The Year in Heat & Cold
2019
+0.09°F
ran +0.09°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 384 cities — the 21st warmest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Hottest Day of 2019
121.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Aug 5
Coldest Day of 2019
-60.0°F
Bettles, AK · Dec 27
Records Set in 2019
Daily Heat Records Set
1,568
calendar-day record highs set in 2019 that still stand today
Daily Cold Records Set
696
calendar-day record lows set in 2019 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 2019 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 2019 — 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.
-0.09J
-1.17F
-2.17M
+1.40A
+0.02M
-0.26J
+0.81J
+0.62A
+2.63S
-0.74O
-2.23N
+1.92D
Warmest Stations & States
Warmest Stations of 2019
| 1 | King Salmon AK | +6.48°F |
| 2 | Barrow AK | +6.24°F |
| 3 | Bethel AK | +5.09°F |
| 4 | Anchorage AK | +4.75°F |
| 5 | Fairbanks AK | +4.16°F |
| 6 | Gulkana AK | +4.10°F |
| 7 | Cold Bay AK | +3.93°F |
| 8 | Delta Junction AK | +3.85°F |
| 9 | Mcgrath AK | +3.76°F |
| 10 | Kodiak AK | +3.75°F |
Coolest Stations of 2019
| 1 | Rapid City SD | -4.16°F |
| 2 | Sisseton SD | -3.69°F |
| 3 | Great Falls MT | -3.60°F |
| 4 | Grand Forks ND | -3.56°F |
| 5 | Havre MT | -3.55°F |
| 6 | Mobridge SD | -3.51°F |
| 7 | Fargo ND | -3.38°F |
| 8 | Huron SD | -3.30°F |
| 9 | Helena MT | -3.20°F |
| 10 | Hibbing MN | -3.17°F |
By State
Warmest states of 2019
Alaska+4.01°Georgia+2.25°North Carolina+1.77°Alabama+1.70°Florida+1.58°Virginia+1.57°
Coolest states of 2019
South Dakota-3.09°North Dakota-3.03°Montana-2.72°Wyoming-2.27°Minnesota-2.21°Wisconsin-1.77°
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