Earth:U.S. state temperature extremes

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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 1925-09-05 Centreville −27 °F / −33 °C 1966-01-30 New Market
Alaska 100 °F / 38 °C 1915-06-27 Fort Yukon −80 °F / −62 °C 1971-01-23 Prospect Creek
Arizona 128 °F / 53 °C 1994-06-29 Lake Havasu City −40 °F / −40 °C 1971 McNary
Arkansas 120 °F / 49 °C 1936-08-10 Ozark −29 °F / −34 °C 1905-02-13 Gravette
California 134 °F / 56 °C 1913-07-10 Furnace Creek, California −45 °F / −43 °C 1937-01-20 Boca
Colorado 118 °F / 46 °C 1888-07-11 Bennet −61 °F / −52 °C 1985-02-01 Maybell
Connecticut 106 °F / 41 °C 1995-07-15 Danbury −37 °F / −38 °C 1943-02-16 Norfolk[2]
Delaware 110 °F / 43 °C 1930-07-21 Millsboro −17 °F / −27 °C 1893-01-17 Millsboro
District of Columbia[citation needed] 106 °F / 41 °C 1930-07-20 Washington −15 °F / −26 °C 1899-02-11 Washington
Florida 109 °F / 43 °C 1931-06-29 Monticello −2 °F / −19 °C 1899-02-13 Tallahassee
Georgia 112 °F / 44 °C 1983-08-20* Greenville −17 °F / −27 °C 1940-01-27 Chatsworth
Hawaii 98 °F / 37 °C 1957-07-14 Puunene*[3] 15 °F / -9 °C 1975-01-05 Mauna Kea Observatories[3]
Idaho 118 °F / 48 °C 1934-07-28 Orofino −60 °F / −51 °C 1943-01-18 Island Park
Illinois 117 °F / 47 °C 1954-07-14 East Saint Louis −36 °F / −38 °C 1999-01-05 Congerville
Indiana 116 °F / 47 °C 1936-07-14 Collegeville −36 °F / −38 °C 1994-01-19 New Whiteland
Iowa 118 °F / 48 °C 1934-07-20 Keokuk −47 °F / −44 °C 1996-02-03* Elkader
Kansas 121 °F / 49 °C 1936-07-24* Alton −40 °F / −40 °C 1905-02-13 Lebanon
Kentucky 114 °F / 46 °C 1930-07-28 Greensburg −37 °F / −38 °C 1994-01-19 Shelbyville
Louisiana 114 °F / 46 °C 1936-08-10 Plain Dealing −16 °F / −27 °C 1899-02-13 Minden
Maine 105 °F / 41 °C 1911-07-10* North Bridgton −50 °F / −46 °C 2009-01-16 Clayton Lake
Maryland 109 °F / 43 °C 1936-07-10* Cumberland −40 °F / −40 °C 1912-01-13 Oakland
Massachusetts 107 °F / 42 °C 1975-08-02 New Bedford −40 °F / −40 °C 1984-01-22 Chester[2]
Michigan 112 °F / 44 °C 1936-07-13 Mio −51 °F / −46 °C 1934-02-09 Vanderbilt
Minnesota 115 °F / 46 °C 1917-07-29 Beardsley −60 °F / −51 °C 1996-02-02 Tower
Mississippi 115 °F / 46 °C 1930-07-29 Holly Springs −19 °F / −28 °C 1966-01-30 Corinth
Missouri 118 °F / 48 °C 1954-07-14* Warsaw −40 °F / −40 °C 1905-02-13 Warsaw
Montana 117 °F / 47 °C 1937-07-05 Medicine Lake −70 °F / −57 °C 1954-01-20 Lincoln (Rogers Pass)
Nebraska 118 °F / 48 °C 1936-07-24* Minden −47 °F / −44 °C 1989-12-22* Oshkosh
Nevada 125 °F / 52 °C 1994-06-29 Laughlin −50 °F / −46 °C 1937-01-08 San Jacinto
New Hampshire 106 °F / 41 °C 1911-07-04 Nashua −50 °F / −46 °C 1885-01-22 Randolph
New Jersey 110 °F / 43 °C 1936-07-10 Runyon −34 °F / −37 °C 1904-01-05 River Vale
New Mexico 122 °F / 50 °C 1994-06-27 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant −50 °F / −46 °C 1951-02-01 Gavilan
New York 109 °F / 43 °C 1926-07-22 Troy −52 °F / −47 °C 1979-02-18* Old Forge
North Carolina 110 °F / 43 °C 1983-08-21 Fayetteville −34 °F / −37 °C 1985-01-21 Burnsville
North Dakota 121 °F / 49 °C 1936-07-06 Steele −60 °F / −51 °C 1936-02-15 Parshall
Ohio 113 °F / 45 °C 1934-07-21 Gallipolis −39 °F / −39 °C 1899-02-10 Milligan
Oklahoma 120 °F / 49 °C 1936-08-12* Altus −31 °F / −35 °C 2011-02-10 Nowata
Oregon 117 °F / 47 °C 1939-07-27 Umatilla[2] −54 °F / −48 °C 1933-02-10* Seneca
Pennsylvania 111 °F / 44 °C 1936-07-10* Phoenixville −42 °F / −41 °C 1904-01-05 Smethport
Rhode Island 104 °F / 40 °C 1975-08-02 Providence −28 °F / −33 °C 1942-01-17 Richmond
South Carolina 113 °F / 45 °C 2012-06-30* Camden −22 °F / −30 °C 1985-01-21 Landrum[2]
South Dakota 120 °F / 49 °C 2006-07-15* Fort Pierre* −58 °F / −50 °C 1936-02-17 McIntosh
Tennessee 113 °F / 45 °C 1930-08-09* Perryville −32 °F / −36 °C 1917-12-30 Mountain City
Texas 120 °F / 49 °C 1994-06-28* Monahans −23 °F / −31 °C 1933-02-08* Seminole
Utah 117 °F / 47 °C 1985-07-05 Saint George −69 °F / −56 °C 1985-02-01 Peter Sinks[4]
Vermont 105 °F / 41 °C 1911-07-04 Vernon[2] −50 °F / −46 °C 1933-12-30 Bloomfield
Virginia 110 °F / 43 °C 1954-07-15 Balcony Falls −30 °F / −34 °C 1985-01-22 Pembroke
Washington (state) 118 °F / 48 °C 1961-08-05* Burbank −48 °F / −44 °C 1968-12-30 Mazama
West Virginia 112 °F / 44 °C 1936-07-10* Martinsburg −37 °F / −38 °C 1917-12-30 Lewisburg
Wisconsin 114 °F / 46 °C 1936-07-13 Wisconsin Dells −55 °F / −48 °C 1996-02-04 Couderay
Wyoming 115 °F / 46 °C 1983-08-08 Basin −63 °F / −53 °C 1933-02-09 Moran[2]

*Also on earlier date or dates in that state

See Also

Canadian provincial and territorial temperature extremes

References

  1. ↑ National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)". http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records. Retrieved 2015-02-14. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
    Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2". Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=19. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1
    Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1". Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=18. 
  4. ↑ "Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring". Utah Climate Center. https://climate.usurf.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php. Retrieved February 20, 2018. 

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