1896

-1.21°F

ran -1.21°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 165 cities — the 86th coldest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

-41.0°F

Glasgow, MT · Nov 27

117.0°F

Yuma, AZ · Jun 12

541

calendar-day record lows set in 1896 that still stand today

502

calendar-day record highs set in 1896 that still stand today

Each city's 1896 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1896 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.

National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.

-0.21J

-0.16F

-5.61M

+1.12A

+1.88M

-1.24J

-1.42J

-1.12A

-3.69S

-3.06O

-2.93N

+0.75D

Warmest states of 1896

Delaware+1.81°Arkansas+0.83°Indiana+0.65°Virginia+0.48°Missouri+0.43°Illinois+0.33°

Coolest states of 1896

North Dakota-4.74°Arizona-4.46°New Jersey-3.92°District of Columbia-3.83°Montana-3.59°Idaho-3.05°

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