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The Year in Heat & Cold

2024

+2.12°F
ran +2.12°F warmer than the 1996–2025 average across 385 cities — the 157th coldest of 157 years on record.

Extremes

Coldest Day of 2024

-60.0°F
Bettles, AK · Jan 27

Hottest Day of 2024

124.0°F
Palm Springs, CA · Jul 5

Records Set in 2024

Daily Cold Records Set

197
calendar-day record lows set in 2024 that still stand today

Daily Heat Records Set

2,102
calendar-day record highs set in 2024 that still stand today

Where the Year Ran Warm & Cold

Each city's 2024 average temperature versus its 1996–2025 normal — blue where the year ran cool, red where it ran hot.
2024 U.S. temperature anomaly map

Hottest & Coldest at Every City

Each city's single hottest and coldest reading of 2024 — the number is the temperature, coloured hot-to-cold. Toggle between the two.
2024 — hottest and coldest temperature at each U.S. city

Month by Month

National temperature anomaly by month — red above the line is a warm month, blue below is cool.
+0.53J
+5.03F
+2.57M
+1.86A
+1.85M
+2.06J
+1.19J
+0.71A
+1.89S
+3.09O
+2.63N
+2.66D

Coolest Stations & States

Coolest Stations of 2024

1Los Angeles Airport CA-1.06°F
2Los Angeles Downtown CA-0.67°F
3Riverside CA-0.62°F
4Guam GU-0.56°F
5Burbank Glendale Pasadena CA-0.50°F
6Santa Maria CA-0.50°F
7San Diego CA-0.37°F
8Kodiak AK-0.35°F
9Gulkana AK-0.30°F
10Kahului HI-0.14°F

Warmest Stations of 2024

1Fargo ND+4.68°F
2Saint Cloud MN+4.46°F
3Del Rio TX+4.44°F
4Grand Forks ND+4.41°F
5Baker City OR+4.24°F
6Green Bay WI+4.12°F
7Grand Junction CO+4.07°F
8Sault Ste Marie MI+4.05°F
9Pittsburgh PA+4.03°F
10Spencer IA+4.01°F

By State

Warmest states of 2024
North Dakota+3.67°Minnesota+3.66°Vermont+3.51°Michigan+3.34°Wisconsin+3.27°Ohio+3.15°
Coolest states of 2024
Guam-0.56°Hawaii+0.14°Alaska+0.60°Rhode Island+0.72°South Carolina+1.11°California+1.16°
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