The Year in Heat & Cold
1935
-1.20°F
ran -1.20°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 293 cities — the 87th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1935
-59.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Dec 7
Hottest Day of 1935
118.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 17
Records Set in 1935
Daily Cold Records Set
765
calendar-day record lows set in 1935 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
494
calendar-day record highs set in 1935 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1935 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 1935 — 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.
-0.17J
+0.36F
+1.58M
-2.03A
-3.60M
-2.30J
+0.46J
-0.22A
-1.70S
-0.61O
-2.04N
-4.55D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1935
| 1 | Riverside CA | -5.32°F |
| 2 | Phoenix AZ | -5.03°F |
| 3 | Palm Springs CA | -4.91°F |
| 4 | Fairbanks AK | -4.64°F |
| 5 | Needles CA | -4.48°F |
| 6 | Burlington VT | -4.37°F |
| 7 | Tucson AZ | -4.35°F |
| 8 | Barrow AK | -4.20°F |
| 9 | Newark NJ | -4.05°F |
| 10 | Reno NV | -3.94°F |
Warmest Stations of 1935
| 1 | St Paul Island AK | +2.26°F |
| 2 | Goodland KS | +1.53°F |
| 3 | Charleston WV | +1.44°F |
| 4 | Russellville AR | +1.36°F |
| 5 | Gainesville FL | +1.32°F |
| 6 | Bethel AK | +1.31°F |
| 7 | Hastings NE | +1.30°F |
| 8 | Zanesville OH | +1.27°F |
| 9 | Blacksburg VA | +1.17°F |
| 10 | Quincy IL | +1.09°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1935
Louisiana+0.28°Colorado+0.17°South Dakota+0.13°Kansas+0.01°Nebraska-0.12°Mississippi-0.12°
Coolest states of 1935
Vermont-4.37°Puerto Rico-3.57°District of Columbia-3.42°New Jersey-2.99°Arizona-2.99°Massachusetts-2.89°
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