The Year in Heat & Cold
1928
-1.19°F
ran -1.19°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 271 cities — the 69th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 1928
121.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Aug 8
Coldest Day of 1928
-49.0°F
Barrow, AK · Mar 19
Daily Heat Records Set
625
calendar-day record highs set in 1928 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
722
calendar-day record lows set in 1928 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1928 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 1928 — 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 1928
South Dakota+0.60°Iowa+0.39°Illinois-0.02°Arkansas-0.18°Washington-0.22°Nebraska-0.29°
Coolest states of 1928
Utah-3.71°District of Columbia-3.28°Puerto Rico-3.15°New Mexico-3.09°Wyoming-2.84°Vermont-2.62°