Cooling Degree Days in United States
United States: Cooling Degree Days was 1,199 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in United States, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling degree days in United States is 1,199, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in United States peaked at 1,247 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 787.1, in 1976.
That places United States 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 898.86 | 821.39 | 970.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 906.48 | 787.1 | 991.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 958.55 | 884.98 | 1,038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 953.6 | 789.44 | 1,086 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,044 | 925.6 | 1,144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,136 | 972.41 | 1,231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,203 | 1,178 | 1,247 | 5 |
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More environment data for United States
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5,913 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 257.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 418.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 843.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 149.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in United States?
- Cooling degree days in United States was 1,199 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,247 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 787.1 in 1976.
- How does United States rank for cooling degree days?
- United States ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.