1952

-1.05°F

ran -1.05°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 367 cities — the 99th coldest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

-63.0°F

Bettles, AK · Jan 10

117.0°F

Palm Springs, CA · Jul 21

1,303

calendar-day record lows set in 1952 that still stand today

1,248

calendar-day record highs set in 1952 that still stand today

Each city's 1952 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 1952 — 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.

+0.83J

+0.54F

-4.10M

-0.79A

-1.48M

+0.66J

-0.44J

-0.98A

-1.02S

-2.79O

-1.75N

-0.84D

Warmest states of 1952

Missouri+0.06°Virginia+0.04°New York-0.04°Pennsylvania-0.05°Kentucky-0.20°Mississippi-0.21°

Coolest states of 1952

Nevada-3.99°Utah-3.36°Arizona-2.71°Alaska-2.57°Hawaii-2.47°Puerto Rico-2.45°

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