The Year in Heat & Cold
1898
-1.44°F
ran -1.44°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 180 cities — the 65th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1898
-39.0°F
International Falls, MN · Dec 30
Hottest Day of 1898
119.0°F
Pendleton, OR · Aug 10
Records Set in 1898
Daily Cold Records Set
615
calendar-day record lows set in 1898 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
248
calendar-day record highs set in 1898 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1898 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 1898 — 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
-0.30F
-0.20M
-2.29A
-1.40M
-0.74J
-1.56J
-0.84A
-0.38S
-2.63O
-3.97N
-4.75D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1898
| 1 | Elko NV | -7.78°F |
| 2 | Reno NV | -7.78°F |
| 3 | Phoenix AZ | -6.26°F |
| 4 | Roswell NM | -5.21°F |
| 5 | Tucson AZ | -4.80°F |
| 6 | Yuma AZ | -4.77°F |
| 7 | Lander WY | -4.73°F |
| 8 | Salt Lake City UT | -4.68°F |
| 9 | Glasgow MT | -4.59°F |
| 10 | Colorado Springs CO | -4.34°F |
Warmest Stations of 1898
| 1 | Trenton NJ | +3.01°F |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PA | +2.35°F |
| 3 | Hayward WI | +2.07°F |
| 4 | Russellville AR | +1.52°F |
| 5 | Youngstown OH | +1.41°F |
| 6 | Great Falls MT | +1.28°F |
| 7 | Cincinnati OH | +1.03°F |
| 8 | Dayton OH | +0.99°F |
| 9 | Tri-Cities WA | +0.96°F |
| 10 | Albany NY | +0.91°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1898
Vermont+0.64°Ohio+0.33°New York+0.28°Kentucky+0.10°Indiana+0.02°Arkansas-0.03°
Coolest states of 1898
Arizona-5.28°Nevada-4.74°Utah-4.68°Idaho-4.15°Wyoming-4.08°New Mexico-3.28°
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