Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Calama
Calama: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -0.2521 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Calama, 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 Calama stood at -0.2521 Days per year.
The figure is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 427.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Calama peaked at 1.05 Days per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.2862 Days per year, in 1996.
Calama ranks 914th of 1314 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.
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Calama, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.0024 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | -0.2521 Days per year | +10355.1% |
| 1983 | -0.1221 Days per year | -51.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3151 Days per year | -358.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0029 Days per year | -100.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4688 Days per year | -16158.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6336 Days per year | +35.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1552 Days per year | -124.5% |
| 1989 | -0.2294 Days per year | +47.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2366 Days per year | -203.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1048 Days per year | -144.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3324 Days per year | -417.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1153 Days per year | -134.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1758 Days per year | -252.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4973 Days per year | +182.8% |
| 1996 | -0.2862 Days per year | -157.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 Days per year | -101.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2862 Days per year | -10327.0% |
| 1999 | -0.2064 Days per year | -27.9% |
| 2000 | -0.1154 Days per year | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2429 Days per year | -310.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4655 Days per year | +91.7% |
| 2003 | -0.269 Days per year | -157.8% |
| 2004 | -0.184 Days per year | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0273 Days per year | -114.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1273 Days per year | -567.0% |
| 2007 | -0.2176 Days per year | +71.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1952 Days per year | -10.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2633 Days per year | +34.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2633 Days per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2349 Days per year | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 Days per year | -531.8% |
| 2013 | -0.2521 Days per year | -124.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0769 Days per year | -130.5% |
| 2015 | 0.417 Days per year | +442.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2862 Days per year | -168.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7984 Days per year | -379.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0535 Days per year | -106.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 Days per year | -2062.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1174 Days per year | -88.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2405 Days per year | -304.9% |
| 2022 | -0.1554 Days per year | -35.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1728 Days per year | +11.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2521 Days per year | +45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0726 Days per year | -0.2521 Days per year | 0.6336 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0246 Days per year | -0.2862 Days per year | 0.4973 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0636 Days per year | -0.269 Days per year | 0.4655 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2266 Days per year | -0.2862 Days per year | 1.05 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1407 Days per year | -0.2521 Days per year | 0.1174 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Calama?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Calama was -0.2521 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 Calama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 Days per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Calama?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2862 Days per year in 1996.
- How does Calama rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Calama ranks 914th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Calama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 427.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Calama 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