Lebanon Environmental: Climate Risk
Cooling Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days data was reported at 1,572.930 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,450.670 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Cooling Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 1,041.010 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,572.930 Degrees Celsius in 2020 and a record low of 675.690 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 Lebanon – Table LB.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,572.930 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heat Index
Heat Index data was reported at 0.250 Day in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 Day for 2019. Heat Index data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Day from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.410 Day in 1998 and a record low of 0.000 Day in 2019. Heat Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Climate Risk. Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.;World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.250 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 2,766.430 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,944.150 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 3,235.790 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,150.670 Degrees Celsius in 1992 and a record low of 2,235.980 Degrees Celsius in 2010. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,766.430 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 -6.064 mm in 2050. Maximum 5-day Rainfall: 25-year Return Level data is updated yearly, averaging -6.064 mm from Dec 2050 (Median) to 2050, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -6.064 mm in 2050 and a record low of -6.064 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 Lebanon – Table LB.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 |
|---|---|---|
| -6.064 2050 | yearly | 2050 - 2050 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at -0.998 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.319 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.151 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.838 NA in 1967 and a record low of -2.009 NA in 1999. Mean Drought Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.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 |
|---|---|---|
| -0.998 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |