North Korea Environmental: Climate Risk
Cooling Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days data was reported at 560.570 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 637.620 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Cooling Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 495.610 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 695.170 Degrees Celsius in 2018 and a record low of 295.510 Degrees Celsius in 1993. Cooling Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 560.570 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Heating Degree Days
Heating Degree Days data was reported at 7,311.600 Degrees Celsius in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,174.530 Degrees Celsius for 2019. Heating Degree Days data is updated yearly, averaging 7,933.810 Degrees Celsius from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2020, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,579.330 Degrees Celsius in 1984 and a record low of 7,174.530 Degrees Celsius in 2019. Heating Degree Days data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7,311.600 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
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Mean Drought Index
Mean Drought Index data was reported at 0.225 NA in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.307 NA for 2020. Mean Drought Index data is updated yearly, averaging -0.110 NA from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.125 NA in 1990 and a record low of -1.798 NA in 2014. Mean Drought Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.225 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |