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The Year in Heat & Cold

1933

+0.09°F
ran +0.09°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 295 cities — the 138th coldest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

Coldest Day of 1933

-60.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 28

Hottest Day of 1933

120.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Aug 11

Records Set in 1933

Daily Cold Records Set

962
calendar-day record lows set in 1933 that still stand today

Daily Heat Records Set

1,448
calendar-day record highs set in 1933 that still stand today

Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold

Each city's 1933 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
1933 U.S. temperature anomaly map

Hottest & Coldest at Every City

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1933 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
1933 — hottest and coldest temperature at each U.S. city

Month by Month

National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
+4.71J
-3.07F
-1.52M
-1.21A
-0.24M
+1.47J
-0.30J
-1.32A
+1.54S
-0.10O
-1.10N
+1.26D

Coolest Stations & States

Coolest Stations of 1933

1Barrow AK-7.20°F
2Fairbanks AK-6.33°F
3Camarillo CA-5.44°F
4Riverside CA-5.44°F
5Needles CA-5.23°F
6Bethel AK-4.85°F
7San Diego CA-4.82°F
8Phoenix AZ-4.77°F
9Nome AK-4.75°F
10Talkeetna AK-4.64°F

Warmest Stations of 1933

1McCook NE+4.02°F
2Quincy IL+3.74°F
3Grand Island NE+3.64°F
4Aberdeen SD+3.56°F
5Saranac Lake NY+3.49°F
6Sioux City IA+3.42°F
7Hastings NE+3.26°F
8Waco TX+3.19°F
9Wichita Falls TX+3.07°F
10New Bern NC+3.06°F

By State

Warmest states of 1933
Nebraska+2.32°Kansas+2.09°Iowa+1.95°Louisiana+1.69°Arkansas+1.56°Illinois+1.56°
Coolest states of 1933
Alaska-4.55°Utah-3.90°Arizona-3.03°Vermont-2.93°Puerto Rico-2.63°Nevada-2.55°
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