The Year in Heat & Cold
1906
-1.40°F
ran -1.40°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 211 cities — the 87th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 1906
113.0°F
Bakersfield, CA · Jul 24
Coldest Day of 1906
-64.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 19
Daily Heat Records Set
379
calendar-day record highs set in 1906 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
660
calendar-day record lows set in 1906 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1906 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 1906 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest states of 1906
Oregon+0.46°Washington+0.35°West Virginia-0.07°Illinois-0.34°Iowa-0.49°Virginia-0.53°
Coolest states of 1906
Arizona-4.17°District of Columbia-3.36°Utah-3.17°Wyoming-3.06°Oklahoma-3.03°Alaska-3.01°