The Year in Heat & Cold
1919
-1.29°F
ran -1.29°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 265 cities — the 78th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1919
120.0°F
Needles, CA · Aug 20
Coldest Day of 1919
-56.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 29
Records Set in 1919
Daily Heat Records Set
539
calendar-day record highs set in 1919 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
1,013
calendar-day record lows set in 1919 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1919 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 1919 — 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.
+1.35J
-1.63F
-1.19M
-1.06A
-1.84M
-0.52J
-0.60J
-1.68A
-0.72S
+0.09O
-2.54N
-5.63D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1919
| 1 | Quincy IL | +2.73°F |
| 2 | Charleston WV | +2.48°F |
| 3 | Mansfield OH | +2.18°F |
| 4 | Danville VA | +1.89°F |
| 5 | Carbondale IL | +1.74°F |
| 6 | Cedar Rapids IA | +1.74°F |
| 7 | Athens GA | +1.36°F |
| 8 | Glens Falls NY | +1.23°F |
| 9 | Lynchburg VA | +1.20°F |
| 10 | Evansville IN | +1.17°F |
Coolest Stations of 1919
| 1 | Needles CA | -7.32°F |
| 2 | Phoenix AZ | -7.01°F |
| 3 | Tucson AZ | -5.20°F |
| 4 | Brainerd MN | -4.72°F |
| 5 | Del Rio TX | -4.69°F |
| 6 | Yuma AZ | -4.64°F |
| 7 | Roswell NM | -4.59°F |
| 8 | Reno NV | -4.57°F |
| 9 | Albuquerque NM | -4.50°F |
| 10 | Santa Maria CA | -4.39°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1919
Virginia+0.39°Indiana+0.39°Georgia+0.29°West Virginia+0.25°Ohio+0.21°Illinois+0.21°
Coolest states of 1919
Arizona-4.37°New Mexico-4.19°Puerto Rico-3.30°Vermont-3.21°California-3.20°Texas-3.01°
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