The Year in Heat & Cold
1959
-1.13°F
ran -1.13°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 369 cities — the 93rd coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1959
-50.0°F
Fairbanks, AK · Jan 6
Hottest Day of 1959
119.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jun 22
Records Set in 1959
Daily Cold Records Set
1,074
calendar-day record lows set in 1959 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
807
calendar-day record highs set in 1959 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1959 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 1959 — 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.
-2.75J
-1.78F
-2.54M
-0.52A
+0.25M
-0.42J
-1.33J
+0.13A
-1.00S
-0.84O
-3.75N
+0.66D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1959
| 1 | Barrow AK | -7.15°F |
| 2 | Reno NV | -4.91°F |
| 3 | Kotzebue AK | -4.77°F |
| 4 | Bethel AK | -4.57°F |
| 5 | Fairbanks AK | -4.41°F |
| 6 | Delta Junction AK | -4.18°F |
| 7 | Nome AK | -4.05°F |
| 8 | Tyler TX | -4.05°F |
| 9 | Mcgrath AK | -4.02°F |
| 10 | McAllen TX | -3.96°F |
Warmest Stations of 1959
| 1 | Los Angeles Airport CA | +2.90°F |
| 2 | Redding CA | +2.57°F |
| 3 | Burns OR | +1.82°F |
| 4 | Hibbing MN | +1.75°F |
| 5 | San Diego CA | +1.43°F |
| 6 | Reading PA | +1.36°F |
| 7 | Saranac Lake NY | +1.33°F |
| 8 | Madera CA | +1.29°F |
| 9 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | +1.29°F |
| 10 | Plattsburgh NY | +1.24°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1959
California+0.16°Virginia+0.16°New York-0.05°Delaware-0.20°West Virginia-0.23°Maryland-0.26°
Coolest states of 1959
Alaska-3.16°Utah-2.69°Texas-2.52°Puerto Rico-2.39°Nevada-2.36°New Mexico-2.31°
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