The Year in Heat & Cold
1953
-0.04°F
ran -0.04°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 366 cities — the 23rd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1953
117.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jul 2
Coldest Day of 1953
-59.0°F
Mcgrath, AK · Jan 23
Records Set in 1953
Daily Heat Records Set
1,832
calendar-day record highs set in 1953 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
934
calendar-day record lows set in 1953 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1953 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 1953 — 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.
+3.49J
+0.87F
+0.17M
-2.72A
-0.78M
+0.10J
-0.82J
-1.21A
-0.73S
+0.91O
+0.34N
-0.29D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1953
| 1 | Saranac Lake NY | +3.16°F |
| 2 | Kansas City MO | +3.06°F |
| 3 | Great Falls MT | +3.05°F |
| 4 | Havre MT | +2.93°F |
| 5 | Plattsburgh NY | +2.83°F |
| 6 | Hibbing MN | +2.72°F |
| 7 | Blacksburg VA | +2.50°F |
| 8 | Houghton Lake MI | +2.37°F |
| 9 | Glens Falls NY | +2.34°F |
| 10 | Hastings NE | +2.29°F |
Coolest Stations of 1953
| 1 | Barrow AK | -6.36°F |
| 2 | Riverside CA | -6.00°F |
| 3 | Reno NV | -5.53°F |
| 4 | Phoenix AZ | -5.01°F |
| 5 | Las Vegas NV | -4.28°F |
| 6 | Fresno CA | -3.95°F |
| 7 | Palm Springs CA | -3.88°F |
| 8 | Palmdale CA | -3.75°F |
| 9 | Needles CA | -3.38°F |
| 10 | Marathon FL | -3.07°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1953
Montana+1.88°Missouri+1.51°New York+1.24°Virginia+1.23°Nebraska+1.10°Wyoming+1.07°
Coolest states of 1953
Nevada-2.66°Arizona-2.30°Puerto Rico-2.27°California-1.98°Hawaii-1.98°Alaska-1.84°
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