The Year in Heat & Cold
1891
-1.92°F
ran -1.92°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 100 cities — the 38th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1891
-35.0°F
Fargo, ND · Feb 28
Hottest Day of 1891
116.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jun 29
Records Set in 1891
Daily Cold Records Set
371
calendar-day record lows set in 1891 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
157
calendar-day record highs set in 1891 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1891 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 1891 — 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.
+1.17J
-1.06F
-6.92M
-0.16A
-3.32M
-2.29J
-4.98J
-2.85A
-0.05S
-2.33O
-3.49N
+2.73D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1891
| 1 | Yuma AZ | -4.82°F |
| 2 | Washington DC | -4.05°F |
| 3 | Sioux City IA | -4.03°F |
| 4 | Boise ID | -3.91°F |
| 5 | Corpus Christi TX | -3.67°F |
| 6 | Salt Lake City UT | -3.65°F |
| 7 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -3.62°F |
| 8 | Fargo ND | -3.59°F |
| 9 | Dodge City KS | -3.47°F |
| 10 | Denver CO | -3.28°F |
Warmest Stations of 1891
| 1 | Pittsburgh PA | +1.48°F |
| 2 | Spokane WA | +0.70°F |
| 3 | Astoria OR | +0.70°F |
| 4 | Dubuque IA | +0.57°F |
| 5 | Peoria IL | +0.19°F |
| 6 | Pine Bluff AR | +0.08°F |
| 7 | Jacksonville FL | +0.06°F |
| 8 | Albany NY | +0.00°F |
| 9 | Cincinnati OH | -0.24°F |
| 10 | Toledo OH | -0.30°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1891
Oregon+0.70°Washington+0.70°New Hampshire-0.34°Indiana-0.56°Ohio-0.67°New York-0.69°
Coolest states of 1891
Arizona-4.82°District of Columbia-4.05°Idaho-3.91°Utah-3.65°New Jersey-3.62°South Dakota-3.25°
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