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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.


Sources

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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
-62.2°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
56.7°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
40.6°C
July 10, 1911*
North Bridgton
-50°F
-45.3°C
Jan. 16, 2009
Big Black River, Me.
Maryland
109°F
43°C
July 10, 1936*
Frederick, Md.
-40°F
-40°C
Jan. 13, 1912
Oakland, Md.
Massachusetts
107°F
41.7°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
-56.5°C
Jan. 20, 1954
Rogers Pass, MT.
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.
-31°F
-36°C
Feb. 10, 2011
Nowata, 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
-45.3°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.


Record certification
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NOTE: Air temperature sensors and data loggers that record statewide all-time record high and low temperatures are sometimes taken out of service to test that the data they collect is within their specified accuracy range. Some states consider new statewide all-time record low and high temps to be unofficial until a thorough review of the equipment and data is conducted by climatologists and other weather experts. Temperature sensors are maintained by the National Weather Service (NWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and other partners in the scientific community. A State Climate Extreme Committee (SCEC) may be activated to examine all available vetted data before submitting the new record to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).