The Year in Heat & Cold
1976
-2.34°F
ran -2.34°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 369 cities — the 139th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1976
118.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jun 27
Coldest Day of 1976
-59.0°F
Bettles, AK · Feb 8
Records Set in 1976
Daily Heat Records Set
860
calendar-day record highs set in 1976 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
2,040
calendar-day record lows set in 1976 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1976 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 1976 — 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.
-2.99J
+2.93F
-0.33M
-0.36A
-2.83M
-1.83J
-2.15J
-2.59A
-2.56S
-4.86O
-4.95N
-4.71D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1976
| 1 | Havre MT | +2.84°F |
| 2 | Great Falls MT | +2.12°F |
| 3 | Sisseton SD | +1.84°F |
| 4 | San Diego CA | +1.54°F |
| 5 | Camarillo CA | +1.22°F |
| 6 | Aberdeen SD | +1.16°F |
| 7 | Long Beach CA | +1.07°F |
| 8 | Burns OR | +0.79°F |
| 9 | Los Angeles Airport CA | +0.67°F |
| 10 | Bakersfield CA | +0.66°F |
Coolest Stations of 1976
| 1 | Wilmington OH | -6.75°F |
| 2 | Barrow AK | -6.34°F |
| 3 | St Paul Island AK | -6.22°F |
| 4 | Reno NV | -5.96°F |
| 5 | Tyler TX | -5.86°F |
| 6 | Oak Ridge TN | -5.61°F |
| 7 | Bethel AK | -5.49°F |
| 8 | Nome AK | -5.23°F |
| 9 | McAllen TX | -5.22°F |
| 10 | El Paso TX | -5.13°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1976
Montana+0.33°South Dakota+0.23°North Dakota-0.51°Wyoming-0.66°Hawaii-0.81°Guam-0.88°
Coolest states of 1976
New Hampshire-4.19°Ohio-3.80°Alabama-3.78°Vermont-3.77°Texas-3.72°Tennessee-3.58°
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