The Year in Heat & Cold
1872
-3.21°F
ran -3.21°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 13 cities — the 154th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1872
104.0°F
Jacksonville, FL · Jul 28
Coldest Day of 1872
-28.0°F
Madison, WI · Dec 24
Records Set in 1872
Daily Heat Records Set
14
calendar-day record highs set in 1872 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
45
calendar-day record lows set in 1872 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1872 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
Hottest & Coldest at Every City
Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1872 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
Month by Month
National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
-3.66J
-3.46F
-9.80M
-0.81A
-0.27M
+0.19J
+0.42J
+0.84A
-1.81S
-3.01O
-7.33N
-10.67D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1872
| 1 | Jacksonville FL | +0.29°F |
| 2 | Concord NH | -0.30°F |
| 3 | Indianapolis IN | -1.92°F |
| 4 | Cleveland OH | -2.11°F |
| 5 | Denver CO | -3.44°F |
| 6 | Madison WI | -3.63°F |
| 7 | Omaha NE | -3.86°F |
| 8 | Washington DC | -3.99°F |
| 9 | Knoxville TN | -4.05°F |
| 10 | Rochester NY | -4.07°F |
Coolest Stations of 1872
| 1 | Newark NJ | -5.49°F |
| 2 | Milwaukee WI | -4.62°F |
| 3 | New York-Central Park NY | -4.49°F |
| 4 | Rochester NY | -4.07°F |
| 5 | Knoxville TN | -4.05°F |
| 6 | Washington DC | -3.99°F |
| 7 | Omaha NE | -3.86°F |
| 8 | Madison WI | -3.63°F |
| 9 | Denver CO | -3.44°F |
| 10 | Cleveland OH | -2.11°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1872
Florida+0.29°New Hampshire-0.30°Indiana-1.92°Ohio-2.11°Colorado-3.44°Nebraska-3.86°
Coolest states of 1872
New Jersey-5.49°New York-4.28°Wisconsin-4.12°Tennessee-4.05°District of Columbia-3.99°Nebraska-3.86°
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