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Interactive map of the hottest maximum temperatures at locations and when that record was set, recorded at thousands of U.S. stations.

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Interactive map showing the average annual coldest winter temperatures across the contiguous U.S. divided into 10-degree "planting zone" bins for 1971-2000, 1981-2010, and the shift between the two.

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To highlight spring’s extremes, here are maps of the warmest and coolest first day of spring (March 19) recorded at thousands of U.S. weather stations during each station’s history.

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