The Year in Heat & Cold
2009
-1.23°F
ran -1.23°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 386 cities — the 75th warmest of 157 years on record.
Hottest Day of 2009
119.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 17
Coldest Day of 2009
-54.0°F
Mcgrath, AK · Jan 3
Daily Heat Records Set
839
calendar-day record highs set in 2009 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
630
calendar-day record lows set in 2009 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 2009 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 2009 — 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 2009
Puerto Rico+0.30°Guam+0.17°New Mexico-0.41°Texas-0.42°Arizona-0.43°Florida-0.44°
Coolest states of 2009
North Dakota-2.77°South Dakota-2.74°Nebraska-2.36°Utah-2.30°Wisconsin-2.17°New Hampshire-2.01°