The Year in Heat & Cold
1883
-2.56°F
ran -2.56°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 70 cities — the 143rd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1883
117.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jun 26
Coldest Day of 1883
-47.0°F
Havre, MT · Feb 3
Records Set in 1883
Daily Heat Records Set
78
calendar-day record highs set in 1883 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
277
calendar-day record lows set in 1883 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1883 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 1883 — 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.
-5.76J
-3.29F
-5.03M
-1.43A
-3.40M
-1.06J
-1.79J
-3.12A
-3.96S
-2.10O
-0.04N
-0.08D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1883
| 1 | Jacksonville FL | +2.08°F |
| 2 | Mobile AL | +1.70°F |
| 3 | Augusta GA | +1.55°F |
| 4 | Montgomery AL | +1.14°F |
| 5 | Savannah GA | +0.92°F |
| 6 | Cincinnati OH | +0.86°F |
| 7 | Pensacola FL | +0.35°F |
| 8 | Key West FL | +0.32°F |
| 9 | Pittsburgh PA | +0.09°F |
| 10 | Wilmington NC | -0.26°F |
Coolest Stations of 1883
| 1 | Fargo ND | -8.57°F |
| 2 | Lansing MI | -6.38°F |
| 3 | New York-Central Park NY | -5.72°F |
| 4 | Milwaukee WI | -5.55°F |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | -5.55°F |
| 6 | Newark NJ | -5.41°F |
| 7 | Bismarck ND | -5.40°F |
| 8 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -5.21°F |
| 9 | La Crosse WI | -5.21°F |
| 10 | Huron SD | -5.15°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1883
Alabama+1.42°Florida+0.92°Georgia+0.26°Louisiana-0.28°North Carolina-0.55°Arkansas-0.70°
Coolest states of 1883
North Dakota-6.99°New Jersey-5.31°South Dakota-5.15°Wisconsin-4.98°Michigan-4.96°District of Columbia-4.83°
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