The Year in Heat & Cold
1930
-0.87°F
ran -0.87°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 283 cities — the 49th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 1930
115.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 2
Coldest Day of 1930
-51.0°F
Barrow, AK · Mar 11
Daily Heat Records Set
1,533
calendar-day record highs set in 1930 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
1,098
calendar-day record lows set in 1930 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1930 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 1930 — 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 1930
Iowa+1.19°South Dakota+0.79°Illinois+0.77°Ohio+0.48°Nebraska+0.44°Maine+0.35°
Coolest states of 1930
Utah-5.02°New Mexico-3.85°Arizona-3.73°Alaska-2.89°Nevada-2.86°Puerto Rico-2.71°