U.S. state and territory temperature extremes
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The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records|title=State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)|author=National Climatic Data Center|author-link=National Climatic Data Center|access-date=February 14, 2015}} If two dates have the same temperature record (e.g. record low of {{convert|40|°F|1|disp=or}} in 1911 in Aibonito and 1966 in San Sebastian in Puerto Rico), only the most recent date is shown.
Extreme temperatures for each U.S. state and territory
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! State, ! Record high !Difference | ||||
{{flag|Alabama}}
| {{Convert|112|F|1}} | {{dts|1925-09-06}} | Centreville
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27|F|1}} | {{dts|1966-01-30}} | New Market
| {{Convert|139|F-change|1}} | ||
{{flag|Alaska}}
| {{Convert|100|F|1}} | {{dts|1915-06-27}} | Fort Yukon
| {{Convert|−80|F|1}} | {{dts|1971-01-23}} | Prospect Creek
| {{Convert|180|F-change}} |
{{flag|American Samoa}}These are the temperature extremes for Tutuila Island. Temperature extremes for other parts of American Samoa, such as the Manuʻa Islands, are unavailable.http://scacis.rcc-acis.org/ SC ACIS (Applied Climate Information System). NOAA Regional Climate Centers. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
| {{Convert|99|F|1}} | {{dts|1972-04-27}}Also on earlier date or dates in that state or territory | Malaeloa/Aitulagi
| {{Convert|53|F|1}} | {{dts|1962-03-28}} | Malaeloa/Aitulagi
| {{Convert|46|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Arizona}}
| {{Convert|128|F|1}} | {{dts|1994-06-29}} | Lake Havasu City
| {{Convert|−40|F}} | {{dts|1971|01|07}} | McNary
| {{Convert|168|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Arkansas}}
| {{Convert|120|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-08-10}} | Ozark
| {{Convert|−29|F|1}} | {{dts|1905-02-13}} | Gravette
| {{Convert|149|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|California}}
| {{Convert|134|F|1}} | Highest temperature recorded on Earth | Greenland Ranch (Death Valley)
| {{Convert|−45|F|1}} | {{dts|1937-01-20}} | Boca
| {{Convert|179|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Colorado}}
| {{Convert|115|F|1}} | {{dts|2019-07-20}} | John Martin Reservoir{{cite news |last=Sakas |first=Michael|date=October 4, 2019|title=It's Official, Colorado's 'Wild Weather Year' Sets New High Temp And Hailstone Records|url=https://www.cpr.org/2019/10/04/its-official-colorados-wild-weather-year-sets-new-high-temp-and-hailstone-records/|access-date=October 5, 2019}}
| {{Convert|−61|F|1}} | {{dts|1985-02-01}} | Maybell
| {{Convert|176|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Connecticut}}
| {{Convert|106|F|1}} | {{dts|1995-07-15}} | Danbury
| {{Convert|−37|F|1}} | {{dts|1943-02-16}} | Norfolk{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=19|title=Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2|author=Christopher C. Burt|website=wunderground.com|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=19|archive-date=October 12, 2015}}
| {{Convert|143|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Delaware}}
| {{Convert|110|F|1}} | {{dts|1930-07-21}} | Millsboro
| {{Convert|−17|F|1}} | {{dts|1893-01-17}} | Millsboro
| {{Convert|127|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|District of Columbia}}{{cite web |title= Washington, D.C. shatters all-time June record high, sizzles to 104 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/washington-dc-ties-record-high-of-101/2012/06/29/gJQAiiRmBW_blog.html |website=The Washington Post |date=2012-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326035812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/washington-dc-ties-record-high-of-101/2012/06/29/gJQAiiRmBW_blog.html |archive-date=2023-03-26 |url-status=live |last1=Samenow |first1=Jason}}https://web.archive.org/web/20101231041158/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/DC-Winters.htm Watson, Barbara McNaught (November 17, 1999). "Washington Area Winters". National Weather Service. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010.
| {{Convert|106|F|1}} | {{dts|1930-07-20}} | Washington
| {{Convert|−15|F|1}} | {{dts|1899-02-11}} | Washington
| {{Convert|121|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Florida}}
| {{Convert|109|F|1}} | {{dts|1931-06-29}} | Monticello
| {{Convert|−2|F|1}} | {{dts|1899-02-13}} | Tallahassee
| {{Convert|111|F-change|1}} |
{{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Georgia
| {{Convert|112|F|1}} | {{dts|1983-08-20}} | Greenville
| {{Convert|−17|F|1}} | {{dts|1940-01-27}} | Chatsworth
| {{Convert|129|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Guam}}
| {{Convert|100|F|1}} | {{dts|1945-09-10}} | Sånta Rita-Sumai
| {{Convert|56|F|1}} | {{dts|1987-05-31}} | Inalåhan
| {{Convert|44|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Hawaii}}
| {{Convert|100|F|1}} | {{dts|1931-04-27}} | Pahala
| {{Convert|15|F|1}} | {{dts|1975-01-05}} | Mauna Kea Observatories{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=18|title=Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1|author=Christopher C. Burt|website=wunderground.com|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=18|archive-date=October 12, 2015}}
| {{Convert|83|F-change}} |
{{flag|Idaho}}
| {{Convert|118|F|1}} | {{dts|1934-07-28}} | Orofino
| {{Convert|−60|F|1}} | {{dts|1943-01-18}} | Island Park
| {{Convert|178|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Illinois}}
| {{Convert|117|F|1}} | {{dts|1954-07-14}} | East Saint Louis
| {{Convert|−38|F|1}} | {{dts|2019-01-31}} | Mount Carroll{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/extremes/scec/reports/20190305-Illinois-Minimum-Temperature.pdf|title=Memorandum — Illinois State Record Minimum Temperature at Mt. Carroll
|access-date=March 7, 2019|publisher=NCDC }} | {{Convert|155|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Indiana}}
| {{Convert|116|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-14}} | Collegeville
| {{Convert|−36|F|1}} | {{dts|1994-01-19}} | New Whiteland
| {{Convert|152|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Iowa}}
| {{Convert|118|F|1}} | {{dts|1934-07-20}} | Keokuk
| {{Convert|−47|F|1}} | {{dts|1996-02-03}} | Elkader
| {{Convert|165|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Kansas}}
| {{Convert|121|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-24}} | Alton
| {{Convert|−40|F|1}} | {{dts|1905-02-13}} | Lebanon
| {{Convert|161|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Kentucky}}
| {{Convert|116|F|1}} | {{dts|1930-07-28}} | Louisville
| {{Convert|−37|F|1}} | {{dts|1994-01-19}} | Shelbyville
| {{Convert|151|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Louisiana}}
| {{Convert|114|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-08-10}} | Plain Dealing
| {{Convert|−16|F|1}} | {{dts|1899-02-13}} | Minden
| {{Convert|130|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Maine}}
| {{Convert|105|F|1}} | {{dts|1911-07-10}} | North Bridgton
| {{Convert|−50|F|1}} | {{dts|2009-01-16}} | Clayton Lake
| {{Convert|155|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Maryland}}
| {{Convert|109|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-10}} | Cumberland
| {{Convert|−40|F}} | {{dts|1912-01-13}} | Oakland
| {{Convert|149|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Massachusetts}}
| {{Convert|107|F|1}} | {{dts|1975-08-02}} | New Bedford
| {{Convert|−40|F}} | {{dts|1984-01-22}} | Chester
| {{Convert|147|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Michigan}}
| {{Convert|112|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-13}} | Mio
| {{Convert|−51|F|1}} | {{dts|1934-02-09}} | Vanderbilt
| {{Convert|163|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Minnesota}}
| {{Convert|115|F|1}} | {{dts|1917-07-29}} | Beardsley
| {{Convert|−60|F|1}} | {{dts|1996-02-02}} | Tower
| {{Convert|175|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Mississippi}}
| {{Convert|115|F|1}} | {{dts|1930-07-29}} | Holly Springs
| {{Convert|−19|F|1}} | {{dts|1966-01-30}} | Corinth
| {{Convert|134|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Missouri}}
| {{Convert|118|F|1}} | {{dts|1954-07-14}} | Warsaw
| {{Convert|−40|F}} | {{dts|1905-02-13}} | Warsaw
| {{Convert|158|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Montana}}
| {{Convert|117|F|1}} | {{dts|1937-07-05}} | Medicine Lake
| {{Convert|−70|F|1}} | {{dts|1954-01-20}} | Lincoln (Rogers Pass)
| {{Convert|187|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Nebraska}}
| {{Convert|118|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-24}} | Minden
| {{Convert|−47|F|1}} | {{dts|1989-12-22}} | Oshkosh
| {{Convert|165|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Nevada}}
| {{Convert|125|F|1}} | {{dts|1994-06-29}} | Laughlin
| {{Convert|−50|F|1}} | {{dts|1937-01-08}} | San Jacinto
| {{Convert|175|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|New Hampshire}}
| {{Convert|106|F|1}} | {{dts|1911-07-04}} | Nashua
| {{Convert|−50|F|1}} | {{dts|1885-01-22}} | Mount Washington
| {{Convert|156|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|New Jersey}}
| {{Convert|110|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-10}} | Runyon
| {{Convert|−34|F|1}} | {{dts|1904-01-05}} | River Vale
| {{Convert|144|F-change}} |
{{flag|New Mexico}}
| {{Convert|122|F}} | {{dts|1994-06-27}} | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
| {{Convert|−57|F|1}} | {{dts|1963-01-13}} | Ciniza
| {{Convert|179|F-change|1}} |
{{flagicon|New York}} New York
| {{Convert|108|F|1}} | {{dts|1926-07-22}} | Troy
| {{Convert|−52|F|1}} | {{dts|1979-02-18}} | Old Forge{{cite web|url=https://www.ggweather.com/climate/extremes_us.htm%7c|title=UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019.}}
| {{Convert|160|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|North Carolina}}
| {{Convert|110|F|1}} | {{dts|1983-08-21}} | Fayetteville
| {{Convert|−34|F|1}} | {{dts|1985-01-21}} | Burnsville
| {{Convert|144|F-change}} |
{{flag|North Dakota}}
| {{Convert|121|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-07-06}} | Steele
| {{Convert|−60|F|1}} | {{dts|1936-02-15}} | Parshall
| {{Convert|181|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}{{refn|group=note|These are the temeperature extremes for Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Temperature extremes for the Northern Islands Municipality are unavailable.}}
| {{Convert|99|F|1}} | {{dts|2010-07-08}} | Saipan
| {{Convert|62|F|1}} | {{dts|2000-12-15}} | Saipan
| {{Convert|37|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Ohio}}
| {{Convert|113|F}} | {{dts|1934-07-21}} | Gallipolis
| {{Convert|−39|F|1}} | {{dts|1899-02-10}} | Milligan
| {{Convert|152|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Oklahoma}}
| {{Convert|120|F|1}} | {{dts|1994-06-27}} | Tipton
| {{Convert|−31|F|1}} | {{dts|2011-02-10}} | Nowata
| {{Convert|151|F-change|1}} |
{{flag|Oregon}}
| {{Convert|119|F|1}} | {{dts|2021-06-29}} | Pelton Dam
| {{Convert|−54|F|1}} | {{dts|1933-02-10}} | Seneca
| {{Convert|172|F-change |
|-
| {{flag|Pennsylvania}}
| {{Convert|111|F|1}} || {{dts|1936-07-10}} || Phoenixville
| {{Convert|−42|F|1}} || {{dts|1904-01-05}} || Smethport
| {{Convert|153|F-change}}
|-
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}https://www.weather.gov/sju/climo_extremes NOAA. National Weather Service. All Time Extremes for PR and VI. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
| {{Convert|104|F}} || {{dts|1996-07-02}} || Isla de Mona (Mayagüez)
| {{Convert|40|F|1}} || {{dts|1966-01-24}} || San Sebastián
| {{Convert|64|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Rhode Island}}
| {{Convert|104|F}} || {{dts|1975-08-02}} || Providence
| {{Convert|−28|F|1}} || {{dts|1942-01-17}} || Richmond
| {{Convert|132|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|South Carolina}}
| {{Convert|113|F}} || {{dts|2012-06-29}} || Columbia
| {{Convert|−22|F}} || {{dts|1985-01-21}} || Landrum (Hogback Mountain)
| {{Convert|135|F-change}}
|-
| {{flag|South Dakota}}
| {{Convert|120|F|1}} || {{dts|2006-07-15}} || Fort Pierre
| {{Convert|−60|F}} || {{dts|1989-12-22}} || Rochford
| {{Convert|180|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Tennessee}}
| {{Convert|113|F}} || {{dts|1930-08-09}} || Perryville
| {{Convert|−32|F|1}} || {{dts|1917-12-30}} || Mountain City
| {{Convert|145|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Texas}}
| {{Convert|120|F|1}} || {{dts|1994-06-28}} || Monahans
| {{Convert|−23|F|1}} || {{dts|1933-02-08}} || Seminole
| {{Convert|143|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Utah}}
| {{Convert|120|F|C|1}}|| {{dts|2007-07-05}}|| Lake Powell
| {{Convert|−69|F|1}} || {{dts|1985-02-01}} || Peter Sinks{{cite web
|url=https://climate.usurf.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php|title=Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring
|access-date=February 20, 2018
|publisher=Utah Climate Center }}
| {{Convert|189|F-change|C-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Vermont}}
| {{Convert|105|F|1}} || {{dts|1911-07-04}} || Vernon
| {{Convert|−50|F|1}} || {{dts|1933-12-30}} || Bloomfield
| {{Convert|155|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flagicon|U.S. Virgin Islands}} Virgin Islands (U.S.)
| {{Convert|99|F|1}} || {{dts|1996-06-23}} || Charlotte Amalie West
(Cyril E. King Airport)
| {{Convert|51|F|1}} || {{dts|1954-01-31}} || Anna's Hope (Saint Croix)
| {{Convert|48|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Virginia}}
| {{Convert|110|F|1}} || {{dts|1954-07-15}} || Balcony Falls
| {{Convert|−30|F|1}} || {{dts|1985-01-22}} || Pembroke
| {{Convert|140|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Washington}} Washington
| {{Convert|120|F|1}} || {{dts|2021-06-29}} || Hanford Site
| {{Convert|−48|F|1}} || {{dts|1968-12-30}} || Winthrop
| {{Convert|168|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|West Virginia}}
| {{Convert|112|F|1}} || {{dts|1936-07-10}} || Martinsburg
| {{Convert|−37|F|1}} || {{dts|1917-12-30}} || Lewisburg
| {{Convert|149|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| {{Convert|114|F|1}} || {{dts|1936-07-13}} || Wisconsin Dells
| {{Convert|−55|F|1}} || {{dts|1996-02-04}} || Couderay
| {{Convert|169|F-change|1}}
|-
| {{flag|Wyoming}}
| {{Convert|116|F|1}} || {{dts|1900-07-12}} || Bitter Creek
| {{Convert|−66|F|1}} || {{dts|1933-02-09}} || Riverside Ranger Station
| {{Convert|182|F-change|1}}
|}
Unreferenced data assumed to be from [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records NOAA]
See also
- Canadian provincial and territorial temperature extremes
- February 2023 North American cold wave — Mount Washington in New Hampshire experienced a record breaking wind chill of −108 °F (−78 °C).{{cite web |title=‘Historic Arctic outbreak’ crushes records in New England |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/04/northeast-record-cold-boston-arctic/ |website=The Washington Post |date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330081721/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/04/northeast-record-cold-boston-arctic/ |archive-date=2023-03-30 |url-status=live |last1=Cappucci |first1=Matthew}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html NOAA Satellite and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center]
- [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/extremes.html NOAA Website — Weather Extremes]
- [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records NOAA Website — Record Highest/Lowest Temperatures by State]
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