Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht
Utrecht: Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht, 1979–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Utrecht recorded 1.61 Degrees celsius for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in 2023. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 547.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht peaked at 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.67 Degrees celsius, in 1985.
Utrecht ranks 219th of 708 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.
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -1.56 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1980 | -0.8586 Degrees celsius | -45.1% |
| 1981 | -0.7327 Degrees celsius | -14.7% |
| 1982 | -0.0071 Degrees celsius | -99.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 Degrees celsius | -255.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6957 Degrees celsius | -6394.3% |
| 1985 | -1.67 Degrees celsius | +140.5% |
| 1986 | -1.15 Degrees celsius | -31.4% |
| 1987 | -1.29 Degrees celsius | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2124 Degrees celsius | -116.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5853 Degrees celsius | +175.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6643 Degrees celsius | +13.5% |
| 1991 | -0.6323 Degrees celsius | -195.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3846 Degrees celsius | -160.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4512 Degrees celsius | -217.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5233 Degrees celsius | -216.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3306 Degrees celsius | -36.8% |
| 1996 | -1.6 Degrees celsius | -582.9% |
| 1997 | 0.106 Degrees celsius | -106.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1834 Degrees celsius | +73.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7269 Degrees celsius | +296.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7689 Degrees celsius | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2721 Degrees celsius | -64.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6445 Degrees celsius | +136.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3275 Degrees celsius | -49.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2639 Degrees celsius | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4739 Degrees celsius | +79.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 Degrees celsius | +112.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 Degrees celsius | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4167 Degrees celsius | -60.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3484 Degrees celsius | -16.4% |
| 2010 | -1.07 Degrees celsius | -405.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7621 Degrees celsius | -171.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0949 Degrees celsius | -87.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3606 Degrees celsius | -479.9% |
| 2014 | 1.55 Degrees celsius | -530.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6907 Degrees celsius | -55.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6027 Degrees celsius | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8097 Degrees celsius | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2 Degrees celsius | +48.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 Degrees celsius | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.53 Degrees celsius | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2931 Degrees celsius | -80.9% |
| 2022 | 1.47 Degrees celsius | +402.4% |
| 2023 | 1.61 Degrees celsius | +9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -6394.3% | 0.0111 Degrees celsius | -0.6957 Degrees celsius |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.56 Degrees celsius | -1.56 Degrees celsius | -1.56 Degrees celsius | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.5598 Degrees celsius | -1.67 Degrees celsius | 0.5853 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0239 Degrees celsius | -1.6 Degrees celsius | 0.7269 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5567 Degrees celsius | 0.2639 Degrees celsius | 1.04 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5342 Degrees celsius | -1.07 Degrees celsius | 1.55 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 Degrees celsius | 0.2931 Degrees celsius | 1.61 Degrees celsius | 4 |
Countries ranked near Utrecht
- 216 Niue 0.2372 Degrees celsius compare
- 217 Christmas Island 0.1759 Degrees celsius compare
- 218 Cook Islands 0.1443 Degrees celsius compare
- 219 Norfolk Island 0.1343 Degrees celsius compare
- 220 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0786 Degrees celsius compare
- 221 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0766 Degrees celsius compare
- 222 New Caledonia 0.0657 Degrees celsius compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht?
- Exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change recorded in Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023.
- What is the lowest exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 Degrees celsius in 1985.
- How does Utrecht rank for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change?
- Utrecht ranks 219th out of 708 regions with data for 2023.
- Is exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is up 547.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Utrecht data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of changes in average temperature by providing the temperature anomaly, days with above-average temperatures and days with below-average temperatures. Exposure indicators to extreme temperature have been prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset also provides a global assessment of extreme temperatures through the use of a variety of climate indices, including hot days, tropical nights, the Universal Thermal Climate Index and icing days. The datasets span the period 1979-2022, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Data Store temperature data (ERA5) and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation