The Year in Heat & Cold
1950
-1.95°F
ran -1.95°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 359 cities — the 122nd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1950
123.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Sep 1
Coldest Day of 1950
-52.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Feb 13
Records Set in 1950
Daily Heat Records Set
1,398
calendar-day record highs set in 1950 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
2,202
calendar-day record lows set in 1950 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1950 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 1950 — 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.
+1.51J
-0.66F
-4.19M
-3.87A
-1.58M
-1.96J
-3.27J
-2.99A
-2.87S
+1.99O
-2.91N
-2.88D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1950
| 1 | Klamath Falls OR | +1.60°F |
| 2 | Jacksonville FL | +1.24°F |
| 3 | Victoria TX | +1.05°F |
| 4 | Saranac Lake NY | +0.99°F |
| 5 | Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX | +0.93°F |
| 6 | Gainesville FL | +0.86°F |
| 7 | Bishop CA | +0.83°F |
| 8 | Burns OR | +0.79°F |
| 9 | Punta Gorda FL | +0.69°F |
| 10 | Corpus Christi TX | +0.68°F |
Coolest Stations of 1950
| 1 | Bismarck ND | -6.68°F |
| 2 | Brainerd MN | -6.51°F |
| 3 | Grand Forks ND | -6.30°F |
| 4 | International Falls MN | -6.25°F |
| 5 | Duluth MN | -6.17°F |
| 6 | Mobridge SD | -6.17°F |
| 7 | Fargo ND | -6.10°F |
| 8 | Glasgow MT | -5.97°F |
| 9 | Riverside CA | -5.80°F |
| 10 | Saint Cloud MN | -5.45°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1950
Northern Marianas-0.08°Mississippi-0.39°Colorado-0.63°New Mexico-0.71°Texas-0.78°Arizona-0.79°
Coolest states of 1950
North Dakota-6.11°Minnesota-5.23°South Dakota-4.81°Wisconsin-4.48°Montana-3.99°Puerto Rico-3.57°
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