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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.

Extremes

Hottest Day of 1984

120.0°F
Lake Havasu City, AZ · Jul 5

Coldest Day of 1984

-54.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 28

Records Set in 1984

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.
1984 U.S. temperature anomaly map

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.
1984 — 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.
-3.58J
+1.47F
-3.29M
-2.12A
-1.96M
-0.82J
-1.96J
-0.38A
-3.08S
+0.30O
-1.95N
+1.06D

Warmest Stations & States

Warmest Stations of 1984

1San Diego CA+2.89°F
2Los Angeles Downtown CA+2.37°F
3Austin-Bergstrom Airport TX+1.95°F
4Kahului HI+1.22°F
5Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA+1.14°F
6Lihue HI+1.13°F
7Sisseton SD+1.11°F
8Guam GU+1.00°F
9Crescent City CA+0.92°F
10Parkersburg WV+0.87°F

Coolest Stations of 1984

1Barrow AK-7.20°F
2Boise ID-5.72°F
3Burley ID-4.67°F
4Reno NV-4.52°F
5Kotzebue AK-4.43°F
6Bettles AK-4.03°F
7Alamosa CO-3.85°F
8Burns OR-3.84°F
9Las Vegas NV-3.82°F
10Jerome ID-3.76°F

By State

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°
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