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The Year in Heat & Cold

1913

-0.98°F
ran -0.98°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 242 cities — the 56th warmest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

Hottest Day of 1913

116.0°F
Bakersfield, CA · Jul 6

Coldest Day of 1913

-52.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 1

Records Set in 1913

Daily Heat Records Set

660
calendar-day record highs set in 1913 that still stand today

Daily Cold Records Set

898
calendar-day record lows set in 1913 that still stand today

Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold

Each city's 1913 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
1913 U.S. temperature anomaly map

Hottest & Coldest at Every City

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1913 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
1913 — hottest and coldest temperature at each U.S. city

Month by Month

National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
+1.77J
-4.41F
-2.63M
-0.68A
-1.56M
-1.45J
-1.25J
-0.08A
-2.65S
-2.25O
+2.25N
+0.60D

Warmest Stations & States

Warmest Stations of 1913

1Charleston WV+2.91°F
2Lynchburg VA+2.21°F
3Dubuque IA+2.19°F
4Glens Falls NY+2.14°F
5Cincinnati OH+2.14°F
6Worcester MA+2.13°F
7Saranac Lake NY+1.89°F
8Quincy IL+1.84°F
9Blacksburg VA+1.47°F
10Carbondale IL+1.46°F

Coolest Stations of 1913

1Phoenix AZ-7.91°F
2Albuquerque NM-6.63°F
3Roswell NM-6.33°F
4Tucson AZ-5.62°F
5Yuma AZ-5.57°F
6El Paso TX-4.97°F
7Colorado Springs CO-4.87°F
8Reno NV-4.84°F
9San Juan PR-4.43°F
10Lander WY-4.33°F

By State

Warmest states of 1913
Illinois+0.83°Maryland+0.80°Indiana+0.65°Pennsylvania+0.54°Virginia+0.48°New York+0.46°
Coolest states of 1913
New Mexico-6.48°Arizona-5.81°Puerto Rico-4.43°Wyoming-3.91°Colorado-3.33°Idaho-3.25°
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