Belize Environmental: Climate Risk
Cooling Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days data was reported at 5,350.010 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,354.710 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Cooling Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 4,489.290 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,354.710 Degrees Celsius in 2019 and a record low of 3,869.400 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 Belize – Table BZ.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5,350.010 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 0.440 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.470 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 2.700 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.650 Degrees Celsius in 1989 and a record low of 0.000 Degrees Celsius in 2015. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.440 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Maximum 5-day Rainfall: 25-year Return Level
Maximum 5-day Rainfall: 25-year Return Level data was reported at 10.623 mm in 2050. Maximum 5-day Rainfall: 25-year Return Level data is updated yearly, averaging 10.623 mm from Dec 2050 (Median) to 2050, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.623 mm in 2050 and a record low of 10.623 mm in 2050. Maximum 5-day Rainfall: 25-year Return Level data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. A 25-year return level of the 5-day cumulative precipitation is the maximum precipitation sum over any 5-day period that can be expected once in an average 25-year period.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal (https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.623 2050 | yearly | 2050 - 2050 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at -0.726 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.591 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.136 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.796 NA in 2013 and a record low of -2.476 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 Belize – Table BZ.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 |
|---|---|---|
| -0.726 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |