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

Townsville: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 95.15 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
95.15 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 137.7%
Rank
84th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
847.49 % change on previous year
in 2007
All-time low
-839.28 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
71
1951–2024

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

-1.0k-50005001.0k195119872024

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

Analysis

Townsville recorded 95.15 % change on previous year for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Townsville peaked at 847.49 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -839.28 % change on previous year, in 1997.

That places Townsville 84th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Townsville, 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 Townsville, 1951 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -31.02 % change on previous year
1952 -40.43 % change on previous year +30.3%
1953 203.09 % change on previous year -602.3%
1954 -256.96 % change on previous year -226.5%
1955 -21.2 % change on previous year -91.7%
1956 298.12 % change on previous year -1506.1%
1957 -175.14 % change on previous year -158.7%
1958 17.53 % change on previous year -110.0%
1959 116.6 % change on previous year +565.2%
1960 404.39 % change on previous year +246.8%
1961 -75.04 % change on previous year -118.6%
1962 -416.13 % change on previous year +454.6%
1963 329.07 % change on previous year -179.1%
1964 -162.98 % change on previous year -149.5%
1965 172.02 % change on previous year -205.5%
1966 -207.03 % change on previous year -220.4%
1967 113.29 % change on previous year -154.7%
1968 690.43 % change on previous year +509.4%
1969 -170.78 % change on previous year -124.7%
1970 0.9625 % change on previous year -100.6%
1971 161.93 % change on previous year +16723.0%
1972 29.66 % change on previous year -81.7%
1973 -545.73 % change on previous year -1939.9%
1974 197.92 % change on previous year -136.3%
1975 -150.43 % change on previous year -176.0%
1976 265.37 % change on previous year -276.4%
1977 -31.14 % change on previous year -111.7%
1978 -59.2 % change on previous year +90.1%
1979 -124.32 % change on previous year +110.0%
1980 -703.37 % change on previous year +465.8%
1981 86.81 % change on previous year -112.3%
1983 -99.58 % change on previous year -214.7%
1985 144.44 % change on previous year -245.0%
1986 -153.94 % change on previous year -206.6%
1987 7.85 % change on previous year -105.1%
1988 3.59 % change on previous year -54.2%
1989 310.31 % change on previous year +8543.0%
1990 17 % change on previous year -94.5%
1991 -92.94 % change on previous year -646.6%
1992 -270.05 % change on previous year +190.6%
1993 -599.16 % change on previous year +121.9%
1994 62.96 % change on previous year -110.5%
1995 33.1 % change on previous year -47.4%
1996 76.01 % change on previous year +129.6%
1997 -839.28 % change on previous year -1204.1%
1998 -23.1 % change on previous year -97.2%
1999 68.77 % change on previous year -397.7%
2000 574.43 % change on previous year +735.3%
2001 -102.2 % change on previous year -117.8%
2002 -541.91 % change on previous year +430.2%
2003 -503.76 % change on previous year -7.0%
2004 88.33 % change on previous year -117.5%
2005 -811.25 % change on previous year -1018.4%
2006 72.42 % change on previous year -108.9%
2007 847.49 % change on previous year +1070.3%
2008 -73.92 % change on previous year -108.7%
2009 -183.89 % change on previous year +148.8%
2010 -134.25 % change on previous year -27.0%
2011 288.92 % change on previous year -315.2%
2012 -47.03 % change on previous year -116.3%
2013 -169.91 % change on previous year +261.3%
2014 98.43 % change on previous year -157.9%
2016 -29.82 % change on previous year -130.3%
2017 -11.01 % change on previous year -63.1%
2018 77.05 % change on previous year -799.6%
2019 117.1 % change on previous year +52.0%
2020 519.25 % change on previous year +343.4%
2021 -445.97 % change on previous year -185.9%
2022 169.55 % change on previous year -138.0%
2023 -252.51 % change on previous year -248.9%
2024 95.15 % change on previous year -137.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 12.29 % change on previous year -256.96 % change on previous year 298.12 % change on previous year 9
1960s 67.73 % change on previous year -416.13 % change on previous year 690.43 % change on previous year 10
1970s -25.5 % change on previous year -545.73 % change on previous year 265.37 % change on previous year 10
1980s -50.49 % change on previous year -703.37 % change on previous year 310.31 % change on previous year 8
1990s -156.67 % change on previous year -839.28 % change on previous year 76.01 % change on previous year 10
2000s -63.42 % change on previous year -811.25 % change on previous year 847.49 % change on previous year 10
2010s 21.05 % change on previous year -169.91 % change on previous year 288.92 % change on previous year 9
2020s 17.09 % change on previous year -445.97 % change on previous year 519.25 % 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 Townsville?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Townsville was 95.15 % 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 Townsville?
The highest recorded value was 847.49 % change on previous year in 2007.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Townsville?
The lowest recorded value was -839.28 % change on previous year in 1997.
How does Townsville rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Townsville ranks 84th out of 1290 regions with data for 2024.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Townsville?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Townsville 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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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.