Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Berks
Berks: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -0.2919 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Berks, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Berks is -0.2919 Days per year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 297.2% on the previous year and down 298.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Berks peaked at 12.29 Days per year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -6.97 Days per year, in 2001.
That places Berks 926th 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 Berks, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -4 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 0.3438 Days per year | -108.6% |
| 1983 | 6.24 Days per year | +1715.5% |
| 1984 | 3.66 Days per year | -41.4% |
| 1985 | -6.61 Days per year | -280.7% |
| 1986 | -1.34 Days per year | -79.7% |
| 1987 | 2.34 Days per year | -274.7% |
| 1988 | -2.56 Days per year | -209.2% |
| 1989 | 8.05 Days per year | -414.4% |
| 1990 | 2.1 Days per year | -73.9% |
| 1991 | -3.83 Days per year | -282.4% |
| 1992 | -5.22 Days per year | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2 Days per year | -123.0% |
| 1994 | 2.53 Days per year | +111.4% |
| 1995 | -2.17 Days per year | -185.6% |
| 1996 | 9.22 Days per year | -525.3% |
| 1997 | -6.59 Days per year | -171.4% |
| 1998 | -0.096 Days per year | -98.5% |
| 1999 | -3.24 Days per year | +3280.9% |
| 2000 | -1.95 Days per year | -39.9% |
| 2001 | -6.97 Days per year | +257.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 Days per year | -115.4% |
| 2003 | 5.29 Days per year | +392.8% |
| 2004 | 2.19 Days per year | -58.6% |
| 2005 | -3.44 Days per year | -256.7% |
| 2006 | 1.78 Days per year | -151.8% |
| 2007 | -1.22 Days per year | -168.4% |
| 2008 | 4.13 Days per year | -438.5% |
| 2009 | -2 Days per year | -148.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 Days per year | -153.7% |
| 2011 | 10.07 Days per year | +839.3% |
| 2012 | -4.27 Days per year | -142.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3658 Days per year | -91.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1472 Days per year | -140.2% |
| 2015 | -3.73 Days per year | -2633.1% |
| 2016 | -4.02 Days per year | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5865 Days per year | -114.6% |
| 2018 | 12.29 Days per year | +1996.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1489 Days per year | -98.8% |
| 2020 | -4.44 Days per year | -3078.6% |
| 2021 | -1.49 Days per year | -66.4% |
| 2022 | -0.9958 Days per year | -33.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0735 Days per year | -92.6% |
| 2024 | -0.2919 Days per year | +297.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6809 Days per year | -6.61 Days per year | 8.05 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.6089 Days per year | -6.59 Days per year | 9.22 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1111 Days per year | -6.97 Days per year | 5.29 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 Days per year | -4.27 Days per year | 12.29 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.46 Days per year | -4.44 Days per year | -0.0735 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Berks?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Berks was -0.2919 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 Berks?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 Days per year in 2018.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Berks?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.97 Days per year in 2001.
- How does Berks rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Berks ranks 926th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Berks?
- Over the last ten years it is down 298.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Berks 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