The Year in Heat & Cold
2013
-0.89°F
ran -0.89°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 387 cities — the 50th warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 2013
123.0°F
Needles, CA · Jun 29
Coldest Day of 2013
-53.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 27
Records Set in 2013
Daily Heat Records Set
1,005
calendar-day record highs set in 2013 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
832
calendar-day record lows set in 2013 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 2013 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 2013 — 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.
+0.87J
-0.79F
-3.19M
-1.70A
-0.45M
+0.39J
-0.32J
-0.40A
+0.11S
-0.45O
-1.96N
-2.93D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 2013
| 1 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | +2.11°F |
| 2 | Cold Bay AK | +1.77°F |
| 3 | Quillayute WA | +1.67°F |
| 4 | Salisbury MD | +1.33°F |
| 5 | Fresno CA | +1.29°F |
| 6 | King Salmon AK | +1.15°F |
| 7 | Yakima WA | +1.13°F |
| 8 | Homer AK | +1.08°F |
| 9 | Gulkana AK | +1.04°F |
| 10 | Baltimore Downtown MD | +1.02°F |
Coolest Stations of 2013
| 1 | Aberdeen SD | -3.63°F |
| 2 | Grand Junction CO | -3.61°F |
| 3 | Sisseton SD | -3.46°F |
| 4 | Hayward WI | -3.35°F |
| 5 | International Falls MN | -3.25°F |
| 6 | Alamosa CO | -3.10°F |
| 7 | Grand Forks ND | -3.04°F |
| 8 | Rhinelander WI | -2.99°F |
| 9 | Saint Cloud MN | -2.95°F |
| 10 | Mobridge SD | -2.85°F |
By State
Warmest states of 2013
Guam+0.85°Puerto Rico+0.23°Florida+0.15°Alaska+0.03°Montana+0.01°Washington-0.10°
Coolest states of 2013
South Dakota-2.69°North Dakota-2.56°Wisconsin-2.49°Minnesota-2.26°Colorado-1.94°Iowa-1.88°
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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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