Year in Review

Weather records set or tied in each year from 1900 to 2026: totals, record highs and lows, and how many of each year's records still stand.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

1998 has the most records in the data: 459,743, of which 241,818 were record highs and 85,338 were record lows.
249,762 records were set or tied in 2026 up to 2026-10-12, and 165,041 (66.1%) of them still stand.
2010 holds the most records that still stand: 270,658.
Record counts depend on how many stations reported that year, so compare years together with the station coverage page.

Records by Year

Highs, lows and other records

Records set or tied in each year from 1900 to 2026: temperature record highs, temperature record lows and all other records. Counts rise partly because more stations reported in later years.

Weather records set or tied by year, split into highs, lows and others
Year	Record highs	Record lows	Other records	Total
1900	512	307	910	1,729
1901	734	425	1,162	2,321
1902	814	728	1,412	2,954
1903	1,198	1,115	1,946	4,259
1904	1,005	1,498	2,045	4,548
1905	1,353	1,417	1,955	4,725
1906	2,298	1,392	2,526	6,216
1907	1,482	2,041	2,356	5,879
1908	2,183	1,639	2,945	6,767
1909	2,125	2,110	4,045	8,280
1910	2,559	1,487	4,750	8,796
1911	3,550	1,980	5,789	11,319
1912	2,877	3,776	6,266	12,919
1913	4,694	2,604	6,870	14,168
1914	4,752	2,706	7,821	15,279
1915	3,561	3,429	9,685	16,675
1916	4,172	3,370	15,633	23,175
1917	3,102	5,036	18,142	26,280
1918	4,613	3,762	13,343	21,718
1919	4,883	4,632	12,941	22,456
1920	5,697	4,206	18,733	28,636
1921	8,787	3,455	20,334	32,576
1922	6,800	4,846	16,831	28,477
1923	13,999	13,786	21,672	49,457
1924	16,389	21,433	26,581	64,403
1925	27,302	20,037	25,652	72,991
1926	22,201	22,648	27,684	72,533
1927	33,620	23,293	28,592	85,505
1928	29,946	22,902	30,841	83,689
1929	27,577	31,996	32,626	92,199
1930	49,690	29,968	35,632	115,290
1931	56,433	20,061	56,164	132,658
1932	41,403	30,544	55,907	127,854
1933	49,322	27,918	61,505	138,745
1934	63,738	26,268	57,756	147,762
1935	37,874	37,087	54,443	129,404
1936	67,298	45,147	66,590	179,035
1937	42,406	35,498	65,361	143,265
1938	56,441	23,162	60,757	140,360
1939	61,106	26,158	66,882	154,146
1940	43,777	50,760	71,054	165,591
1941	53,319	26,113	71,498	150,930
1942	43,755	40,933	80,954	165,642
1943	50,382	44,239	73,112	167,733
1944	48,695	32,657	79,089	160,441
1945	51,770	45,236	80,010	177,016
1946	56,682	34,089	81,583	172,354
1947	62,204	42,878	89,922	195,004
1948	52,613	45,426	86,813	184,852
1949	59,500	42,201	88,311	190,012
1950	55,182	69,195	101,002	225,379
1951	49,838	62,402	88,993	201,233
1952	56,544	47,790	88,112	192,446
1953	74,095	36,139	78,384	188,618
1954	71,258	45,066	83,458	199,782
1955	56,868	60,582	98,371	215,821
1956	55,477	56,235	98,819	210,531
1957	51,505	44,547	87,419	183,471
1958	55,150	45,935	92,780	193,865
1959	53,386	47,051	90,029	190,466
1960	46,998	59,474	97,786	204,258
1961	58,285	49,327	99,300	206,912
1962	59,183	63,252	93,813	216,248
1963	67,854	58,818	97,676	224,348
1964	50,953	66,186	97,834	214,973
1965	47,221	70,085	92,837	210,143
1966	55,506	63,732	103,146	222,384
1967	60,142	68,785	107,322	236,249
1968	59,234	69,924	111,455	240,613
1969	53,081	65,725	117,619	236,425
1970	59,898	65,977	115,429	241,304
1971	65,127	76,019	119,199	260,345
1972	69,669	91,465	108,463	269,597
1973	72,514	60,168	132,473	265,155
1974	72,501	77,729	125,468	275,698
1975	74,701	72,984	127,526	275,211
1976	68,010	99,549	114,373	281,932
1977	99,583	73,821	118,205	291,609
1978	70,338	85,897	152,204	308,439
1979	85,166	96,739	156,105	338,010
1980	110,236	73,313	121,283	304,832
1981	122,573	77,070	136,305	335,948
1982	102,772	96,243	144,513	343,528
1983	130,093	110,255	172,807	413,155
1984	98,776	97,015	138,146	333,937
1985	94,367	120,922	148,002	363,291
1986	120,248	90,761	125,297	336,306
1987	138,423	100,456	133,385	372,264
1988	141,762	81,033	130,471	353,266
1989	152,996	123,973	135,146	412,115
1990	180,634	75,404	140,774	396,812
1991	156,309	95,669	134,361	386,339
1992	128,024	119,860	145,412	393,296
1993	116,937	124,069	148,980	389,986
1994	156,671	84,397	127,432	368,500
1995	187,978	95,279	145,697	428,954
1996	151,877	135,132	152,752	439,761
1997	160,096	118,205	149,748	428,049
1998	241,818	85,338	132,587	459,743
1999	165,540	95,755	117,324	378,619
2000	181,524	104,085	129,837	415,446
2001	166,958	82,673	114,599	364,230
2002	198,787	103,316	106,749	408,852
2003	192,833	87,492	109,549	389,874
2004	152,465	95,403	116,515	364,383
2005	184,920	75,083	111,599	371,602
2006	199,971	91,159	103,350	394,480
2007	195,035	84,558	114,288	393,881
2008	142,182	100,348	113,316	355,846
2009	156,314	98,810	108,113	363,237
2010	176,460	108,767	138,103	423,330
2011	175,814	89,491	115,452	380,757
2012	177,509	69,273	94,143	340,925
2013	114,853	78,883	103,450	297,186
2014	114,908	77,596	92,469	284,973
2015	171,989	51,977	94,387	318,353
2016	153,046	35,803	91,596	280,445
2017	148,148	50,935	87,559	286,642
2018	140,890	63,302	88,784	292,976
2019	125,557	71,717	90,251	287,525
2020	161,117	60,167	81,577	302,861
2021	148,855	59,607	81,529	289,991
2022	151,935	67,106	84,335	303,376
2023	166,133	57,267	81,426	304,826
2024	190,736	40,701	74,270	305,707
2025	186,005	49,204	63,174	298,383
2026	173,435	32,723	43,604	249,762

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Weather records set or tied by year, with highs, lows and records still standing
Year	Records	Highs	Lows	Still standing	Share still standing
2026	249,762	173,435	32,723	165,041	66.1%
2025	298,383	186,005	49,204	239,784	80.4%
2024	305,707	190,736	40,701	239,874	78.5%
2023	304,826	166,133	57,267	234,418	76.9%
2022	303,376	151,935	67,106	228,633	75.4%
2021	289,991	148,855	59,607	217,389	75.0%
2020	302,861	161,117	60,167	219,332	72.4%
2019	287,525	125,557	71,717	204,449	71.1%
2018	292,976	140,890	63,302	205,162	70.0%
2017	286,642	148,148	50,935	197,118	68.8%
2016	280,445	153,046	35,803	194,019	69.2%
2015	318,353	171,989	51,977	217,997	68.5%
2014	284,973	114,908	77,596	193,237	67.8%
2013	297,186	114,853	78,883	201,087	67.7%
2012	340,925	177,509	69,273	221,386	64.9%
2011	380,757	175,814	89,491	235,961	62.0%
2010	423,330	176,460	108,767	270,658	63.9%
2009	363,237	156,314	98,810	220,757	60.8%
2008	355,846	142,182	100,348	217,427	61.1%
2007	393,881	195,035	84,558	235,105	59.7%
2006	394,480	199,971	91,159	232,843	59.0%
2005	371,602	184,920	75,083	212,844	57.3%
2004	364,383	152,465	95,403	212,763	58.4%
2003	389,874	192,833	87,492	222,296	57.0%
2002	408,852	198,787	103,316	234,351	57.3%
2001	364,230	166,958	82,673	203,183	55.8%
2000	415,446	181,524	104,085	237,392	57.1%
1999	378,619	165,540	95,755	211,064	55.7%
1998	459,743	241,818	85,338	254,392	55.3%
1997	428,049	160,096	118,205	242,116	56.6%
1996	439,761	151,877	135,132	250,247	56.9%
1995	428,954	187,978	95,279	231,022	53.9%
1994	368,500	156,671	84,397	190,970	51.8%
1993	389,986	116,937	124,069	215,324	55.2%
1992	393,296	128,024	119,860	216,071	54.9%
1991	386,339	156,309	95,669	209,582	54.2%
1990	396,812	180,634	75,404	213,986	53.9%
1989	412,115	152,996	123,973	223,215	54.2%
1988	353,266	141,762	81,033	184,039	52.1%
1987	372,264	138,423	100,456	198,706	53.4%
1986	336,306	120,248	90,761	174,779	52.0%
1985	363,291	94,367	120,922	196,018	54.0%
1984	333,937	98,776	97,015	172,623	51.7%
1983	413,155	130,093	110,255	218,385	52.9%
1982	343,528	102,772	96,243	176,864	51.5%
1981	335,948	122,573	77,070	176,551	52.6%
1980	304,832	110,236	73,313	159,795	52.4%
1979	338,010	85,166	96,739	180,750	53.5%
1978	308,439	70,338	85,897	156,782	50.8%
1977	291,609	99,583	73,821	147,408	50.5%
1976	281,932	68,010	99,549	146,833	52.1%
1975	275,211	74,701	72,984	139,057	50.5%
1974	275,698	72,501	77,729	144,617	52.5%
1973	265,155	72,514	60,168	134,614	50.8%
1972	269,597	69,669	91,465	135,759	50.4%
1971	260,345	65,127	76,019	128,955	49.5%
1970	241,304	59,898	65,977	120,119	49.8%
1969	236,425	53,081	65,725	122,145	51.7%
1968	240,613	59,234	69,924	119,873	49.8%
1967	236,249	60,142	68,785	120,837	51.1%
1966	222,384	55,506	63,732	112,841	50.7%
1965	210,143	47,221	70,085	107,739	51.3%
1964	214,973	50,953	66,186	107,798	50.1%
1963	224,348	67,854	58,818	113,721	50.7%
1962	216,248	59,183	63,252	108,090	50.0%
1961	206,912	58,285	49,327	99,461	48.1%
1960	204,258	46,998	59,474	97,452	47.7%
1959	190,466	53,386	47,051	93,080	48.9%
1958	193,865	55,150	45,935	91,724	47.3%
1957	183,471	51,505	44,547	87,375	47.6%
1956	210,531	55,477	56,235	103,311	49.1%
1955	215,821	56,868	60,582	103,758	48.1%
1954	199,782	71,258	45,066	94,296	47.2%
1953	188,618	74,095	36,139	86,489	45.9%
1952	192,446	56,544	47,790	87,717	45.6%
1951	201,233	49,838	62,402	90,828	45.1%
1950	225,379	55,182	69,195	107,874	47.9%
1949	190,012	59,500	42,201	85,436	45.0%
1948	184,852	52,613	45,426	83,172	45.0%
1947	195,004	62,204	42,878	89,553	45.9%
1946	172,354	56,682	34,089	76,195	44.2%
1945	177,016	51,770	45,236	75,914	42.9%
1944	160,441	48,695	32,657	68,307	42.6%
1943	167,733	50,382	44,239	69,822	41.6%
1942	165,642	43,755	40,933	70,701	42.7%
1941	150,930	53,319	26,113	62,473	41.4%
1940	165,591	43,777	50,760	69,104	41.7%
1939	154,146	61,106	26,158	64,410	41.8%
1938	140,360	56,441	23,162	54,909	39.1%
1937	143,265	42,406	35,498	58,346	40.7%
1936	179,035	67,298	45,147	78,735	44.0%
1935	129,404	37,874	37,087	48,333	37.4%
1934	147,762	63,738	26,268	58,784	39.8%
1933	138,745	49,322	27,918	56,351	40.6%
1932	127,854	41,403	30,544	47,639	37.3%
1931	132,658	56,433	20,061	49,133	37.0%
1930	115,290	49,690	29,968	41,016	35.6%
1929	92,199	27,577	31,996	31,953	34.7%
1928	83,689	29,946	22,902	27,539	32.9%
1927	85,505	33,620	23,293	27,197	31.8%
1926	72,533	22,201	22,648	23,437	32.3%
1925	72,991	27,302	20,037	25,407	34.8%
1924	64,403	16,389	21,433	20,862	32.4%
1923	49,457	13,999	13,786	17,267	34.9%
1922	28,477	6,800	4,846	9,884	34.7%
1921	32,576	8,787	3,455	12,301	37.8%
1920	28,636	5,697	4,206	10,851	37.9%
1919	22,456	4,883	4,632	8,088	36.0%
1918	21,718	4,613	3,762	7,885	36.3%
1917	26,280	3,102	5,036	9,535	36.3%
1916	23,175	4,172	3,370	8,622	37.2%
1915	16,675	3,561	3,429	5,289	31.7%
1914	15,279	4,752	2,706	4,925	32.2%
1913	14,168	4,694	2,604	4,578	32.3%
1912	12,919	2,877	3,776	4,118	31.9%
1911	11,319	3,550	1,980	3,783	33.4%
1910	8,796	2,559	1,487	2,816	32.0%
1909	8,280	2,125	2,110	2,680	32.4%
1908	6,767	2,183	1,639	2,139	31.6%
1907	5,879	1,482	2,041	1,975	33.6%
1906	6,216	2,298	1,392	1,951	31.4%
1905	4,725	1,353	1,417	1,379	29.2%
1904	4,548	1,005	1,498	1,406	30.9%
1903	4,259	1,198	1,115	1,254	29.4%
1902	2,954	814	728	921	31.2%
1901	2,321	734	425	629	27.1%
1900	1,729	512	307	443	25.6%

A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it. Only years with at least 100 records are listed.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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