The Year in Heat & Cold
1890
-1.23°F
ran -1.23°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 98 cities — the 73rd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1890
115.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jul 22
Coldest Day of 1890
-40.0°F
Havre, MT · Feb 26
Records Set in 1890
Daily Heat Records Set
234
calendar-day record highs set in 1890 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
291
calendar-day record lows set in 1890 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1890 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 1890 — 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.
+1.96J
+1.94F
-5.08M
-0.51A
-2.54M
-0.28J
-1.52J
-3.77A
-3.72S
-2.23O
+0.71N
-0.21D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1890
| 1 | Augusta GA | +1.86°F |
| 2 | Kalamazoo MI | +1.67°F |
| 3 | Jacksonville FL | +1.47°F |
| 4 | Cincinnati OH | +1.44°F |
| 5 | Montgomery AL | +1.29°F |
| 6 | Peoria IL | +1.16°F |
| 7 | Dubuque IA | +0.76°F |
| 8 | Wilmington NC | +0.66°F |
| 9 | Charlotte NC | +0.52°F |
| 10 | Chattanooga TN | +0.50°F |
Coolest Stations of 1890
| 1 | Manchester NH | -4.18°F |
| 2 | Boise ID | -4.04°F |
| 3 | Sault Ste Marie MI | -3.94°F |
| 4 | Fargo ND | -3.84°F |
| 5 | Minneapolis-St Paul MN | -3.64°F |
| 6 | Yuma AZ | -3.37°F |
| 7 | Boston MA | -3.31°F |
| 8 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -3.20°F |
| 9 | Portland ME | -3.05°F |
| 10 | Salt Lake City UT | -3.00°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1890
Alabama+0.79°North Carolina+0.40°Georgia+0.31°Mississippi+0.29°Maryland+0.12°Kentucky+0.11°
Coolest states of 1890
Idaho-4.04°Arizona-3.37°Massachusetts-3.31°North Dakota-3.27°New Jersey-3.20°New Hampshire-3.07°
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