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The Year in Heat & Cold

1960

-2.01°F
ran -2.01°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 368 cities — the 126th warmest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

Hottest Day of 1960

120.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 16

Coldest Day of 1960

-57.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 14

Records Set in 1960

Daily Heat Records Set

705
calendar-day record highs set in 1960 that still stand today

Daily Cold Records Set

1,542
calendar-day record lows set in 1960 that still stand today

Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold

Each city's 1960 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
1960 U.S. temperature anomaly map

Hottest & Coldest at Every City

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1960 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
1960 — hottest and coldest temperature at each U.S. city

Month by Month

National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
-1.27J
-3.37F
-8.30M
+0.41A
-1.93M
-1.32J
-1.40J
-1.12A
-0.47S
-0.21O
-0.28N
-4.42D

Warmest Stations & States

Warmest Stations of 1960

1Hibbing MN+1.98°F
2Saranac Lake NY+0.91°F
3Great Falls MT+0.87°F
4Burns OR+0.70°F
5Klamath Falls OR+0.65°F
6Plattsburgh NY+0.64°F
7Ukiah CA+0.56°F
8Madera CA+0.47°F
9Alturas CA+0.44°F
10Redding CA+0.43°F

Coolest Stations of 1960

1Barrow AK-6.53°F
2Reno NV-5.53°F
3Phoenix AZ-4.95°F
4Tyler TX-4.24°F
5Bluefield WV-4.23°F
6Milwaukee WI-4.21°F
7Philadelphia PA-4.16°F
8Peoria IL-4.16°F
9Salina KS-4.07°F
10Louisville KY-3.97°F

By State

Warmest states of 1960
Wyoming-0.57°California-0.92°Hawaii-1.03°Idaho-1.07°Oregon-1.17°Maine-1.17°
Coolest states of 1960
Kentucky-3.28°Vermont-3.21°Tennessee-3.03°District of Columbia-3.02°Kansas-2.99°Louisiana-2.92°
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