The Year in Heat & Cold
1977
-1.14°F
ran -1.14°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 373 cities — the 66th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 1977
117.0°F
Needles, CA · Jun 30
Coldest Day of 1977
-52.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Dec 13
Records Set in 1977
Daily Heat Records Set
1,159
calendar-day record highs set in 1977 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
1,360
calendar-day record lows set in 1977 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1977 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 1977 — 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.
-8.83J
-0.29F
+0.63M
+1.44A
+0.49M
-0.63J
-0.24J
-1.09A
-0.46S
-1.73O
-0.47N
-2.46D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 1977
| 1 | Spencer IA | +2.72°F |
| 2 | Dodge City KS | +1.68°F |
| 3 | Elko NV | +1.56°F |
| 4 | Bakersfield CA | +1.56°F |
| 5 | Grand Junction CO | +1.55°F |
| 6 | Scottsbluff NE | +1.44°F |
| 7 | Roswell NM | +1.33°F |
| 8 | Denver CO | +1.27°F |
| 9 | Redding CA | +1.20°F |
| 10 | Greenville MS | +1.17°F |
Coolest Stations of 1977
| 1 | Vancouver WA | -4.09°F |
| 2 | Barrow AK | -3.96°F |
| 3 | Oak Ridge TN | -3.95°F |
| 4 | Reno NV | -3.85°F |
| 5 | Sanford FL | -3.56°F |
| 6 | Erie PA | -3.50°F |
| 7 | Albany GA | -3.46°F |
| 8 | Sault Ste Marie MI | -3.42°F |
| 9 | Atlanta GA | -3.42°F |
| 10 | Reading PA | -3.40°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1977
Colorado+0.67°Hawaii+0.19°Nebraska+0.02°Oklahoma+-0.00°Kansas-0.05°South Dakota-0.29°
Coolest states of 1977
New Hampshire-2.57°Florida-2.23°Pennsylvania-2.22°Delaware-2.13°Ohio-2.09°Vermont-2.03°
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