The Year in Heat & Cold
1982
-1.84°F
ran -1.84°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 358 cities — the 39th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1982
-53.0°F
Gulkana, AK · Jan 8
Hottest Day of 1982
116.0°F
El Centro, CA · Sep 2
Records Set in 1982
Daily Cold Records Set
1,202
calendar-day record lows set in 1982 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
742
calendar-day record highs set in 1982 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1982 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 1982 — 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.
-6.19J
-2.47F
-1.30M
-3.38A
+0.00M
-3.31J
-1.33J
-1.86A
-2.29S
-1.39O
-1.05N
+1.95D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1982
| 1 | Reno NV | -6.30°F |
| 2 | Barrow AK | -5.33°F |
| 3 | Las Vegas NV | -5.12°F |
| 4 | Brainerd MN | -4.90°F |
| 5 | Boise ID | -4.87°F |
| 6 | Sault Ste Marie MI | -4.76°F |
| 7 | Bismarck ND | -4.56°F |
| 8 | Glasgow MT | -4.52°F |
| 9 | Delta Junction AK | -4.42°F |
| 10 | Talkeetna AK | -4.29°F |
Warmest Stations of 1982
| 1 | Gainesville FL | +1.71°F |
| 2 | Brooksville FL | +1.66°F |
| 3 | Meridian MS | +1.51°F |
| 4 | Fort Pierce FL | +1.20°F |
| 5 | Wheeling WV | +1.16°F |
| 6 | San Diego CA | +0.84°F |
| 7 | Punta Gorda FL | +0.81°F |
| 8 | Macon GA | +0.79°F |
| 9 | Crescent City CA | +0.75°F |
| 10 | Parkersburg WV | +0.74°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1982
Mississippi+0.37°Guam+0.05°Puerto Rico-0.01°Florida-0.03°Hawaii-0.51°Georgia-0.58°
Coolest states of 1982
Nevada-3.59°Montana-3.37°Utah-3.37°North Dakota-3.13°Wisconsin-3.06°Minnesota-3.06°
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