Malawi Environmental: Climate Risk
Cooling Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days data was reported at 2,871.710 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,814.060 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Cooling Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 2,498.410 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,991.240 Degrees Celsius in 2016 and a record low of 2,044.290 Degrees Celsius in 1974. Cooling Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malawi – Table MW.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,871.710 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 147.350 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 134.590 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 179.710 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 302.720 Degrees Celsius in 1976 and a record low of 100.150 Degrees Celsius in 2017. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malawi – Table MW.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 147.350 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at -1.910 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.445 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.073 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.961 NA in 1989 and a record low of -2.352 NA in 1992. Mean Drought Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malawi – Table MW.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 |
|---|---|---|
| -1.910 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |