ERA5 reanalysis · 1961-1990 against 2015-2024

Where American summers changed most since 1961

Across 19 cities, the number of days reaching what used to be a locally hot temperature has risen everywhere measured. Miami changed most, adding 45.4 such days a year against its 1961-1990 average.

CityHot day1961-19902015-2024Added
Miami87.3F11.456.845.4
Las Vegas105.4F9.540.230.7
Denver89.4F9.639.630
Salt Lake City93.1F9.737.227.5
Chicago85.5F1021.711.7
New York87.9F1120.99.9
Philadelphia90.1F10.7209.3
Boston88F10.419.59.1
Dallas98.5F10.219.39.1
Portland89.5F10.819.18.3
Phoenix110.3F9.516.26.7
Houston95.3F10.316.76.4
Minneapolis88F1015.95.9
Detroit86.7F10.315.65.3
Atlanta92F9.913.83.9
Kansas City94.1F9.711.41.7
Seattle82.6F10.712.41.7
Nashville93.3F9.811.41.6
Washington92.8F10.5121.5

Last updated 2026-08-15.

Sources. ERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, daily maximum 2 m air temperature.

How this is measured