The Year in Heat & Cold
1889
-1.48°F
ran -1.48°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 93 cities — the 96th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1889
117.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jul 3
Coldest Day of 1889
-35.0°F
Fargo, ND · Feb 5
Records Set in 1889
Daily Heat Records Set
169
calendar-day record highs set in 1889 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
274
calendar-day record lows set in 1889 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1889 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 1889 — 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.
+0.60J
-5.55F
-0.23M
+0.39A
-1.74M
-3.52J
-2.48J
-3.15A
-3.90S
-3.56O
-2.86N
+7.19D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1889
| 1 | Astoria OR | +1.42°F |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PA | +1.19°F |
| 3 | Dubuque IA | +1.11°F |
| 4 | Albany NY | +0.81°F |
| 5 | Spokane WA | +0.46°F |
| 6 | Concord NH | +0.42°F |
| 7 | Duluth MN | +0.39°F |
| 8 | Peoria IL | +0.26°F |
| 9 | Winnemucca NV | +0.19°F |
| 10 | Augusta GA | +-0.00°F |
Coolest Stations of 1889
| 1 | Washington DC | -4.07°F |
| 2 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -3.94°F |
| 3 | Corpus Christi TX | -3.26°F |
| 4 | Yuma AZ | -3.26°F |
| 5 | Topeka KS | -3.25°F |
| 6 | New York-Central Park NY | -3.04°F |
| 7 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | -3.01°F |
| 8 | Milwaukee WI | -2.97°F |
| 9 | Galveston TX | -2.77°F |
| 10 | San Antonio TX | -2.70°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1889
Oregon+1.42°Washington+0.46°New Hampshire+0.42°Nevada+0.19°Iowa-0.26°Montana-0.49°
Coolest states of 1889
District of Columbia-4.07°New Jersey-3.94°Arizona-3.26°Texas-2.68°Idaho-2.33°Michigan-2.32°
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