City Rankings

Information is available at the city level for the following 215 cities. There are 27 USHCN stations which are Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) stations and are part of the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN) (version 2.5). The other 188 cities use the North American Dataset (NorthAm). These cities have varying start dates and are not threaded or corrected using USHCN methods.

City	State	ST	ID	Start Date	Start Date
Birmingham	Alabama	AL	USW00013876	January 1930	Jan 1930
Huntsville	Alabama	AL	USW00003856	September 1958	Sep 1958
Mobile	Alabama	AL	USW00013894	January 1948	Jan 1948
Montgomery	Alabama	AL	USW00013895	January 1948	Jan 1948
Anchorage	Alaska	AK	USW00026451	April 1952	Apr 1952
Barrow	Alaska	AK	USW00027502	September 1901	Sep 1901
Bethel	Alaska	AK	USW00026615	August 1923	Aug 1923
Fairbanks	Alaska	AK	USW00026411	December 1929	Dec 1929
Juneau	Alaska	AK	USW00025309	November 1936	Nov 1936
Nome	Alaska	AK	USW00026617	September 1900	Sep 1900
Flagstaff	Arizona	AZ	USW00003103	July 1905	Jul 1905
Phoenix	Arizona	AZ	USW00023183	June 1933	Jun 1933
Tucson	Arizona	AZ	USW00023160	June 1946	Jun 1946
Yuma	Arizona	AZ	USW00003125	January 1955	Jan 1955
Fort Smith	Arkansas	AR	USW00013964	October 1945	Oct 1945
Little Rock	Arkansas	AR	USW00013963	April 1938	Apr 1938
Eureka	California	CA	USW00024213	December 1941	Dec 1941
Fresno	California	CA	USH00043257	February 1895	Feb 1895
Los Angeles	California	CA	USW00023174	August 1944	Aug 1944
Sacramento	California	CA	USW00023232	November 1941	Nov 1941
San Diego	California	CA	USW00023188	July 1939	Jul 1939
San Francisco	California	CA	USW00023234	July 1945	Jul 1945
Alamosa	Colorado	CO	USW00023061	January 1948	Jan 1948
Colorado Springs	Colorado	CO	USW00093037	April 1948	Apr 1948
Grand Junction	Colorado	CO	USW00023066	January 1900	Jan 1900
Pueblo	Colorado	CO	USW00093058	July 1954	Jul 1954
Bridgeport	Connecticut	CT	USW00094702	July 1948	Jul 1948
Hartford	Connecticut	CT	USW00014740	January 1949	Jan 1949
Wilmington	Delaware	DE	USW00013781	January 1948	Jan 1948
Washington (Dulles)	District of Columbia	DC	USW00093738	June 1960	Jun 1960
Washington (Reagan National)	District of Columbia	DC	USW00013743	July 1941	Jul 1941
Daytona Beach	Florida	FL	USW00012834	January 1937	Jan 1937
Fort Myers	Florida	FL	USW00012835	January 1895	Jan 1895
Jacksonville	Florida	FL	USW00013889	April 1938	Apr 1938
Key West	Florida	FL	USH00084570	June 1900	Jun 1900
Miami	Florida	FL	USW00012839	January 1948	Jan 1948
Orlando	Florida	FL	USW00012815	June 1952	Jun 1952
Tallahassee	Florida	FL	USH00088758	January 1895	Jan 1895
Tampa	Florida	FL	USW00012842	February 1939	Feb 1939
West Palm Beach	Florida	FL	USW00012844	July 1938	Jul 1938
Atlanta	Georgia	GA	USW00013874	January 1930	Jan 1930
Augusta	Georgia	GA	USW00003820	April 1944	Apr 1944
Columbus	Georgia	GA	USW00093842	January 1948	Jan 1948
Macon	Georgia	GA	USW00003813	December 1948	Dec 1948
Savannah	Georgia	GA	USH00097847	January 1895	Jan 1895
Captain Cook	Hawaii	HI	USC00517166	July 1956	Jul 1956
Hilo	Hawaii	HI	USW00021504	June 1950	Jun 1950
Honolulu Intl. Airport	Hawaii	HI	USW00022521	October 1941	Oct 1941
Honolulu Zoo	Hawaii	HI	USC00519397	January 1965	Jan 1965
Kahului	Hawaii	HI	USW00022516	April 1954	Apr 1954
Kapalua	Hawaii	HI	USC00513317	March 1987	Mar 1987
Kula	Hawaii	HI	USC00515000	April 1979	Apr 1979
Lihue	Hawaii	HI	USW00022536	February 1950	Feb 1950
Boise	Idaho	ID	USW00024131	January 1940	Jan 1940
Lewiston	Idaho	ID	USH00105241	January 1895	Jan 1895
Pocatello	Idaho	ID	USW00024156	January 1939	Jan 1939
Chicago	Illinois	IL	USW00094846	November 1958	Nov 1958
Moline	Illinois	IL	USW00014923	June 1943	Jun 1943
Peoria	Illinois	IL	USW00014842	May 1943	May 1943
Rockford	Illinois	IL	USW00094822	January 1951	Jan 1951
Springfield	Illinois	IL	USW00093822	January 1901	Jan 1901
Evansville	Indiana	IN	USW00093817	January 1948	Jan 1948
Fort Wayne	Indiana	IN	USW00014827	August 1939	Aug 1939
Indianapolis	Indiana	IN	USW00093819	January 1948	Jan 1948
South Bend	Indiana	IN	USW00014848	January 1895	Jan 1895
Des Moines	Iowa	IA	USW00014933	July 1945	Jul 1945
Dubuque	Iowa	IA	USW00094908	February 1951	Feb 1951
Sioux City	Iowa	IA	USW00014943	January 1948	Jan 1948
Waterloo	Iowa	IA	USW00094910	March 1950	Mar 1950
Dodge City	Kansas	KS	USW00013985	January 1948	Jan 1948
Goodland	Kansas	KS	USW00023065	July 1895	Jul 1895
Topeka	Kansas	KS	USW00013996	August 1946	Aug 1946
Wichita	Kansas	KS	USW00003928	December 1953	Dec 1953
Lexington	Kentucky	KY	USW00093820	January 1895	Jan 1895
Louisville	Kentucky	KY	USW00093821	January 1948	Jan 1948
Paducah	Kentucky	KY	USW00003816	September 1949	Sep 1949
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	LA	USH00160549	January 1895	Jan 1895
Monroe	Louisiana	LA	USW00013942	January 1930	Jan 1930
New Orleans	Louisiana	LA	USW00012916	January 1948	Jan 1948
Shreveport	Louisiana	LA	USW00013957	July 1939	Jul 1939
Bangor	Maine	ME	USW00014606	January 1953	Jan 1953
Caribou	Maine	ME	USW00014607	February 1939	Feb 1939
Portland	Maine	ME	USH00176905	January 1895	Jan 1895
Baltimore	Maryland	MD	USW00093721	July 1939	Jul 1939
Salisbury	Maryland	MD	USW00093720	August 1948	Aug 1948
Blue Hill	Massachusetts	MA	USH00190736	January 1895	Jan 1895
Boston	Massachusetts	MA	USW00014739	January 1936	Jan 1936
Worcester	Massachusetts	MA	USW00094746	June 1948	Jun 1948
Detroit	Michigan	MI	USW00094847	December 1958	Dec 1958
Flint	Michigan	MI	USW00014826	May 1948	May 1948
Grand Rapids	Michigan	MI	USW00094860	December 1963	Dec 1963
Muskegon	Michigan	MI	USW00014840	June 1896	Jun 1896
Sault Ste. Marie	Michigan	MI	USW00014847	January 1931	Jan 1931
Duluth	Minnesota	MN	USW00014913	January 1948	Jan 1948
International Falls	Minnesota	MN	USW00014918	July 1906	Jul 1906
Minneapolis-St. Paul	Minnesota	MN	USH00215435	January 1895	Jan 1895
Rochester	Minnesota	MN	USW00014925	July 1908	Jul 1908
St. Paul	Minnesota	MN	USW00014922	April 1938	Apr 1938
Jackson	Mississippi	MS	USW00003940	July 1963	Jul 1963
Tupelo	Mississippi	MS	USW00093862	November 1962	Nov 1962
Columbia	Missouri	MO	USW00003945	November 1969	Nov 1969
Kansas City	Missouri	MO	USW00003947	October 1972	Oct 1972
Springfield	Missouri	MO	USW00013995	August 1940	Aug 1940
St. Louis	Missouri	MO	USW00013994	April 1938	Apr 1938
Billings	Montana	MT	USW00024033	January 1948	Jan 1948
Glasgow	Montana	MT	USW00094008	January 1948	Jan 1948
Great Falls	Montana	MT	USH00243751	January 1895	Jan 1895
Helena	Montana	MT	USW00024144	April 1938	Apr 1938
Missoula	Montana	MT	USW00024153	January 1948	Jan 1948
Grand Island	Nebraska	NE	USW00014935	April 1938	Apr 1938
Norfolk	Nebraska	NE	USW00014941	October 1945	Oct 1945
North Platte	Nebraska	NE	USW00024023	January 1948	Jan 1948
Omaha	Nebraska	NE	USW00014942	January 1948	Jan 1948
Scottsbluff	Nebraska	NE	USW00024028	January 1895	Jan 1895
Carson City	Nevada	NV	USW00023185	March 1937	Mar 1937
Elko	Nevada	NV	USW00024121	January 1895	Jan 1895
Ely	Nevada	NV	USW00023154	February 1903	Feb 1903
Las Vegas	Nevada	NV	USW00023169	September 1948	Sep 1948
Reno	Nevada	NV	USH00266779	January 1895	Jan 1895
Concord	New Hampshire	NH	USW00014745	April 1939	Apr 1939
Atlantic City	New Jersey	NJ	USW00093730	July 1958	Jul 1958
Albuquerque	New Mexico	NM	USW00023050	March 1931	Mar 1931
Roswell	New Mexico	NM	USH00297610	January 1895	Jan 1895
Albany	New York	NY	USH00300042	January 1895	Jan 1895
Binghamton	New York	NY	USW00004725	June 1951	Jun 1951
Buffalo	New York	NY	USH00301012	January 1895	Jan 1895
New York	New York	NY	USH00305801	January 1895	Jan 1895
New York (Central Park)	New York	NY	USW00094728	January 1895	Jan 1895
New York (JFK)	New York	NY	USW00094789	August 1948	Aug 1948
New York (La Guardia)	New York	NY	USW00014732	October 1939	Oct 1939
Syracuse	New York	NY	USW00014771	May 1938	May 1938
Asheville	North Carolina	NC	USW00003812	January 1946	Jan 1946
Cape Hatteras	North Carolina	NC	USH00311458	January 1895	Jan 1895
Charlotte	North Carolina	NC	USW00013881	July 1939	Jul 1939
Greensboro	North Carolina	NC	USW00013723	November 1928	Nov 1928
Raleigh	North Carolina	NC	USW00013722	June 1944	Jun 1944
Wilmington	North Carolina	NC	USW00013748	January 1948	Jan 1948
Bismarck	North Dakota	ND	USW00024011	January 1948	Jan 1948
Dickinson	North Dakota	ND	USW00024012	July 1948	Jul 1948
Fargo	North Dakota	ND	USW00014914	February 1942	Feb 1942
Grand Forks	North Dakota	ND	USW00014916	April 1941	Apr 1941
Minot	North Dakota	ND	USW00024013	July 1948	Jul 1948
Williston	North Dakota	ND	USW00094014	January 1895	Jan 1895
Akron	Ohio	OH	USW00014895	July 1948	Jul 1948
Cincinnati	Ohio	OH	USW00093814	January 1948	Jan 1948
Cleveland	Ohio	OH	USW00014820	May 1938	May 1938
Columbus	Ohio	OH	USW00014821	January 1948	Jan 1948
Toledo	Ohio	OH	USW00094830	January 1955	Jan 1955
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	OK	USW00013967	January 1948	Jan 1948
Tulsa	Oklahoma	OK	USW00013968	December 1938	Dec 1938
Astoria	Oregon	OR	USH00350328	January 1895	Jan 1895
Eugene	Oregon	OR	USW00024221	June 1938	Jun 1938
Medford	Oregon	OR	USW00024225	January 1928	Jan 1928
Pendleton	Oregon	OR	USW00024155	January 1928	Jan 1928
Portland	Oregon	OR	USW00024229	April 1938	Apr 1938
Salem	Oregon	OR	USW00024232	January 1895	Jan 1895
Allentown	Pennsylvania	PA	USH00360106	November 1922	Nov 1922
Erie	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00014860	January 1926	Jan 1926
Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00014751	January 1939	Jan 1939
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00013739	July 1940	Jul 1940
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00094823	January 1948	Jan 1948
Scranton	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00014777	January 1949	Jan 1949
Williamsport	Pennsylvania	PA	USW00014778	May 1948	May 1948
San Juan	Puerto Rico	PR	RQW00011641	January 1956	Jan 1956
Providence	Rhode Island	RI	USW00014765	January 1948	Jan 1948
Charleston	South Carolina	SC	USW00013880	March 1937	Mar 1937
Columbia	South Carolina	SC	USW00013883	January 1948	Jan 1948
Greenville	South Carolina	SC	USH00383747	March 1895	Mar 1895
Aberdeen	South Dakota	SD	USH00390020	January 1895	Jan 1895
Pierre	South Dakota	SD	USW00024025	July 1933	Jul 1933
Rapid City	South Dakota	SD	USW00024090	May 1948	May 1948
Sioux Falls	South Dakota	SD	USW00014944	January 1932	Jan 1932
Chattanooga	Tennessee	TN	USW00013882	April 1938	Apr 1938
Jackson	Tennessee	TN	USW00003811	August 1948	Aug 1948
Johnson City	Tennessee	TN	USW00013877	October 1937	Oct 1937
Knoxville	Tennessee	TN	USW00013891	January 1910	Jan 1910
Memphis	Tennessee	TN	USW00013893	January 1940	Jan 1940
Nashville	Tennessee	TN	USW00013897	January 1948	Jan 1948
Abilene	Texas	TX	USW00013962	January 1948	Jan 1948
Amarillo	Texas	TX	USW00023047	January 1947	Jan 1947
Austin	Texas	TX	USW00013958	June 1938	Jun 1938
Brownsville	Texas	TX	USW00012919	July 1900	Jul 1900
Corpus Christi	Texas	TX	USH00412015	January 1895	Jan 1895
Dallas	Texas	TX	USW00013960	August 1939	Aug 1939
Del Rio	Texas	TX	USW00022010	May 1951	May 1951
El Paso	Texas	TX	USH00412797	January 1895	Jan 1895
Houston	Texas	TX	USW00012918	August 1930	Aug 1930
Lubbock	Texas	TX	USW00023042	January 1947	Jan 1947
Midland	Texas	TX	USW00023023	June 1930	Jun 1930
San Antonio	Texas	TX	USH00417945	January 1895	Jan 1895
Wichita Falls	Texas	TX	USW00013966	January 1907	Jan 1907
Cedar City	Utah	UT	USW00093129	August 1948	Aug 1948
Salt Lake City	Utah	UT	USW00024127	January 1948	Jan 1948
Burlington	Vermont	VT	USH00431081	January 1895	Jan 1895
Montpelier	Vermont	VT	USW00094705	June 1948	Jun 1948
Norfolk	Virginia	VA	USH00446139	March 1909	Mar 1909
Richmond	Virginia	VA	USW00013740	March 1939	Mar 1939
Roanoke	Virginia	VA	USW00013741	January 1948	Jan 1948
Olympia	Washington	WA	USW00024227	June 1941	Jun 1941
Seattle	Washington	WA	USW00024233	January 1948	Jan 1948
Spokane	Washington	WA	USH00457938	January 1895	Jan 1895
Yakima	Washington	WA	USW00024243	September 1946	Sep 1946
Beckley	West Virginia	WV	USW00003872	June 1963	Jun 1963
Charleston	West Virginia	WV	USW00013866	December 1947	Dec 1947
Elkins	West Virginia	WV	USW00013729	January 1926	Jan 1926
Huntington	West Virginia	WV	USW00003860	January 1961	Jan 1961
Green Bay	Wisconsin	WI	USW00014898	January 1895	Jan 1895
La Crosse	Wisconsin	WI	USW00014920	April 1938	Apr 1938
Madison	Wisconsin	WI	USW00014837	October 1939	Oct 1939
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	WI	USW00014839	April 1938	Apr 1938
Wausau	Wisconsin	WI	USW00014897	December 1941	Dec 1941
Casper	Wyoming	WY	USW00024089	August 1948	Aug 1948
Cheyenne	Wyoming	WY	USH00481675	January 1895	Jan 1895
Lander	Wyoming	WY	USW00024021	January 1948	Jan 1948
Sheridan	Wyoming	WY	USW00024029	January 1948	Jan 1948

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Period	Value	1991-2020 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1930-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1989
December 1978 1-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1967, 1982
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.2°F (18.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.2°F (18.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1990
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1964, 1986
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	72.7°F (22.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	71.4°F (21.9°C)	72.7°F (22.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1955, 2009
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	73.7°F (23.2°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	73.7°F (23.2°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1955, 1963, 1986, 1990
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	75.0°F (23.9°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	75.0°F (23.9°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1963, 1981, 1986, 2000
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	75.4°F (24.1°C)	76.4°F (24.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	75.4°F (24.1°C)	76.4°F (24.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1950, 1971
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	74.8°F (23.8°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	74.8°F (23.8°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 2013
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	73.3°F (22.9°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	73.3°F (22.9°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1950
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	70.9°F (21.6°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1983
	70.9°F (21.6°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1966
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1979
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	70.6°F (21.4°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1940
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	70.6°F (21.4°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1979
	69.5°F (20.8°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1960, 1976, 1977, 1984
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1979, 1980
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
	69.5°F (20.8°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1961
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979, 1980
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1961, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/city/rankings