The Year in Heat & Cold
1888
-2.93°F
ran -2.93°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 87 cities — the 151st warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1888
114.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jul 22
Coldest Day of 1888
-47.0°F
Fargo, ND · Feb 9
Records Set in 1888
Daily Heat Records Set
80
calendar-day record highs set in 1888 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
367
calendar-day record lows set in 1888 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1888 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 1888 — 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.
-7.08J
-1.22F
-7.08M
-0.47A
-3.68M
-1.91J
-1.92J
-2.44A
-3.73S
-3.96O
-1.29N
+0.30D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1888
| 1 | Jacksonville FL | +0.33°F |
| 2 | Spokane WA | +0.21°F |
| 3 | Eureka CA | +0.14°F |
| 4 | Augusta GA | +-0.00°F |
| 5 | Winnemucca NV | -0.13°F |
| 6 | Sacramento CA | -0.40°F |
| 7 | Montgomery AL | -0.54°F |
| 8 | Denver CO | -0.76°F |
| 9 | Charlotte NC | -0.98°F |
| 10 | Savannah GA | -1.17°F |
Coolest Stations of 1888
| 1 | New York-Central Park NY | -6.50°F |
| 2 | Fargo ND | -6.18°F |
| 3 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | -6.06°F |
| 4 | Milwaukee WI | -5.69°F |
| 5 | Washington DC | -5.59°F |
| 6 | La Crosse WI | -5.59°F |
| 7 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -5.55°F |
| 8 | Boston MA | -5.15°F |
| 9 | Bismarck ND | -4.99°F |
| 10 | Huron SD | -4.98°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1888
Washington+0.21°Nevada-0.13°Colorado-0.76°Alabama-0.91°Florida-1.13°Georgia-1.26°
Coolest states of 1888
District of Columbia-5.59°North Dakota-5.58°New Jersey-5.55°Massachusetts-5.15°Wisconsin-5.07°South Dakota-4.98°
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