The Year in Heat & Cold
1964
-1.75°F
ran -1.75°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 373 cities — the 44th coldest of 157 years on record.
Coldest Day of 1964
-60.0°F
Delta Junction, AK · Dec 11
Hottest Day of 1964
118.0°F
El Centro, CA · Jul 12
Daily Cold Records Set
2,003
calendar-day record lows set in 1964 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
807
calendar-day record highs set in 1964 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1964 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 1964 — 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.
Coolest Stations & States
Warmest states of 1964
Missouri-0.14°Arkansas-0.30°Illinois-0.31°Oklahoma-0.46°Iowa-0.48°South Dakota-0.50°
Coolest states of 1964
Utah-6.09°Alaska-4.55°Nevada-4.47°Arizona-4.22°Vermont-3.39°New Mexico-3.28°