The Year in Heat & Cold
1882
-1.24°F
ran -1.24°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 72 cities — the 76th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1882
114.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Aug 4
Coldest Day of 1882
-36.0°F
Fargo, ND · Jan 23
Records Set in 1882
Daily Heat Records Set
67
calendar-day record highs set in 1882 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
180
calendar-day record lows set in 1882 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1882 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 1882 — 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.
+0.65J
+4.08F
-0.06M
-1.48A
-4.81M
-1.70J
-3.40J
-1.58A
-1.99S
+1.07O
-2.29N
-3.15D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1882
| 1 | Cincinnati OH | +2.28°F |
| 2 | Jacksonville FL | +1.82°F |
| 3 | Mobile AL | +1.04°F |
| 4 | Albany NY | +0.99°F |
| 5 | Pittsburgh PA | +0.94°F |
| 6 | Augusta GA | +0.93°F |
| 7 | Portland ME | +0.65°F |
| 8 | Duluth MN | +0.62°F |
| 9 | Dubuque IA | +0.48°F |
| 10 | Springfield IL | +0.45°F |
Coolest Stations of 1882
| 1 | Yuma AZ | -4.84°F |
| 2 | Salt Lake City UT | -4.79°F |
| 3 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | -4.71°F |
| 4 | Fargo ND | -4.39°F |
| 5 | San Diego CA | -4.24°F |
| 6 | Newark NJ | -4.21°F |
| 7 | New York-Central Park NY | -4.17°F |
| 8 | Boise ID | -4.10°F |
| 9 | Washington DC | -4.04°F |
| 10 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -4.00°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1882
Alabama+0.74°Maine+0.65°Florida+0.45°Louisiana+0.35°Kentucky+0.12°Arkansas-0.01°
Coolest states of 1882
Arizona-4.84°Utah-4.79°New Jersey-4.11°District of Columbia-4.04°California-3.80°Massachusetts-3.52°
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