The Year in Heat & Cold
1887
-2.25°F
ran -2.25°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 81 cities — the 137th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1887
116.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jun 23
Coldest Day of 1887
-55.0°F
Havre, MT · Feb 3
Records Set in 1887
Daily Heat Records Set
164
calendar-day record highs set in 1887 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
383
calendar-day record lows set in 1887 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1887 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 1887 — 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.
-4.88J
-1.85F
-3.11M
-1.50A
+1.66M
-1.65J
+0.02J
-3.01A
-3.27S
-3.95O
-2.32N
-3.50D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1887
| 1 | Pittsburgh PA | +1.71°F |
| 2 | Peoria IL | +0.60°F |
| 3 | Cincinnati OH | +0.31°F |
| 4 | Shreveport LA | +0.17°F |
| 5 | Dubuque IA | -0.26°F |
| 6 | Augusta GA | -0.26°F |
| 7 | Montgomery AL | -0.31°F |
| 8 | St Louis MO | -0.43°F |
| 9 | Jacksonville FL | -0.46°F |
| 10 | Denver CO | -0.69°F |
Coolest Stations of 1887
| 1 | Fargo ND | -5.67°F |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | -4.96°F |
| 3 | New York-Central Park NY | -4.92°F |
| 4 | Bismarck ND | -4.84°F |
| 5 | Huron SD | -4.75°F |
| 6 | Washington DC | -4.32°F |
| 7 | Havre MT | -4.29°F |
| 8 | Milwaukee WI | -4.04°F |
| 9 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -4.03°F |
| 10 | Boston MA | -3.88°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1887
Louisiana+0.17°Missouri-0.43°Colorado-0.69°Alabama-0.72°Pennsylvania-0.73°Kentucky-0.87°
Coolest states of 1887
North Dakota-5.25°South Dakota-4.75°District of Columbia-4.32°Montana-4.08°New Jersey-3.89°Massachusetts-3.88°
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