Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Waterford
Waterford: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -1.03 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Waterford, 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 Waterford is -1.03 Days per year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 133.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Waterford peaked at 5.3 Days per year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -4.03 Days per year, in 1992.
Waterford ranks 1082nd of 1314 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Waterford, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9665 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 3.13 Days per year | +224.3% |
| 1983 | -1.53 Days per year | -148.9% |
| 1984 | -0.867 Days per year | -43.5% |
| 1985 | -1.03 Days per year | +19.2% |
| 1986 | -0.0331 Days per year | -96.8% |
| 1987 | -1.37 Days per year | +4025.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9665 Days per year | -170.8% |
| 1989 | -3.37 Days per year | -448.3% |
| 1990 | -2.53 Days per year | -24.7% |
| 1991 | -2.2 Days per year | -13.1% |
| 1992 | -4.03 Days per year | +83.3% |
| 1993 | 1.63 Days per year | -140.5% |
| 1994 | -2.2 Days per year | -234.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1338 Days per year | -106.1% |
| 1996 | 1.47 Days per year | +997.4% |
| 1997 | 3.47 Days per year | +136.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3668 Days per year | -110.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3 Days per year | -454.4% |
| 2000 | 1.47 Days per year | +12.8% |
| 2001 | -0.5333 Days per year | -136.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0327 Days per year | -93.9% |
| 2003 | -3.87 Days per year | +11716.2% |
| 2004 | 1.63 Days per year | -142.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6325 Days per year | -61.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 Days per year | +52.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0335 Days per year | -103.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1319 Days per year | -494.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3 Days per year | +3918.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7997 Days per year | -84.9% |
| 2011 | -2.2 Days per year | -375.1% |
| 2012 | 2.13 Days per year | -197.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7993 Days per year | -62.5% |
| 2014 | -1.03 Days per year | -229.3% |
| 2015 | 3.63 Days per year | -451.7% |
| 2016 | -0.8659 Days per year | -123.8% |
| 2017 | -3.03 Days per year | +250.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6343 Days per year | -120.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 Days per year | +157.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4667 Days per year | -71.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0335 Days per year | -107.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6328 Days per year | -1990.7% |
| 2023 | 3.13 Days per year | +395.2% |
| 2024 | -1.03 Days per year | -133.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.3479 Days per year | -3.37 Days per year | 3.13 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.3333 Days per year | -4.03 Days per year | 3.47 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5665 Days per year | -3.87 Days per year | 5.3 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2501 Days per year | -3.03 Days per year | 3.63 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6332 Days per year | -1.03 Days per year | 3.13 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Waterford?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Waterford was -1.03 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 Waterford?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 Days per year in 2009.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Waterford?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.03 Days per year in 1992.
- How does Waterford rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Waterford ranks 1082nd out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Waterford?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Waterford 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