The Year in Heat & Cold
2022
+0.26°F
ran +0.26°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 384 cities — the 141st coldest of 157 years on record.
Extremes
Coldest Day of 2022
-51.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 2
Hottest Day of 2022
118.0°F
Needles, CA · Jul 11
Records Set in 2022
Daily Cold Records Set
377
calendar-day record lows set in 2022 that still stand today
Daily Heat Records Set
1,742
calendar-day record highs set in 2022 that still stand today
Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold
Each city's 2022 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 2022 — 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.
-1.84J
-0.78F
+1.22M
-0.78A
+1.23M
+1.09J
+1.51J
+1.42A
+1.12S
+0.11O
-0.67N
-0.86D
Coolest Stations & States
Coolest Stations of 2022
| 1 | Fargo ND | -2.99°F |
| 2 | Hibbing MN | -2.96°F |
| 3 | Grand Forks ND | -2.42°F |
| 4 | Hayward WI | -1.95°F |
| 5 | Burlington IA | -1.84°F |
| 6 | Duluth MN | -1.84°F |
| 7 | Baker City OR | -1.83°F |
| 8 | Burley ID | -1.81°F |
| 9 | Rhinelander WI | -1.81°F |
| 10 | Bluefield WV | -1.67°F |
Warmest Stations of 2022
| 1 | Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA | +3.06°F |
| 2 | Brooksville FL | +2.53°F |
| 3 | Kodiak AK | +2.09°F |
| 4 | Tampa FL | +1.90°F |
| 5 | Palm Springs CA | +1.89°F |
| 6 | Nome AK | +1.88°F |
| 7 | Abilene TX | +1.85°F |
| 8 | Fort Myers FL | +1.83°F |
| 9 | Redding CA | +1.77°F |
| 10 | Lynchburg VA | +1.71°F |
By State
Warmest states of 2022
Utah+1.47°New Hampshire+1.25°Vermont+1.21°Rhode Island+1.19°Massachusetts+1.13°Florida+1.05°
Coolest states of 2022
North Dakota-1.95°Minnesota-1.48°Iowa-0.85°Wisconsin-0.81°Guam-0.77°Idaho-0.49°
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part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-12 22:52Z
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part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-12 22:52Z
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved