The Year in Heat & Cold
1924
-2.51°F
ran -2.51°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 266 cities — the 16th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1924
-52.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Dec 12
Hottest Day of 1924
122.0°F
Needles, CA · Jun 29
Records Set in 1924
Daily Cold Records Set
1,243
calendar-day record lows set in 1924 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
637
calendar-day record highs set in 1924 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1924 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 1924 — 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.
-3.94J
-1.22F
-4.87M
-1.65A
-4.02M
-1.57J
-3.02J
-1.05A
-4.02S
+0.58O
+0.03N
-5.20D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1924
| 1 | Wausau WI | -5.52°F |
| 2 | Phoenix AZ | -5.44°F |
| 3 | Washington DC | -5.19°F |
| 4 | Sault Ste Marie MI | -4.90°F |
| 5 | La Crosse WI | -4.86°F |
| 6 | Hagerstown MD | -4.84°F |
| 7 | Newark NJ | -4.75°F |
| 8 | Milwaukee WI | -4.74°F |
| 9 | Alpena MI | -4.69°F |
| 10 | Camarillo CA | -4.67°F |
Warmest Stations of 1924
| 1 | Fort Pierce FL | +1.27°F |
| 2 | Klamath Falls OR | +0.59°F |
| 3 | Crescent City CA | +0.53°F |
| 4 | Tyler TX | +0.46°F |
| 5 | McMinnville OR | +0.43°F |
| 6 | Quincy IL | +0.34°F |
| 7 | Spokane WA | +0.33°F |
| 8 | Omak WA | +0.22°F |
| 9 | Baton Rouge LA | +0.16°F |
| 10 | Jackson MS | +0.11°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1924
Oregon-0.67°Washington-0.77°Mississippi-0.99°Louisiana-1.23°Florida-1.44°Arkansas-1.51°
Coolest states of 1924
District of Columbia-5.19°Vermont-4.52°Wyoming-4.29°Wisconsin-4.25°Minnesota-4.03°Michigan-3.94°
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