |
| 2009 | -54.05 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2010 | -182.35 % change on previous year | +237.4% |
| 2011 | 407.31 % change on previous year | -323.4% |
| 2012 | -86.86 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2013 | -163.31 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 2014 | -995.94 % change on previous year | +509.9% |
| 2015 | -99.94 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 2016 | 43.35 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 2017 | 113.59 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 2018 | -673.57 % change on previous year | -693.0% |
| 2019 | 63.62 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2020 | -120.15 % change on previous year | -288.8% |
| 2021 | 44.74 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2022 | 74.34 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 2023 | -144.13 % change on previous year | -293.9% |
| 2024 | 53.84 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -30.24 % change on previous year | -268.84 % change on previous year | 198.99 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | 80.87 % change on previous year | -84.47 % change on previous year | 744.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3 % change on previous year | -72.69 % change on previous year | 154.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.16 % change on previous year | -140.67 % change on previous year | 256.63 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -60.82 % change on previous year | -394.71 % change on previous year | 242.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.22 % change on previous year | -362.71 % change on previous year | 527.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -157.41 % change on previous year | -995.94 % change on previous year | 407.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.27 % change on previous year | -144.13 % change on previous year | 74.34 % 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 Seattle?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Seattle was 53.84 % 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 Seattle?
- The highest recorded value was 744.01 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Seattle?
- The lowest recorded value was -995.94 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Seattle rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Seattle ranks 215th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Seattle?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seattle 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
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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.