Record High and Low Temperatures in the United States

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Record high and low temperatures for all 50 states

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.

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.

Sources

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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