Summary Data: Long-term Change in Growing Degree Days and Heating and Cooling Degree Days in BC

This tabular dataset contains the results reported in the indicators 'Long-term Change in Heat Energy Available for Plant Growth in B.C. (1900-2013)' and 'Long-term Change in Energy Requirements for Heating & Cooling Buildings in B.C. (1900-2013)' published in Indicators of Climate Change in British Columbia (2015-16 Update) and by Environmental Reporting BC. The analyses used climate monitoring data for B.C. available from the BC Provincial Climate Data Set. The dataset includes estimates of long-term change in growing degree days (GDD per century), heating degree days (HDD per century) and cooling degree days (CDD per century). Data are provided for British Columbia as well as for each of the nine terrestrial ecoprovinces of British Columbia.

Publisher

Government of British Columbia

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2026-04-17