The Year in Heat & Cold
2008
-1.33°F
ran -1.33°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities — the 82nd warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 2008
124.0°F
Lake Havasu City, AZ · Jun 20
Coldest Day of 2008
-50.0°F
Bettles, AK · Feb 6
Records Set in 2008
Daily Heat Records Set
896
calendar-day record highs set in 2008 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
584
calendar-day record lows set in 2008 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 2008 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 2008 — 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.
-1.40J
-1.15F
-1.62M
-1.11A
-1.82M
-0.09J
-0.88J
-1.33A
-0.89S
-1.75O
-0.97N
-2.51D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 2008
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | +1.14°F |
| 2 | Yuma AZ | +0.83°F |
| 3 | Wichita Falls TX | +0.76°F |
| 4 | Ramona CA | +0.73°F |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale FL | +0.73°F |
| 6 | San Antonio TX | +0.51°F |
| 7 | Austin TX | +0.39°F |
| 8 | Fayetteville NC | +0.38°F |
| 9 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | +0.31°F |
| 10 | Atlantic City NJ | +0.31°F |
Coolest Stations of 2008
| 1 | King Salmon AK | -4.61°F |
| 2 | Bethel AK | -4.18°F |
| 3 | Nome AK | -4.05°F |
| 4 | St Paul Island AK | -3.77°F |
| 5 | Spencer IA | -3.77°F |
| 6 | International Falls MN | -3.69°F |
| 7 | La Crosse WI | -3.62°F |
| 8 | Talkeetna AK | -3.43°F |
| 9 | Omak WA | -3.37°F |
| 10 | Delta Junction AK | -3.36°F |
By State
Warmest states of 2008
Guam+0.07°Rhode Island-0.02°Delaware-0.11°District of Columbia-0.16°New Jersey-0.17°Connecticut-0.39°
Coolest states of 2008
Alaska-3.04°Iowa-2.97°Minnesota-2.76°South Dakota-2.53°Utah-2.47°Wisconsin-2.45°
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part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-12 22:52Z
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