The Year in Heat & Cold
1997
-1.47°F
ran -1.47°F cooler than the 1996–2025 average across 353 cities — the 63rd coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 1997
-58.0°F
Mcgrath, AK · Jan 5
Hottest Day of 1997
115.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 4
Records Set in 1997
Daily Cold Records Set
655
calendar-day record lows set in 1997 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
585
calendar-day record highs set in 1997 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 1997 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 1997 — 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.
-2.09J
+1.23F
+0.43M
-3.50A
-2.64M
-1.74J
-1.41J
-1.73A
-0.53S
-1.54O
-2.63N
-1.39D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 1997
| 1 | Louisville KY | -4.01°F |
| 2 | Borger TX | -3.81°F |
| 3 | Reno NV | -3.59°F |
| 4 | Roswell NM | -3.47°F |
| 5 | Lansing MI | -3.36°F |
| 6 | Austin TX | -3.33°F |
| 7 | Fayetteville NC | -3.29°F |
| 8 | San Angelo TX | -3.27°F |
| 9 | Caribou ME | -3.26°F |
| 10 | Houston TX | -3.23°F |
Warmest Stations of 1997
| 1 | Klamath Falls OR | +2.45°F |
| 2 | Los Angeles Downtown CA | +2.25°F |
| 3 | San Jose CA | +2.02°F |
| 4 | Hillsboro OR | +1.83°F |
| 5 | Juneau AK | +1.70°F |
| 6 | Palmdale CA | +1.62°F |
| 7 | Long Beach CA | +1.49°F |
| 8 | Sacramento CA | +1.48°F |
| 9 | Eureka CA | +1.45°F |
| 10 | Los Angeles Airport CA | +1.44°F |
By State
Warmest states of 1997
California+0.43°Oregon+0.36°Alaska+0.14°Hawaii-0.02°Washington-0.04°Idaho-0.29°
Coolest states of 1997
Vermont-3.02°Kentucky-2.97°New Mexico-2.83°Indiana-2.73°Texas-2.67°Michigan-2.57°
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