The Year in Heat & Cold
1884
-2.23°F
ran -2.23°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 72 cities — the 135th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1884
113.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jun 30
Coldest Day of 1884
-50.0°F
Havre, MT · Dec 25
Records Set in 1884
Daily Heat Records Set
64
calendar-day record highs set in 1884 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
330
calendar-day record lows set in 1884 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1884 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 1884 — 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.
-6.33J
-1.32F
-2.98M
-2.94A
-1.00M
-1.40J
-3.20J
-2.79A
-0.03S
+1.47O
-1.50N
-4.32D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1884
| 1 | Pittsburgh PA | +1.78°F |
| 2 | Cincinnati OH | +1.21°F |
| 3 | Augusta GA | +0.98°F |
| 4 | Jacksonville FL | +0.89°F |
| 5 | Wilmington NC | +0.35°F |
| 6 | Portland ME | +0.32°F |
| 7 | Albany NY | +0.26°F |
| 8 | Baltimore MD | -0.14°F |
| 9 | Galveston TX | -0.32°F |
| 10 | Key West FL | -0.42°F |
Coolest Stations of 1884
| 1 | Fargo ND | -6.38°F |
| 2 | Bismarck ND | -5.64°F |
| 3 | Milwaukee WI | -4.84°F |
| 4 | Yuma AZ | -4.77°F |
| 5 | Huron SD | -4.63°F |
| 6 | Havre MT | -4.59°F |
| 7 | Dodge City KS | -4.56°F |
| 8 | Newark NJ | -4.42°F |
| 9 | Helena MT | -4.41°F |
| 10 | Lansing MI | -4.34°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1884
Maine+0.32°Maryland-0.14°Florida-0.14°North Carolina-0.23°Alabama-0.49°Georgia-0.69°
Coolest states of 1884
North Dakota-6.01°Arizona-4.77°South Dakota-4.63°Kansas-4.56°Montana-4.50°New Jersey-4.09°
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