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Record high and low temperatures for all 50 states |
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The following table lists both the record high and
low temperatures for all fifty states. Each state is
listed alphabetically in the first column, followed
by the highest temperature (in both Fahrenheit and
Celsius) ever recorded there. The next column
displays the date the record high was set, followed
by the location where it occurred. Next appears
the lowest temperature (in both Fahrenheit and
Celsius) ever recorded in that state, followed
by the date the record low was set. The final
column displays the city, town or other location
where the record low occurred.
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Highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the United States |
| State | Record High | Date | Place | Record Low | Date | Place | | Alabama | 112°F 44°C | Sept. 5, 1925 | Centerville, Al. | -27°F -33°C | Jan. 30, 1966 | New Market | | Alaska | 100°F 38°C | June 27, 1915 | Fort Yukon, Ak. | -80°F -62°C | Jan. 23, 1971 | Prospect Creek | | Arizona | 128°F 53°C | June 29, 1994* | Lake Havasu City | -40°F -40°C | Jan. 7, 1971 | Hawley Lake | | Arkansas | 120°F 49°C | Aug. 10, 1936 | Ozark, Ar. | -29°F -34°C | Feb. 13, 1905 | Pond, Ar. | | California | 134°F 57°C | July 10, 1913 | Death Valley, Ca. | -45°F -43°C | Jan. 20, 1937 | Boca, Ca. | | Colorado | 118°F 48°C | July 11, 1888 | Bennett, Co. | -61°F -52°C | Feb. 1, 1985 | Maybell, Co. | | Connecticut | 106°F 41°C | July 15, 1995 | Danbury, Ct. | -32°F -36°C | Jan. 22, 1961* | Coventry, Ct. | | Delaware | 110°F 43°C | July 21, 1930 | Millsboro, De. | -17°F -27°C | Jan. 17, 1893 | Millsboro, De. | | Florida | 109°F 43°C | June 29, 1931 | Monticello, Fl. | -2°F -19°C | Feb. 13, 1899 | Tallahassee, Fl. | | Georgia | 112°F 44°C | Aug. 20, 1983 | Louisville, Ga. | -17°F -27°C | Jan. 27, 1940 | near Rome, Ga. | | Hawaii | 100°F 38°C | Apr. 27, 1931 | Pahala, Hi. | 12°F -11°C | May 17, 1979 | Mauna Kea, Hi. | | Idaho | 118°F 48°C | July 28, 1934 | Orofino, Id. | -60°F -51°C | Jan. 18, 1943 | Island Park Dam | | Illinois | 117°F 47°C | July 14, 1954 | East St. Louis, IL. | -36°F -38°C | Jan. 5, 1999 | Congerville, IL. | | Indiana | 116°F 47°C | July 14, 1936 | Collegeville, In. | -36°F -38°C | Jan. 19, 1994 | New Whiteland | | Iowa | 118°F 48°C | July 20, 1934 | Keokuk, Ia. | -47°F -44°C | Feb. 3, 1996* | Elkader, Ia. | | Kansas | 121°F 49°C | July 24, 1936* | near Alton, Ks. | -40°F -40°C | Feb. 13, 1905 | Lebanon, Ks. | | Kentucky | 114°F 46°C | July 28, 1930 | Greensburg, Ky. | -37°F -38°C | Jan. 19, 1994 | Shelbyville, Ky. | | Louisiana | 114°F 46°C | Aug. 10, 1936 | Plain Dealing, La. | -16°F -27°C | Feb. 13, 1899 | Minden, La. | | Maine | 105°F 41°C | July 10, 1911* | North Bridgton | -48°F -44°C | Jan. 19, 1925 | Van Buren, Me. | | Maryland | 109°F 43°C | July 10, 1936* | Frederick, Md. | -40°F -40°C | Jan. 13, 1912 | Oakland, Md. | | Massachusetts | 107°F 42°C | Aug. 2, 1975 | Chester, Ma. | -35°F -37°C | Jan. 12, 1981 | Chester, Ma. | | Michigan | 112°F 44°C | July 13, 1936 | Mio, Mi. | -51°F -46°C | Feb. 9, 1934 | Vanderbilt, Mi. | | Minnesota | 114°F 46°C | July 6, 1936* | Moorhead, Mn. | -60°F -51°C | Feb. 2, 1996 | Tower, Mn. | | Mississippi | 115°F 46°C | July 29, 1930 | Holly Springs, Ms. | -19°F -28°C | Jan. 30, 1966 | Corinth, Ms. | | Missouri | 118°F 48°C | July 14, 1954* | Union, Mo. | -40°F -40°C | Feb. 13, 1905 | Warsaw, Mo. | | Montana | 117°F 47°C | July 5, 1937 | Medicine Lake | -70°F -57°C | Jan. 20, 1954 | Rogers Pass | | Nebraska | 118°F 48°C | July 24, 1936* | Minden, Ne. | -47°F -44°C | Feb. 12, 1899* | Camp Clarke | | Nevada | 125°F 52°C | June 29, 1994* | Laughlin, Nv. | -50°F -46°C | Jan. 8, 1937 | San Jacinto, Nv. | | New Hampshire | 106°F 41°C | July 4, 1911 | Nashua, NH. | -47°F -44°C | Jan. 29, 1934 | Mt. Washington | | New Jersey | 110°F 43°C | July 10, 1936 | Runyon, NJ. | -34°F -37°C | Jan. 5, 1904 | River Vale, NJ. | | New Mexico | 122°F 50°C | June 27, 1994 | near Carlsbad, NM. | -50°F -45°C | Feb. 1, 1951 | Gavilan, NM. | | New York | 108°F 42°C | July 22, 1926* | Troy, NY. | -52°F -47°C | Feb. 18, 1979 | Old Forge, NY. | | North Carolina | 110°F 43°C | Aug. 21, 1983 | Fayetteville, NC. | -34°F -37°C | Jan. 21, 1985 | Mt. Mitchell | | North Dakota | 121°F 50°C | July 6, 1936 | Steele, ND. | -60°F -51°C | Feb. 15, 1936 | Parshall, ND. | | Ohio | 113°F 45°C | July 21, 1934* | near Gallipolis, Oh. | -39°F -40°C | Feb. 10, 1899 | Milligan, Oh. | | Oklahoma | 120°F 49°C | June 27, 1994* | Tipton, Ok. | -27°F -33°C | Jan. 18, 1930* | Watts, Ok. | | Oregon | 119°F 49°C | Aug. 10, 1898* | Pendleton, Or. | -54°F -48°C | Feb. 10, 1933* | Seneca, Or. | | Pennsylvania | 111°F 44°C | July 10, 1936* | Phoenixville, Pa. | -42°F -41°C | Jan. 5, 1904 | Smethport, Pa. | | Rhode Island | 104°F 40°C | Aug. 2, 1975 | Providence, RI. | -25°F -32°C | Feb. 5, 1996 | Greene, RI. | | South Carolina | 111°F 44°C | June 28, 1954* | Camden, SC. | -19°F -28°C | Jan. 21, 1985 | Caesars Head | | South Dakota | 120°F 49°C | July 15, 2006* | near Usta, SD. | -58°F -50°C | Feb. 17, 1936 | McIntosh, SD. | | Tennessee | 113°F 45°C | Aug. 9, 1930* | Perryville, Tn. | -32°F -36°C | Dec. 30, 1917 | Mountain City | | Texas | 120°F 49°C | June 28, 1994* | Monahans, Tx. | -23°F -31°C | Feb. 8, 1933* | Seminole, Tx. | | Utah | 117°F 47°C | July 5, 1985 | Saint George, Ut. | -69°F -56°C | Feb. 1, 1985 | Peter's Sink | | Vermont | 105°F 41°C | July 4, 1911 | Vernon, Vt. | -50°F -45°C | Dec. 30, 1933 | Bloomfield, Vt. | | Virginia | 110°F 43°C | July 15, 1954 | Balcony Falls, Va. | -30°F -35°C | Jan. 22, 1985 | Mountain Lake | | Washington | 118°F 48°C | Aug. 5, 1961* | Ice Harbor Dam | -48°F -44°C | Dec. 30, 1968* | Winthrop, Wa. | | West Virginia | 112°F 44°C | July 10, 1936* | Martinsburg, WV. | -37°F -38°C | Dec. 30, 1917 | Lewisburg, WV. | | Wisconsin | 114°F 46°C | July 13, 1936 | Wisconsin Dells | -55°F -48°C | Feb. 4, 1996 | Couderay, WI. | | Wyoming | 115°F 46°C | Aug. 8, 1983 | Basin, Wy. | -66°F -54°C | Feb. 9, 1933 | Riverside, Wy. |
* This record was equaled on other dates and/or other places in the state.
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Sources |
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More than a dozen sources were consulted
in preparing this page of record-setting temperatures.
The most exhaustive and authoritative of
these was the National Weather Service and
the National Climatic Data Center.
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