The Year in Heat & Cold
1932
-0.85°F
ran -0.85°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 289 cities — the 47th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1932
120.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Sep 8
Coldest Day of 1932
-54.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 4
Records Set in 1932
Daily Heat Records Set
839
calendar-day record highs set in 1932 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
809
calendar-day record lows set in 1932 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1932 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 1932 — 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.
+3.38J
+2.84F
-5.40M
-0.66A
-0.71M
-0.41J
-0.60J
-0.49A
-1.36S
-1.37O
-2.75N
-2.59D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1932
| 1 | Bangor ME | +3.29°F |
| 2 | Youngstown OH | +3.05°F |
| 3 | Saranac Lake NY | +2.83°F |
| 4 | Fort Pierce FL | +2.51°F |
| 5 | Huntington WV | +2.46°F |
| 6 | Lynchburg VA | +2.10°F |
| 7 | Augusta GA | +2.10°F |
| 8 | Blacksburg VA | +1.86°F |
| 9 | Charleston WV | +1.85°F |
| 10 | Quincy IL | +1.71°F |
Coolest Stations of 1932
| 1 | Salt Lake City UT | -6.22°F |
| 2 | Fairbanks AK | -6.02°F |
| 3 | Elko NV | -5.36°F |
| 4 | Riverside CA | -5.29°F |
| 5 | Phoenix AZ | -5.03°F |
| 6 | Needles CA | -5.02°F |
| 7 | Tucson AZ | -4.61°F |
| 8 | Barrow AK | -4.45°F |
| 9 | Burley ID | -4.44°F |
| 10 | Midland-Odessa TX | -4.40°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1932
Maine+1.13°Georgia+0.72°Virginia+0.66°West Virginia+0.55°South Carolina+0.54°North Carolina+0.50°
Coolest states of 1932
Utah-6.22°Arizona-3.95°Nevada-3.91°Alaska-3.08°New Mexico-3.04°Wyoming-2.90°
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