Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Arica
Arica: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was 0.0603 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Arica, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
In 2024, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Arica stood at 0.0603 Days per year.
The figure is up 126.5% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Arica peaked at 1.84 Days per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.4144 Days per year, in 1988.
That places Arica 848th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Arica, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6201 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | -0.1767 Days per year | -128.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0583 Days per year | -67.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1451 Days per year | -349.0% |
| 1985 | -0.1769 Days per year | -221.9% |
| 1986 | 1.04 Days per year | -690.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2135 Days per year | -79.6% |
| 1988 | -0.4144 Days per year | -294.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2643 Days per year | -163.8% |
| 1990 | -0.0585 Days per year | -122.1% |
| 1991 | -0.1094 Days per year | +87.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0752 Days per year | -31.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3659 Days per year | -586.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0944 Days per year | -74.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3147 Days per year | +233.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4144 Days per year | -231.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0438 Days per year | -110.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0583 Days per year | -233.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1092 Days per year | +87.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2277 Days per year | +108.5% |
| 2001 | 0.077 Days per year | -133.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 Days per year | -21.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4144 Days per year | -786.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0777 Days per year | -118.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1115 Days per year | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0435 Days per year | -61.0% |
| 2007 | -0.2618 Days per year | -702.4% |
| 2008 | -0.228 Days per year | -12.9% |
| 2009 | -0.3975 Days per year | +74.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2955 Days per year | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2131 Days per year | -172.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8236 Days per year | +286.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3296 Days per year | -140.0% |
| 2014 | -0.2615 Days per year | -20.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2789 Days per year | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6534 Days per year | -334.3% |
| 2017 | 0.281 Days per year | -57.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2956 Days per year | -205.2% |
| 2019 | 1.59 Days per year | -636.7% |
| 2020 | 1.84 Days per year | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1283 Days per year | -93.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2448 Days per year | -290.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2278 Days per year | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0603 Days per year | -126.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1623 Days per year | -0.4144 Days per year | 1.04 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0006 Days per year | -0.4144 Days per year | 0.3659 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1159 Days per year | -0.4144 Days per year | 0.1115 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2097 Days per year | -0.3296 Days per year | 1.59 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3114 Days per year | -0.2448 Days per year | 1.84 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Arica?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Arica was 0.0603 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Arica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 Days per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Arica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4144 Days per year in 1988.
- How does Arica rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Arica ranks 848th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Arica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation days from 1981-2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of total precipitation and extreme precipitation days in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology The indicators use ERA5-Land data. Total precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water—such as rain and snow—that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew, and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Precipitations - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org