Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Worcester
Worcester: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 72.89 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
72.89 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 198.1%
Rank
156th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
774.09 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
-468.34 % change on previous year
in 2016
Years of data
71
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Worcester, 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 Worcester is 72.89 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.1% on the previous year and up 228.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Worcester peaked at 774.09 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -468.34 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Worcester ranks 156th of 1290 regions on this measure, 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 Worcester, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -331.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 100.13 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1954 | 107.62 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1955 | 773.54 % change on previous year | +618.8% |
| 1956 | 18.07 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1957 | -124.7 % change on previous year | -790.0% |
| 1958 | 617.71 % change on previous year | -595.3% |
| 1959 | -68.58 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1960 | 46.17 % change on previous year | -167.3% |
| 1961 | 54.81 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 30.59 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1963 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 1964 | -47.29 % change on previous year | +560.7% |
| 1965 | 103.8 % change on previous year | -319.5% |
| 1966 | -42.04 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 1967 | 88.53 % change on previous year | -310.6% |
| 1968 | -17.27 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 1969 | 14.37 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 1970 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1971 | -12.94 % change on previous year | -353.7% |
| 1972 | 26.97 % change on previous year | -308.4% |
| 1973 | -154.52 % change on previous year | -673.0% |
| 1974 | 120.38 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
| 1975 | -271.92 % change on previous year | -325.9% |
| 1976 | 358.48 % change on previous year | -231.8% |
| 1977 | -34.71 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1978 | 180.1 % change on previous year | -618.9% |
| 1979 | -112.3 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 1980 | 774.09 % change on previous year | -789.3% |
| 1981 | -58.75 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1982 | -10.81 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1983 | -101.77 % change on previous year | +841.3% |
| 1984 | 76.37 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1986 | -13.23 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 1987 | 297.7 % change on previous year | -2350.2% |
| 1988 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1989 | 59.79 % change on previous year | -1787.4% |
| 1990 | -304.42 % change on previous year | -609.2% |
| 1991 | 20.77 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1992 | 140.56 % change on previous year | +576.6% |
| 1993 | -10.91 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 1994 | -26.76 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 1995 | -93.91 % change on previous year | +251.0% |
| 1997 | -25.9 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1998 | -404.47 % change on previous year | +1461.9% |
| 1999 | 41.01 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 2000 | 150.72 % change on previous year | +267.5% |
| 2001 | -205.71 % change on previous year | -236.5% |
| 2002 | 26.97 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2003 | 432.45 % change on previous year | +1503.6% |
| 2004 | -52.8 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 2005 | -5.91 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2006 | -409.5 % change on previous year | +6826.1% |
| 2007 | 118.44 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2008 | -196.93 % change on previous year | -266.3% |
| 2009 | 191.57 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 2010 | -405.27 % change on previous year | -311.6% |
| 2011 | 16.12 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2012 | -195.18 % change on previous year | -1310.8% |
| 2013 | 107.87 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 2014 | 282.6 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 2015 | -56.71 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2016 | -468.34 % change on previous year | +725.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2018 | 80.61 % change on previous year | +221.1% |
| 2019 | 86.85 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 20.91 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 2023 | -49.96 % change on previous year | -339.0% |
| 2024 | 24.45 % change on previous year | -148.9% |
| 2025 | 72.89 % change on previous year | +198.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 136.58 % change on previous year | -331.16 % change on previous year | 773.54 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | 22.45 % change on previous year | -47.29 % change on previous year | 103.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.46 % change on previous year | -271.92 % change on previous year | 358.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.32 % change on previous year | -101.77 % change on previous year | 774.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -73.78 % change on previous year | -404.47 % change on previous year | 140.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -409.5 % change on previous year | 432.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -52.63 % change on previous year | -468.34 % change on previous year | 282.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.83 % change on previous year | -49.96 % change on previous year | 72.89 % 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 Worcester?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Worcester was 72.89 % 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 Worcester?
- The highest recorded value was 774.09 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Worcester?
- The lowest recorded value was -468.34 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Worcester rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Worcester ranks 156th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Worcester?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Worcester 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.