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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
.
[1]
If two dates have the same temperature record (e.g. record low of 40 °F or 4.4 °C 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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edit
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State,
federal district,
or territory
|
Record high
temperature
|
Date
|
Place(s)
|
Record low
temperature
|
Date
|
Place(s)
|
Difference
|
Alabama
|
112 °F (44.4 °C)
|
September 6, 1925
|
Centreville
|
?27 °F (?32.8 °C)
|
January 30, 1966
|
New Market
|
139 °F (77.2 °C)
|
Alaska
|
100 °F (37.8 °C)
|
June 27, 1915
|
Fort Yukon
|
?80 °F (?62.2 °C)
|
January 23, 1971
|
Prospect Creek
|
180 °F (100 °C)
|
American Samoa
[note 1]
[2]
|
99 °F (37.2 °C)
|
April 27, 1972
[note 2]
|
Malaeloa/Aitulagi
|
53 °F (11.7 °C)
|
March 28, 1962
|
Malaeloa/Aitulagi
|
46 °F (25.6 °C)
|
Arizona
|
128 °F (53.3 °C)
|
June 29, 1994
|
Lake Havasu City
|
?40 °F (?40 °C)
|
January 7, 1971
|
McNary
|
168 °F (93.3 °C)
|
Arkansas
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
August 10, 1936
|
Ozark
|
?29 °F (?33.9 °C)
|
February 13, 1905
|
Gravette
|
149 °F (82.8 °C)
|
California
|
134 °F (56.7 °C)
|
July 10, 1913
|
Greenland Ranch (Death Valley)
|
?45 °F (?42.8 °C)
|
January 20, 1937
|
Boca
|
179 °F (99.4 °C)
|
Colorado
|
115 °F (46.1 °C)
|
July 20, 2019
|
John Martin Reservoir
[3]
|
?61 °F (?51.7 °C)
|
February 1, 1985
|
Maybell
|
176 °F (97.8 °C)
|
Connecticut
|
106 °F (41.1 °C)
|
July 15, 1995
|
Danbury
|
?37 °F (?38.3 °C)
|
February 16, 1943
|
Norfolk
[4]
|
143 °F (79.4 °C)
|
Delaware
|
110 °F (43.3 °C)
|
July 21, 1930
|
Millsboro
|
?17 °F (?27.2 °C)
|
January 17, 1893
|
Millsboro
|
127 °F (70.6 °C)
|
District of Columbia
[5]
[6]
|
106 °F (41.1 °C)
|
July 20, 1930
[note 2]
|
Washington
|
?15 °F (?26.1 °C)
|
February 11, 1899
|
Washington
|
121 °F (67.2 °C)
|
Florida
|
108 °F (42.2 °C)
|
June 29, 1931
|
Monticello
|
?2 °F (?18.9 °C)
|
February 13, 1899
|
Tallahassee
|
111 °F (61.7 °C)
|
Georgia
|
112 °F (44.4 °C)
|
August 20, 1983
[note 2]
|
Greenville
|
?17 °F (?27.2 °C)
|
January 27, 1940
|
Chatsworth
|
129 °F (71.7 °C)
|
Guam
[2]
|
100 °F (37.8 °C)
|
September 10, 1945
|
Santa Rita-Sumai
|
56 °F (13.3 °C)
|
May 31, 1987
|
Inalahan
|
44 °F (24.4 °C)
|
Hawaii
|
100 °F (37.8 °C)
|
April 27, 1931
|
Pahala
|
15 °F (?9.4 °C)
|
January 5, 1975
|
Mauna Kea Observatories
[7]
|
83 °F (46 °C)
|
Idaho
|
118 °F (47.8 °C)
|
July 28, 1934
|
Orofino
|
?60 °F (?51.1 °C)
|
January 18, 1943
|
Island Park
|
178 °F (98.9 °C)
|
Illinois
|
117 °F (47.2 °C)
|
July 14, 1954
|
East Saint Louis
|
?38 °F (?38.9 °C)
|
January 31, 2019
|
Mount Carroll
[8]
|
155 °F (86.1 °C)
|
Indiana
|
116 °F (46.7 °C)
|
July 14, 1936
|
Collegeville
|
?36 °F (?37.8 °C)
|
January 19, 1994
|
New Whiteland
|
152 °F (84.4 °C)
|
Iowa
|
118 °F (47.8 °C)
|
July 20, 1934
|
Keokuk
|
?47 °F (?43.9 °C)
|
February 3, 1996
[note 2]
|
Elkader
|
165 °F (91.7 °C)
|
Kansas
|
121 °F (49.4 °C)
|
July 24, 1936
[note 2]
|
Alton
|
?40 °F (?40.0 °C)
|
February 13, 1905
|
Lebanon
|
161 °F (89.4 °C)
|
Kentucky
|
116 °F (46.7 °C)
|
July 28, 1930
|
Louisville
|
?37 °F (?38.3 °C)
|
January 19, 1994
|
Shelbyville
|
151 °F (83.9 °C)
|
Louisiana
|
114 °F (45.6 °C)
|
August 10, 1936
|
Plain Dealing
|
?16 °F (?26.7 °C)
|
February 13, 1899
|
Minden
|
130 °F (72.2 °C)
|
Maine
|
105 °F (40.6 °C)
|
July 10, 1911
[note 2]
|
North Bridgton
|
?50 °F (?45.6 °C)
|
January 16, 2009
|
Clayton Lake
|
155 °F (86.1 °C)
|
Maryland
|
109 °F (42.8 °C)
|
July 10, 1936
[note 2]
|
Cumberland
|
?40 °F (?40 °C)
|
January 13, 1912
|
Oakland
|
149 °F (82.8 °C)
|
Massachusetts
|
107 °F (41.7 °C)
|
August 2, 1975
|
New Bedford
|
?40 °F (?40 °C)
|
January 22, 1984
|
Chester
[4]
|
147 °F (81.7 °C)
|
Michigan
|
112 °F (44.4 °C)
|
July 13, 1936
|
Mio
|
?51 °F (?46.1 °C)
|
February 9, 1934
|
Vanderbilt
|
163 °F (90.6 °C)
|
Minnesota
|
115 °F (46.1 °C)
|
July 29, 1917
|
Beardsley
|
?60 °F (?51.1 °C)
|
February 2, 1996
|
Tower
|
175 °F (97.2 °C)
|
Mississippi
|
115 °F (46.1 °C)
|
July 29, 1930
|
Holly Springs
|
?19 °F (?28.3 °C)
|
January 30, 1966
|
Corinth
|
134 °F (74.4 °C)
|
Missouri
|
118 °F (47.8 °C)
|
July 14, 1954
[note 2]
|
Warsaw
|
?40 °F (?40 °C)
|
February 13, 1905
|
Warsaw
|
158 °F (87.8 °C)
|
Montana
|
117 °F (47.2 °C)
|
July 5, 1937
|
Medicine Lake
|
?70 °F (?56.7 °C)
|
January 20, 1954
|
Lincoln
(
Rogers Pass
)
|
187 °F (103.9 °C)
|
Nebraska
|
118 °F (47.8 °C)
|
July 24, 1936
[note 2]
|
Minden
|
?47 °F (?43.9 °C)
|
December 22, 1989
[note 2]
|
Oshkosh
|
165 °F (91.7 °C)
|
Nevada
|
125 °F (51.7 °C)
|
June 29, 1994
|
Laughlin
|
?50 °F (?45.6 °C)
|
January 8, 1937
|
San Jacinto
|
175 °F (97.2 °C)
|
New Hampshire
|
106 °F (41.1 °C)
|
July 4, 1911
|
Nashua
|
?50 °F (?45.6 °C)
|
January 22, 1885
|
Mount Washington
|
156 °F (86.7 °C)
|
New Jersey
|
110 °F (43.3 °C)
|
July 10, 1936
|
Runyon
|
?34 °F (?36.7 °C)
|
January 5, 1904
|
River Vale
|
144 °F (80 °C)
|
New Mexico
|
122 °F (50 °C)
|
June 27, 1994
|
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
|
?57 °F (?49.4 °C)
|
January 13, 1963
|
Ciniza
|
179 °F (99.4 °C)
|
New York
|
108 °F (42.2 °C)
|
July 22, 1926
|
Troy
|
?52 °F (?46.7 °C)
|
February 18, 1979
[note 2]
|
Old Forge
[9]
|
160 °F (88.9 °C)
|
North Carolina
|
110 °F (43.3 °C)
|
August 21, 1983
|
Fayetteville
|
?34 °F (?36.7 °C)
|
January 21, 1985
|
Burnsville
|
144 °F (80 °C)
|
North Dakota
|
121 °F (49.4 °C)
|
July 6, 1936
|
Steele
|
?60 °F (?51.1 °C)
|
February 15, 1936
|
Parshall
|
181 °F (100.6 °C)
|
Northern Mariana Islands
[note 3]
[2]
|
99 °F (37.2 °C)
|
July 8, 2010
|
Saipan
|
62 °F (16.7 °C)
|
December 15, 2000
|
Saipan
|
37 °F (20.6 °C)
|
Ohio
|
113 °F (45 °C)
|
July 21, 1934
|
Gallipolis
|
?39 °F (?39.4 °C)
|
February 10, 1899
|
Milligan
|
152 °F (84.4 °C)
|
Oklahoma
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
June 27, 1994
[note 2]
|
Tipton
|
?31 °F (?35.0 °C)
|
February 10, 2011
|
Nowata
|
151 °F (83.9 °C)
|
Oregon
|
119 °F (48.3 °C)
|
June 29, 2021
[note 2]
|
Pelton Dam
|
?54 °F (?47.8 °C)
|
February 10, 1933
[note 2]
|
Seneca
|
172 °F (96 °C)
|
Pennsylvania
|
111 °F (43.9 °C)
|
July 10, 1936
[note 2]
|
Phoenixville
|
?42 °F (?41.1 °C)
|
January 5, 1904
|
Smethport
|
153 °F (85 °C)
|
Puerto Rico
[10]
|
104 °F (40 °C)
|
July 2, 1996
|
Isla de Mona
(
Mayaguez
)
|
40 °F (4.4 °C)
|
January 24, 1966
[note 2]
|
San Sebastian
|
64 °F (35.6 °C)
|
Rhode Island
|
104 °F (40 °C)
|
August 2, 1975
|
Providence
|
?28 °F (?33.3 °C)
|
January 17, 1942
|
Richmond
|
132 °F (73.3 °C)
|
South Carolina
|
113 °F (45 °C)
|
June 29, 2012
|
Columbia
|
?22 °F (?30 °C)
|
January 21, 1985
|
Landrum
(Hogback Mountain)
[4]
|
135 °F (75 °C)
|
South Dakota
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
July 15, 2006
[note 2]
|
Fort Pierre
[note 2]
|
?60 °F (?51 °C)
|
December 22, 1989
|
Rochford
|
180 °F (100.0 °C)
|
Tennessee
|
113 °F (45 °C)
|
August 9, 1930
[note 2]
|
Perryville
|
?32 °F (?35.6 °C)
|
December 30, 1917
|
Mountain City
|
145 °F (80.6 °C)
|
Texas
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
June 28, 1994
[note 2]
|
Monahans
|
?23 °F (?30.6 °C)
|
February 8, 1933
[note 2]
|
Seminole
|
143 °F (79.4 °C)
|
Utah
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
July 5, 2007
|
Lake Powell
|
?69 °F (?56.1 °C)
|
February 1, 1985
|
Peter Sinks
[11]
|
189 °F (105.0 °C)
|
Vermont
|
105 °F (40.6 °C)
|
July 4, 1911
|
Vernon
[4]
|
?50 °F (?45.6 °C)
|
December 30, 1933
|
Bloomfield
|
155 °F (86.1 °C)
|
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
[10]
|
99 °F (37.2 °C)
|
June 23, 1996
[note 2]
|
Charlotte Amalie West
(
Cyril E. King Airport
)
|
51 °F (10.6 °C)
|
January 31, 1954
|
Anna's Hope
(
Saint Croix
)
|
48 °F (26.7 °C)
|
Virginia
|
110 °F (43.3 °C)
|
July 15, 1954
|
Balcony Falls
|
?30 °F (?34.4 °C)
|
January 22, 1985
|
Pembroke
|
140 °F (77.8 °C)
|
Washington
|
120 °F (48.9 °C)
|
June 29, 2021
|
Hanford Site
|
?48 °F (?44.4 °C)
|
December 30, 1968
|
Winthrop
|
168 °F (93.3 °C)
|
West Virginia
|
112 °F (44.4 °C)
|
July 10, 1936
[note 2]
|
Martinsburg
|
?37 °F (?38.3 °C)
|
December 30, 1917
|
Lewisburg
|
149 °F (82.8 °C)
|
Wisconsin
|
114 °F (45.6 °C)
|
July 13, 1936
|
Wisconsin Dells
|
?55 °F (?48.3 °C)
|
February 4, 1996
|
Couderay
|
169 °F (93.9 °C)
|
Wyoming
|
116 °F (46.7 °C)
|
July 12, 1900
|
Bitter Creek
|
?66 °F (?54.4 °C)
|
February 9, 1933
|
Riverside Ranger Station
[4]
|
182 °F (101.1 °C)
|
Unreferenced data assumed to be from
NOAA
See also
[
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]
Notes
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References
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edit
]
- ^
National Climatic Data Center
.
"State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)"
. Retrieved
February 14,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
c
http://scacis.rcc-acis.org/
SC ACIS (Applied Climate Information System). NOAA Regional Climate Centers. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^
Sakas, Michael (October 4, 2019).
"It's Official, Colorado's 'Wild Weather Year' Sets New High Temp And Hailstone Records"
. Retrieved
October 5,
2019
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
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 October 12, 2015.
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cite web
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link
)
- ^
Samenow, Jason (June 29, 2012).
"Washington, D.C. shatters all-time June record high, sizzles to 104"
.
The Washington Post
.
Archived
from the original on March 26, 2023.
- ^
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.
- ^
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 October 12, 2015.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link
)
- ^
"Memorandum ? Illinois State Record Minimum Temperature at Mt. Carroll"
(PDF)
. NCDC
. Retrieved
March 7,
2019
.
- ^
"UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019"
.
- ^
a
b
https://www.weather.gov/sju/climo_extremes
NOAA. National Weather Service. All Time Extremes for PR and VI. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^
"Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring"
. Utah Climate Center
. Retrieved
February 20,
2018
.
- ^
Cappucci, Matthew (February 4, 2023).
"
'Historic Arctic outbreak' crushes records in New England"
.
The Washington Post
.
Archived
from the original on March 30, 2023.
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