U.S. state temperature extremes
The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in each state in the United States, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius during the past two centuries.[1]
| State | Record high temperature | Date | Place(s) | Record low temperature | Date | Place(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 112 °F / 44 °C | September 5, 1925 | Centreville | −27 °F / −33 °C | January 30, 1966 | New Market |
| Alaska | 100 °F / 38 °C | June 27, 1915 | Fort Yukon | −80 °F / −62 °C | January 23, 1971 | Prospect Creek |
| Arizona | 128 °F / 53 °C | June 29, 1994 | Lake Havasu City | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 7, 1971 | McNary |
| Arkansas | 120 °F / 49 °C | August 10, 1936 | Ozark | −29 °F / −34 °C | February 13, 1905 | Gravette |
| California | 134 °F / 56 °C | July 10, 1913 | Furnace Creek, California | −45 °F / −43 °C | January 20, 1937 | Boca |
| Colorado | 118 °F / 46 °C | July 11, 1888 | Bennet | −61 °F / −52 °C | February 1, 1985 | Maybell |
| Connecticut | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 15, 1995 | Danbury | −37 °F / −38 °C | February 16, 1943 | Norfolk[2] |
| Delaware | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 21, 1930 | Millsboro | −17 °F / −27 °C | January 17, 1893 | Millsboro |
| District of Columbia | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 20, 1930 | Washington | −15 °F / −26 °C | February 11, 1899 | Washington |
| Florida | 109 °F / 43 °C | June 29, 1931 | Monticello | −2 °F / −19 °C | February 13, 1899 | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | 112 °F / 44 °C | August 20, 1983* | Greenville | −17 °F / −27 °C | January 27, 1940 | Chatsworth |
| Hawaii | 98 °F / 37 °C | July 14, 1957 | Puunene*[3] | 15 °F / -9 °C | January 5, 1975 | Mauna Kea Observatories[3] |
| Idaho | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 28, 1934 | Orofino | −60 °F / −51 °C | January 18, 1943 | Island Park |
| Illinois | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 14, 1954 | East Saint Louis | −36 °F / −38 °C | January 5, 1999 | Congerville |
| Indiana | 116 °F / 47 °C | July 14, 1936 | Collegeville | −36 °F / −38 °C | January 19, 1994 | New Whiteland |
| Iowa | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 20, 1934 | Keokuk | −47 °F / −44 °C | February 3, 1996* | Elkader |
| Kansas | 121 °F / 49 °C | July 24, 1936* | Alton | −40 °F / −40 °C | February 13, 1905 | Lebanon |
| Kentucky | 114 °F / 46 °C | July 28, 1930 | Greensburg | −37 °F / −38 °C | January 19, 1994 | Shelbyville |
| Louisiana | 114 °F / 46 °C | August 10, 1936 | Plain Dealing | −16 °F / −27 °C | February 13, 1899 | Minden |
| Maine | 105 °F / 41 °C | July 10, 1911* | North Bridgton | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 16, 2009 | Clayton Lake |
| Maryland | 109 °F / 43 °C | July 10, 1936* | Cumberland | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 13, 1912 | Oakland |
| Massachusetts | 107 °F / 42 °C | August 2, 1975 | New Bedford | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 22, 1984 | Chester[2] |
| Michigan | 112 °F / 44 °C | July 13, 1936 | Mio | −51 °F / −46 °C | February 9, 1934 | Vanderbilt |
| Minnesota | 115 °F / 46 °C | July 29, 1917 | Beardsley | −60 °F / −51 °C | February 2, 1996 | Tower |
| Mississippi | 115 °F / 46 °C | July 29, 1930 | Holly Springs | −19 °F / −28 °C | January 30, 1966 | Corinth |
| Missouri | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 14, 1954* | Warsaw | −40 °F / −40 °C | February 13, 1905 | Warsaw |
| Montana | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 5, 1937 | Medicine Lake | −70 °F / −57 °C | January 20, 1954 | Lincoln (Rogers Pass) |
| Nebraska | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 24, 1936* | Minden | −47 °F / −44 °C | December 22, 1989* | Oshkosh |
| Nevada | 125 °F / 52 °C | June 29, 1994 | Laughlin | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 8, 1937 | San Jacinto |
| New Hampshire | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 4, 1911 | Nashua | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 22, 1885 | Randolph |
| New Jersey | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 10, 1936 | Runyon | −34 °F / −37 °C | January 5, 1904 | River Vale |
| New Mexico | 122 °F / 50 °C | June 27, 1994 | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant | −50 °F / −46 °C | February 1, 1951 | Gavilan |
| New York | 109 °F / 43 °C | July 22, 1926 | Troy | −52 °F / −47 °C | February 18, 1979* | Old Forge |
| North Carolina | 110 °F / 43 °C | August 21, 1983 | Fayetteville | −34 °F / −37 °C | January 21, 1985 | Burnsville |
| North Dakota | 121 °F / 49 °C | July 6, 1936 | Steele | −60 °F / −51 °C | February 15, 1936 | Parshall |
| Ohio | 113 °F / 45 °C | July 21, 1934 | Gallipolis | −39 °F / −39 °C | February 10, 1899 | Milligan |
| Oklahoma | 120 °F / 49 °C | August 12, 1936* | Altus | −31 °F / −35 °C | February 10, 2011 | Nowata |
| Oregon | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 27, 1939 | Umatilla[2] | −54 °F / −48 °C | February 10, 1933* | Seneca |
| Pennsylvania | 111 °F / 44 °C | July 10, 1936* | Phoenixville | −42 °F / −41 °C | January 5, 1904 | Smethport |
| Rhode Island | 104 °F / 40 °C | August 2, 1975 | Providence | −28 °F / −33 °C | January 17, 1942 | Richmond |
| South Carolina | 113 °F / 45 °C | June 30, 2012* | Camden | −22 °F / −30 °C | January 21, 1985 | Landrum[2] |
| South Dakota | 120 °F / 49 °C | July 15, 2006* | Fort Pierre* | −58 °F / −50 °C | February 17, 1936 | McIntosh |
| Tennessee | 113 °F / 45 °C | August 9, 1930* | Perryville | −32 °F / −36 °C | December 30, 1917 | Mountain City |
| Texas | 120 °F / 49 °C | June 28, 1994* | Monahans | −23 °F / −31 °C | February 8, 1933* | Seminole |
| Utah | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 5, 1985 | Saint George | −69 °F / −56 °C | February 1, 1985 | Peter Sinks[4] |
| Vermont | 105 °F / 41 °C | July 4, 1911 | Vernon[2] | −50 °F / −46 °C | December 30, 1933 | Bloomfield |
| Virginia | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 15, 1954 | Balcony Falls | −30 °F / −34 °C | January 22, 1985 | Pembroke |
| Washington | 118 °F / 48 °C | August 5, 1961* | Burbank | −48 °F / −44 °C | December 30, 1968 | Mazama |
| West Virginia | 112 °F / 44 °C | July 10, 1936* | Martinsburg | −37 °F / −38 °C | December 30, 1917 | Lewisburg |
| Wisconsin | 114 °F / 46 °C | July 13, 1936 | Wisconsin Dells | −55 °F / −48 °C | February 4, 1996 | Couderay |
| Wyoming | 115 °F / 46 °C | August 8, 1983 | Basin | −63 °F / −53 °C | February 9, 1933 | Moran[2] |
*Also on earlier date or dates in that state
See Also
References
- ↑ National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)". Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 : Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2". wunderground.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12.
- 1 2 : Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1". wunderground.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12.
- ↑ "Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring". Utah Climate Center. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
External links
- NOAA Satellite and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center
- NOAA Website - Weather Extremes
- NOAA Website - Record Highest Temperatures by State
- NOAA Website - Record Lowest Temperatures by State
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