The Year in Heat & Cold
1886
-2.62°F
ran -2.62°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 73 cities — the 148th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1886
112.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jul 13
Coldest Day of 1886
-49.0°F
Havre, MT · Jan 22
Records Set in 1886
Daily Heat Records Set
71
calendar-day record highs set in 1886 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
317
calendar-day record lows set in 1886 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1886 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 1886 — 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.
-7.21J
-2.42F
-4.15M
-0.27A
-0.07M
-2.61J
-1.64J
-1.29A
-1.81S
-0.40O
-3.66N
-5.90D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1886
| 1 | Spokane WA | +0.41°F |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PA | +0.32°F |
| 3 | Peoria IL | -0.04°F |
| 4 | Dubuque IA | -0.40°F |
| 5 | Winnemucca NV | -0.47°F |
| 6 | Springfield IL | -0.48°F |
| 7 | North Platte NE | -0.53°F |
| 8 | Havre MT | -0.84°F |
| 9 | Concord NH | -1.04°F |
| 10 | Jacksonville FL | -1.09°F |
Coolest Stations of 1886
| 1 | Washington DC | -5.51°F |
| 2 | Fargo ND | -5.07°F |
| 3 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -4.79°F |
| 4 | New York-Central Park NY | -4.59°F |
| 5 | Milwaukee WI | -4.46°F |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | -4.35°F |
| 7 | Atlanta GA | -4.23°F |
| 8 | Nashville TN | -4.15°F |
| 9 | Boston MA | -4.06°F |
| 10 | Yuma AZ | -3.98°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1886
Washington+0.41°Nevada-0.47°Iowa-0.92°New Hampshire-1.04°Illinois-1.11°Montana-1.19°
Coolest states of 1886
District of Columbia-5.51°New Jersey-4.14°Massachusetts-4.06°Arizona-3.98°Tennessee-3.87°North Dakota-3.75°
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