The Year in Heat & Cold
1913
-0.98°F
ran -0.98°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 242 cities — the 102nd coldest of 157 years on record.
Coldest Day of 1913
-52.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 1
Hottest Day of 1913
116.0°F
Bakersfield, CA · Jul 6
Daily Cold Records Set
898
calendar-day record lows set in 1913 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
660
calendar-day record highs set in 1913 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1913 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 1913 — 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.
Coolest Stations & States
Warmest states of 1913
Illinois+0.83°Maryland+0.80°Indiana+0.65°Pennsylvania+0.54°Virginia+0.48°New York+0.46°
Coolest states of 1913
New Mexico-6.48°Arizona-5.81°Puerto Rico-4.43°Wyoming-3.91°Colorado-3.33°Idaho-3.25°