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The Year in Heat & Cold

2022

+0.26°F
ran +0.26°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 384 cities — the 17th warmest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

Hottest Day of 2022

118.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 11

Coldest Day of 2022

-51.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 2

Records Set in 2022

Daily Heat Records Set

1,742
calendar-day record highs set in 2022 that still stand today

Daily Cold Records Set

377
calendar-day record lows set in 2022 that still stand today

Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold

Each city's 2022 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
2022 U.S. temperature anomaly map

Hottest & Coldest at Every City

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 2022 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
2022 — 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.
-1.84J
-0.78F
+1.22M
-0.78A
+1.23M
+1.09J
+1.51J
+1.42A
+1.12S
+0.11O
-0.67N
-0.86D

Warmest Stations & States

Warmest Stations of 2022

1Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA+3.06°F
2Brooksville FL+2.53°F
3Kodiak AK+2.09°F
4Tampa FL+1.90°F
5Palm Springs CA+1.89°F
6Nome AK+1.88°F
7Abilene TX+1.85°F
8Fort Myers FL+1.83°F
9Redding CA+1.77°F
10Lynchburg VA+1.71°F

Coolest Stations of 2022

1Fargo ND-2.99°F
2Hibbing MN-2.96°F
3Grand Forks ND-2.42°F
4Hayward WI-1.95°F
5Burlington IA-1.84°F
6Duluth MN-1.84°F
7Baker City OR-1.83°F
8Burley ID-1.81°F
9Rhinelander WI-1.81°F
10Bluefield WV-1.67°F

By State

Warmest states of 2022
Utah+1.47°New Hampshire+1.25°Vermont+1.21°Rhode Island+1.19°Massachusetts+1.13°Florida+1.05°
Coolest states of 2022
North Dakota-1.95°Minnesota-1.48°Iowa-0.85°Wisconsin-0.81°Guam-0.77°Idaho-0.49°
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