The Year in Heat & Cold
1892
-2.61°F
ran -2.61°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 108 cities — the 11th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1892
-37.0°F
Fargo, ND · Jan 19
Hottest Day of 1892
116.0°F
Yuma, AZ · Jun 20
Records Set in 1892
Daily Cold Records Set
314
calendar-day record lows set in 1892 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
82
calendar-day record highs set in 1892 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1892 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 1892 — 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.
-4.21J
+0.96F
-5.32M
-2.66A
-3.84M
-1.81J
-2.66J
-1.88A
-2.00S
-0.82O
-3.11N
-4.53D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1892
| 1 | Washington DC | -5.31°F |
| 2 | Atlantic City Marina NJ | -5.06°F |
| 3 | Milwaukee WI | -4.62°F |
| 4 | Chicago IL | -4.44°F |
| 5 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | -4.42°F |
| 6 | Bismarck ND | -4.29°F |
| 7 | Boise ID | -4.21°F |
| 8 | Fargo ND | -4.21°F |
| 9 | Huron SD | -4.17°F |
| 10 | Atlanta GA | -4.10°F |
Warmest Stations of 1892
| 1 | Martinsburg WV | +2.62°F |
| 2 | Albuquerque NM | +0.07°F |
| 3 | Astoria OR | -0.11°F |
| 4 | Spokane WA | -0.14°F |
| 5 | Pittsburgh PA | -0.24°F |
| 6 | Jacksonville FL | -0.76°F |
| 7 | College Station TX | -0.79°F |
| 8 | Lexington KY | -0.89°F |
| 9 | Pine Bluff AR | -1.13°F |
| 10 | Helena MT | -1.17°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1892
West Virginia+2.62°New Mexico+0.07°Oregon-0.11°Washington-0.14°Vermont-1.59°South Carolina-1.63°
Coolest states of 1892
District of Columbia-5.31°New Jersey-5.06°North Dakota-4.25°Idaho-4.21°South Dakota-4.17°Arizona-3.98°
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