The Year in Heat & Cold
1993
-1.60°F
ran -1.60°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 364 cities — the 59th coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1993
-65.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 21
Hottest Day of 1993
123.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Aug 1
Records Set in 1993
Daily Cold Records Set
1,054
calendar-day record lows set in 1993 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
588
calendar-day record highs set in 1993 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1993 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 1993 — 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.
-0.46J
-4.05F
-2.36M
-1.89A
-0.32M
-1.61J
-0.74J
-0.39A
-2.60S
-1.76O
-2.68N
-0.93D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1993
| 1 | Elko NV | -5.85°F |
| 2 | Boise ID | -4.79°F |
| 3 | Borger TX | -4.51°F |
| 4 | McCook NE | -4.51°F |
| 5 | Helena MT | -4.25°F |
| 6 | Scottsbluff NE | -4.23°F |
| 7 | Burns OR | -4.20°F |
| 8 | Lander WY | -4.13°F |
| 9 | Salt Lake City UT | -4.11°F |
| 10 | Lincoln NE | -4.09°F |
Warmest Stations of 1993
| 1 | Mcgrath AK | +3.07°F |
| 2 | Fairbanks AK | +3.04°F |
| 3 | King Salmon AK | +2.80°F |
| 4 | Bethel AK | +2.73°F |
| 5 | Gulkana AK | +2.58°F |
| 6 | Bettles AK | +2.20°F |
| 7 | Annette AK | +2.05°F |
| 8 | Juneau AK | +1.85°F |
| 9 | Nome AK | +1.64°F |
| 10 | Homer AK | +1.49°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1993
Alaska+1.52°Puerto Rico+0.01°Guam-0.53°California-0.61°Hawaii-0.68°Georgia-0.78°
Coolest states of 1993
Utah-4.11°Nebraska-3.92°Kansas-3.61°Nevada-3.55°Idaho-3.45°Montana-2.94°
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