The Year in Heat & Cold
1957
-1.03°F
ran -1.03°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 364 cities — the 100th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1957
-59.0°F
Bettles, AK · Dec 25
Hottest Day of 1957
122.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jul 31
Records Set in 1957
Daily Cold Records Set
967
calendar-day record lows set in 1957 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
774
calendar-day record highs set in 1957 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1957 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 1957 — 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.
-3.82J
+2.19F
-1.79M
-0.33A
-1.17M
-0.58J
-0.75J
-1.71A
-1.69S
-2.92O
-1.21N
+1.43D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1957
| 1 | Reno NV | -6.04°F |
| 2 | Phoenix AZ | -5.32°F |
| 3 | Barrow AK | -4.63°F |
| 4 | Las Vegas NV | -4.53°F |
| 5 | Fresno CA | -3.63°F |
| 6 | Boise ID | -3.48°F |
| 7 | Helena MT | -3.39°F |
| 8 | Palm Springs CA | -3.35°F |
| 9 | Needles CA | -3.31°F |
| 10 | Riverside CA | -3.22°F |
Warmest Stations of 1957
| 1 | Jacksonville FL | +1.63°F |
| 2 | Lumberton NC | +1.60°F |
| 3 | Gulkana AK | +1.44°F |
| 4 | Hibbing MN | +1.32°F |
| 5 | Bethel AK | +1.25°F |
| 6 | Fairbanks AK | +1.15°F |
| 7 | Plattsburgh NY | +1.11°F |
| 8 | Crescent City CA | +1.10°F |
| 9 | Gainesville FL | +1.09°F |
| 10 | Macon GA | +1.04°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1957
Northern Marianas+0.18°Mississippi-0.15°Tennessee-0.16°Alaska-0.18°Virginia-0.19°West Virginia-0.20°
Coolest states of 1957
Nevada-3.58°Puerto Rico-2.92°Utah-2.69°Kansas-2.21°Oklahoma-2.14°New Mexico-2.05°
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