Barbados Environmental: Climate Risk
Cooling Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days data was reported at 5,526.640 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,422.270 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Cooling Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 5,243.750 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,728.720 Degrees Celsius in 2010 and a record low of 4,771.980 Degrees Celsius in 1976. Cooling Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. 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.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,526.640 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 0.000 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Degrees Celsius in 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Degrees Celsius in 2020. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.000 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at -1.720 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.521 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.101 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.533 NA in 2004 and a record low of -2.420 NA in 2019. Mean Drought Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. The SPEI fulfills the requirements of a drought index since its multi-scalar character enables it to be used by different scientific disciplines to detect, monitor, and analyze droughts. Like the sc-PDSI and the SPI, the SPEI can measure drought severity according to its intensity and duration, and can identify the onset and end of drought episodes. The SPEI allows comparison of drought severity through time and space, since it can be calculated over a wide range of climates, as can the SPI.;Global SPEI database (SPEIbase). https://spei.csic.es/database.html;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1.720 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |