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Quarterly Release with Data through August 2023

(Released on February 12, 2024)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through August 2023. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has decreased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.15 relative to an average of zero during the 1961-1990 reference period. This release includes updated data for consecutive dry days for 2023, which is the primary driver of the slight decrease.

Quarterly Release with Data through May 2023

(Released on November 28, 2023)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through May 2023. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has decreased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.17 relative to an average of zero during the 1961-1990 reference period. This decrease was driven by small downward shifts in the 5-year moving average of the ACI’s temperature and wind speed metrics.

Quarterly Release with Data through February 2023

(Released on August 31, 2023)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through February 2023. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has increased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.19 relative to an average of zero during the 1961-1990 reference period.

Quarterly Release with Data through November 2022

(Released on May 17, 2023)

This update includes new data for the fall of 2022, as well as small retrospective adjustments to the data for summer of 2022. Small adjustments to recent data are a normal feature of the raw data that feeds into the ACI. As a result of the retrospective adjustments, the five-year ACI average for summer 2022 shifted from 1.19 to 1.16. The new data for fall of 2022 did not impact the value of the five-year average, leaving it unchanged at 1.16.

Quarterly Release with Data through August 2022

(Released on February 15, 2023)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through August 2022. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has increased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.19 relative to an average of zero during the 1961–1990 reference period.

Quarterly Release with Data through May 2022

(Released on November 1, 2022)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through May 2022. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has decreased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.16 relative to an average of zero during the 1961–1990 reference period.

Quarterly Release with Data through February 2022

(Released on August 24, 2022)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through February 2022. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average has decreased slightly from the previous season, now sitting at 1.18 relative to an average of zero during the 1961–1990 reference period.

Quarterly Release with Data through November 2021

(Released on May 18, 2022)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through fall 2021. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average now sits at 1.19 relative to an average of zero during the 1961–1990 reference period. In addition to data for fall of 2021, this update reflects new sea level data for spring and summer of 2021, replacing data that had previously been imputed due to reporting lags.

Quarterly Release with Data through August 2021

(Released on February 24, 2022)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through the summer of 2021. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961. The five-year average now sits at 1.20 relative to an average of zero during the 1961-1990 reference period.

Quarterly Release with Data through May 2021

(Released on December 1, 2021)

The Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) has been updated with data through the spring of 2021. The ACI provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S. and is based on an analysis of seasonal data from neutral, scientific sources for six index components collected since 1961.

With this update, the maps and graphs on the website have been updated, as well as the ACI data that is available for download. The Data Disclosure webpage summarizes important information about the data.

 

Actuaries Climate Index down again in latest five-year average

Winter 2020-21 data update lowers index benchmark for the second consecutive quarter

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (Sep. 14, 2021) – The winter 2020-21 data release of the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) (actuariesclimateindex.org), which provides objective measures of specific and aggregate changes in climate extremes and sea level across Canada and the U.S., shows a second consecutive small decline in the index’s five-year moving average and now sits at 1.19 points above the ACI reference period.

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Actuaries Climate Index Down Slightly in Latest Five-Year Average

Fall 2020 data update lowers index benchmark for the first time since 2017

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (June 8, 2021) –– The five-year moving average of the Actuaries Climate Index (actuariesclimateindex.org) fell for the first time since 2017, according to the latest data release that includes fall 2020. The five-year moving average now sits at 1.22 relative to an average of zero during the 1961–1990 reference period.

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Actuaries Climate Index breaks new ground for latest season and five-year average

Summer 2020 data update pushes index’s five-year average to 1.23

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (Mar. 4, 2021) –– The five-year moving average of the Actuaries Climate Index (actuariesclimateindex.org) reached a new high for the tenth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data release that includes summer 2020. The five-year moving average now sits at 1.23 points above the reference period of 1961-1990.

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Spring 2020 Data Update to the Actuaries Climate Index

As attention to climate issues grows, ACI provides objective data on key climate measurements

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (Dec. 1, 2020)—With climate risk issues receiving increased focus in 2020 and poised for even greater attention from the public and public policymakers in 2021, the Actuaries Climate Index continues to provide important up-to-date data for discussions on climate policy.

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Data Update to the Actuaries Climate Index

Long-term measure of extreme climate conditions reached a new high in winter 2019–20

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 26, 2020) –– A multiyear trend of increasing climate condition measurements from the United States and Canada continues, reaching a new high in winter 2019–20, the latest Actuaries Climate Index quarterly data release shows.

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Data Update to the Actuaries Climate Index

Index’s data updated through fall 2019 including 2019 drought and sea level values

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (May 27, 2020)—The Actuaries Climate Index has been updated with new quarterly data, revisions to initial data for previous periods, and annually updated values for the index’s drought and sea level components.

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Actuaries Climate Index Reaches New High for Sixth Consecutive Quarter

Index’s five-year average continues an upward trend

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (February 27, 2020) — The five-year moving average of the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) reached a new high for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data release that includes summer 2019.

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Actuaries Climate Index Continues to Climb

Index’s Five-Year Average and Three Components’ Five-Year Averages Reach New Highs

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (November 21, 2019)—Newly released spring 2019 data added to the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) show that more frequent extreme weather and increases in sea level continue to push the index upward. The ACI’s five-year moving average now stands at 1.16, up from 1.12 last quarter. This is the fifth consecutive quarter that the ACI’s five-year moving average has set a new high.

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Actuaries Climate Index Winter 2018–19 Data Released

Average Seasonal Values for Winter Are Increasing

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 29, 2019)—Organizations representing the actuarial professions in Canada and the United States have updated the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) with data from the winter of 2018–19, with the 1.00 value for the season contributing to an upward trend in the average ACI value for winter.

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Actuaries Climate Index Fall 2018 Data Released Using Improved Methodology

ACI’s Five-Year Moving Average Continues Upward Trend

 Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (May 7, 2019)—Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States have applied an improved methodology to the Actuaries Climate Index starting with newly released ACI data for fall 2018, and the latest data show that the previously reported upward trend in the key five-year moving average ACI metric continues.

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Actuaries Climate Index® Winter 2017–18 Data Released

ACI Five-year Average of Climate Extremes Continues Upward

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (November 15, 2018)— Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States report new Actuaries Climate Index® (ACI) data, showing that the five-year moving average of climate extremes and sea level across the two countries reached a new high with data released for winter 2017­–18.

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Actuaries Climate Index™ Fall 2017 Data Released

Fall 2017 Data Reveal Extreme Weather Frequency and Sea Level Changes Continue to Drive Composite Index Values Higher 

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 1, 2018)—The latest Actuaries Climate Index™ data reported today by organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States show that the five-year moving average of climate extremes across the two countries reached a new record high in fall 2017.

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Actuaries Climate Index™ Summer 2017 Data Released

ACI Seasonal Value Dips But Remains at High Level 

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (April 24, 2018)—New Actuaries Climate Index™ data reported today by organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States show that the five-year moving average of climate extremes across the two countries remains at the high recorded in winter 2016-17 and spring 2017.

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Actuaries Climate Index™ Spring 2017 Data Released

Sea Levels in Atlantic, Gulf Coast Regions Keep Five-Year Moving Average at Current High

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (Jan. 17, 2018)—Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States today reported new Actuaries Climate Index™ data that reveals the five-year moving average of climate extremes across the two countries remains at the high recorded in Winter 2016-7, driven by sea level changes in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions.

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Complete the Actuaries Climate Index User Survey

Just over a year ago, four North American actuarial associations launched a comprehensive web tool – the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) – that provides actuaries, public policymakers, and the general public with objective data about changes in the frequency of extreme climate events over recent decades.

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Actuaries Climate Index™ Value Reaches New High With Winter 2016–17

Data Show Extreme Weather Events Continue to Increase Across Canada and the United States

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (October 5, 2017)—Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States reported today that the Actuaries Climate Index™ reached a new record high in winter 2016–17, following the record value measured in fall 2016. The change reflects increasing deviation of weather extremes and sea levels from historically expected patterns for the two countries.

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Actuaries Climate Index Value Reaches New High

High Temperatures in Northwest and Southwest Pacific Region Drive Index Value Higher

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA,  Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (June 28, 2017) –Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States today updated the Actuaries Climate Index™, an objective, quarterly measure of changes in extreme weather frequency and sea level. The Actuaries Climate Index value for fall 2016 was 2.07, the highest seasonal level recorded for the United States and Canada combined. The current five-year moving average is 1.07, the highest level recorded for that measure. The index is available online at ActuariesClimateIndex.org.

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Actuaries Climate Index Updates for Spring-Summer 2016

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA,  Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (March 7, 2017) – Today, organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States updated the Actuaries Climate Index, an objective, quarterly measure of changes in extreme weather frequency and sea level, available online at ActuariesClimateIndex.org. For the United States and Canada combined, the Actuaries Climate Index value for summer 2016 was 1.72, the third-highest seasonal level recorded.

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Actuaries Climate Index Launched Today Measures Changes in Extreme Weather Events and Sea Level

Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA,  Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (November 30, 2016) – Today, organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States launched the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI), a quarterly measure of changes in extreme weather events and sea levels, available online at ActuariesClimateIndex.org.

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