The Year in Heat & Cold
1942
-1.12°F
ran -1.12°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 314 cities — the 62nd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1942
119.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jul 6
Coldest Day of 1942
-50.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Dec 23
Records Set in 1942
Daily Heat Records Set
760
calendar-day record highs set in 1942 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
915
calendar-day record lows set in 1942 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1942 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 1942 — 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.
-1.26J
-3.82F
-0.95M
+1.42A
-1.28M
-1.39J
-0.67J
-1.50A
-2.28S
+0.09O
+0.02N
-2.73D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1942
| 1 | Saranac Lake NY | +6.24°F |
| 2 | Hibbing MN | +2.32°F |
| 3 | Youngstown OH | +2.28°F |
| 4 | Crescent City CA | +1.99°F |
| 5 | Paducah KY | +1.95°F |
| 6 | Lynchburg VA | +1.86°F |
| 7 | Fayetteville NC | +1.82°F |
| 8 | Dubuque IA | +1.43°F |
| 9 | Danville VA | +1.23°F |
| 10 | Elizabeth City NC | +1.05°F |
Coolest Stations of 1942
| 1 | Reno NV | -5.53°F |
| 2 | Palm Springs CA | -5.07°F |
| 3 | Phoenix AZ | -5.01°F |
| 4 | Salt Lake City UT | -4.70°F |
| 5 | Needles CA | -4.65°F |
| 6 | Las Vegas NV | -4.30°F |
| 7 | Helena MT | -3.93°F |
| 8 | Boise ID | -3.87°F |
| 9 | Riverside CA | -3.72°F |
| 10 | Miami FL | -3.71°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1942
Virginia+0.22°Washington-0.12°Kentucky-0.15°North Carolina-0.24°Ohio-0.25°Iowa-0.36°
Coolest states of 1942
Utah-4.70°Nevada-3.15°New Mexico-2.48°Arizona-2.48°Vermont-2.46°New Hampshire-2.14°
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