The Year in Heat & Cold
1984
-1.38°F
ran -1.38°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 363 cities — the 85th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 1984
120.0°F
Lake Havasu City, AZ · Jul 5
Coldest Day of 1984
-54.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 28
Daily Heat Records Set
970
calendar-day record highs set in 1984 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
1,213
calendar-day record lows set in 1984 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1984 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 1984 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest states of 1984
Guam+1.00°Hawaii+0.41°California-0.02°South Dakota-0.22°North Dakota-0.41°Puerto Rico-0.61°
Coolest states of 1984
Idaho-3.42°Utah-3.42°Nevada-3.14°New Mexico-2.75°Tennessee-2.22°Colorado-2.10°