The Year in Heat & Cold
1933
+0.09°F
ran +0.09°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 295 cities — the 20th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 1933
120.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Aug 11
Coldest Day of 1933
-60.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 28
Daily Heat Records Set
1,448
calendar-day record highs set in 1933 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
962
calendar-day record lows set in 1933 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1933 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 1933 — 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 1933
Nebraska+2.32°Kansas+2.09°Iowa+1.95°Louisiana+1.69°Arkansas+1.56°Illinois+1.56°
Coolest states of 1933
Alaska-4.55°Utah-3.90°Arizona-3.03°Vermont-2.93°Puerto Rico-2.63°Nevada-2.55°