The Year in Heat & Cold
1968
-2.13°F
ran -2.13°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 372 cities — the 28th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1968
-63.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 19
Hottest Day of 1968
120.0°F
Needles, CA · Jun 22
Records Set in 1968
Daily Cold Records Set
1,399
calendar-day record lows set in 1968 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
605
calendar-day record highs set in 1968 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1968 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 1968 — 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.
-3.34J
-3.98F
-0.13M
-0.77A
-3.00M
-1.61J
-1.61J
-1.65A
-2.08S
-0.55O
-1.80N
-4.69D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1968
| 1 | Phoenix AZ | -5.76°F |
| 2 | Burlington VT | -5.67°F |
| 3 | Tyler TX | -5.20°F |
| 4 | Reno NV | -5.08°F |
| 5 | Roswell NM | -4.92°F |
| 6 | New Orleans LA | -4.88°F |
| 7 | Manchester NH | -4.82°F |
| 8 | Tampa FL | -4.69°F |
| 9 | Fort Lauderdale FL | -4.66°F |
| 10 | Lubbock TX | -4.57°F |
Warmest Stations of 1968
| 1 | Burns OR | +1.39°F |
| 2 | Rhinelander WI | +1.32°F |
| 3 | Pendleton OR | +1.17°F |
| 4 | Elko NV | +1.14°F |
| 5 | Tri-Cities WA | +1.07°F |
| 6 | Seattle City WA | +1.01°F |
| 7 | Hilo HI | +0.90°F |
| 8 | Klamath Falls OR | +0.72°F |
| 9 | Challis ID | +0.67°F |
| 10 | Sisseton SD | +0.63°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1968
Oregon-0.40°Hawaii-0.43°Idaho-0.66°Wisconsin-0.85°Washington-0.85°South Dakota-0.94°
Coolest states of 1968
Vermont-5.67°Utah-4.17°New Hampshire-4.02°New Mexico-3.59°Louisiana-3.49°Georgia-3.39°
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