U.S. state and territory temperature extremes

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 in 1911 in Aibonito and 1966 in San Sebastian in Puerto Rico), only the most recent date is shown.

## Contents

* 1 List
* 2 See also
* 3 Notes
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## List

State,
federal district,
or territory  | Record high
temperature | Date | Place(s) | Record low
temperature | Date | Place(s)  | Difference

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Alabama | 112 °F / 44 °C | 1925-09-06 | Centreville  | −27 °F / −33 °C | 1966-01-30 | New Market  | 139 °F
Alaska | 100 °F / 38 °C | 1915-06-27 | Fort Yukon  | −80 °F / −62 °C | 1971-01-23 | Prospect Creek  | 179 °F
American Samoa [note 1][2] | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | 1972-04-27* | Malaeloa/Aitulagi  | 53 °F / 11.6 °C | 1962-03-28 | Malaeloa/Aitulagi  | 46 °F
Arizona | 128 °F / 53 °C | 1994-06-29 | Lake Havasu City  | −40 °F / −40 °C | 1971 | McNary  | 168 °F
Arkansas | 120 °F / 49 °C | 1936-08-10 | Ozark  | −29 °F / −34 °C | 1905-02-13 | Gravette  | 149 °F
California | 134 °F / 57 °C | 1913-07-10 | Furnace Creek (Death Valley)  | −45 °F / −43 °C | 1937-01-20 | Boca  | 179 °F
Colorado | 115 °F / 46 °C | 2019-07-20 | John Martin Reservoir[3] | −61 °F / −52 °C | 1985-02-01 | Maybell  | 176 °F
Connecticut | 106 °F / 41 °C | 1995-07-15 | Danbury  | −37 °F / −38 °C | 1943-02-16 | Norfolk[4] | 143 °F
Delaware | 110 °F / 43 °C | 1930-07-21 | Millsboro  | −17 °F / −27 °C | 1893-01-17 | Millsboro  | 127 °F
District of Columbia[5][6] | 106 °F / 41 °C | 1930-07-20* | Washington  | −15 °F / −26 °C | 1899-02-11 | Washington  | 121 °F
Florida | 109 °F / 43 °C | 1931-06-29 | Monticello  | −2 °F / −19 °C | 1899-02-13 | Tallahassee  | 111 °F
Georgia | 112 °F / 44 °C | 1983-08-20* | Greenville  | −17 °F / −27 °C | 1940-01-27 | Chatsworth  | 129 °F
Guam [2] | 100 °F / 37.7 °C | 1945-09-10 | Santa Rita  | 56 °F / 13.3 °C | 1987-05-31 | Inarajan  | 44 °F
Hawaii | 98 °F / 37 °C | August 19, 1951 | Puunene*[7] | 15 °F / −9 °C | 1975-01-05 | Mauna Kea Observatories[7] | 83 °F
Idaho | 118 °F / 48 °C | 1934-07-28 | Orofino  | −60 °F / −51 °C | 1943-01-18 | Island Park  | 178 °F
Illinois | 117 °F / 47 °C | 1954-07-14 | East Saint Louis  | −38 °F / −39 °C | 2019-01-31 | Mount Carroll[8] | 155 °F
Indiana | 116 °F / 47 °C | 1936-07-14 | Collegeville  | −36 °F / −38 °C | 1994-01-19 | New Whiteland  | 152 °F
Iowa | 118 °F / 48 °C | 1934-07-20 | Keokuk  | −47 °F / −44 °C | 1996-02-03* | Elkader  | 165 °F
Kansas | 121 °F / 49 °C | 1936-07-24* | Alton  | −40 °F / −40 °C | 1905-02-13 | Lebanon  | 161 °F
Kentucky | 114 °F / 46 °C | 1930-07-28 | Greensburg  | −37 °F / −38 °C | 1994-01-19 | Shelbyville  | 151 °F
Louisiana | 114 °F / 46 °C | 1936-08-10 | Plain Dealing  | −16 °F / −27 °C | 1899-02-13 | Minden  | 130 °F
Maine | 105 °F / 41 °C | 1911-07-10* | North Bridgton  | −50 °F / −46 °C | 2009-01-16 | Clayton Lake  | 155 °F
Maryland | 109 °F / 43 °C | 1936-07-10* | Cumberland  | −40 °F / −40 °C | 1912-01-13 | Oakland  | 149 °F
Massachusetts | 107 °F / 42 °C | 1975-08-02 | New Bedford  | −40 °F / −40 °C | 1984-01-22 | Chester[4] | 147 °F
Michigan | 112 °F / 44 °C | 1936-07-13 | Mio  | −51 °F / −46 °C | 1934-02-09 | Vanderbilt  | 163 °F
Minnesota | 115 °F / 46 °C | 1917-07-29 | Beardsley  | −60 °F / −51 °C | 1996-02-02 | Tower  | 175 °F
Mississippi | 115 °F / 46 °C | 1930-07-29 | Holly Springs  | −19 °F / −28 °C | 1966-01-30 | Corinth  | 134 °F
Missouri | 118 °F / 48 °C | 1954-07-14* | Warsaw  | −40 °F / −40 °C | 1905-02-13 | Warsaw  | 158 °F
Montana | 117 °F / 47 °C | 1937-07-05 | Medicine Lake  | −70 °F / −57 °C | 1954-01-20 | Lincoln (Rogers Pass)  | 187 °F
Nebraska | 118 °F / 48 °C | 1936-07-24* | Minden  | −47 °F / −44 °C | 1989-12-22* | Oshkosh  | 165 °F
Nevada | 125 °F / 52 °C | 1994-06-29 | Laughlin  | −50 °F / −46 °C | 1937-01-08 | San Jacinto  | 175 °F
New Hampshire | 106 °F / 41 °C | 1911-07-04 | Nashua  | −50 °F / −46 °C | 1885-01-22 | Mount Washington  | 156 °F
New Jersey | 110 °F / 43 °C | 1936-07-10 | Runyon  | −34 °F / −37 °C | 1904-01-05 | River Vale  | 144 °F
New Mexico | 122 °F / 50 °C | 1994-06-27 | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant | −50 °F / −46 °C | 1951-02-01 | Gavilan  | 172 °F
New York | 109 °F / 43 °C | 1926-07-22 | Troy  | −52 °F / −47 °C | 1979-02-18 | Old Forge[9] | 161 °F
North Carolina | 110 °F / 43 °C | 1983-08-21 | Fayetteville  | −34 °F / −37 °C | 1985-01-21 | Burnsville  | 144 °F
North Dakota | 122 °F / 50°C | 1936-07-06 | Steele  | −60 °F / −51 °C | 1936-02-15 | Parshall  | 181 °F
Northern Mariana Islands
[note 2][2] | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | 2010-07-08 | Saipan | 37 °F / 2.7 °C | 2000-12-15 | Saipan | 62 °F
Ohio | 113 °F / 45 °C | 1934-07-21 | Gallipolis  | −39 °F / −39 °C | 1899-02-10 | Milligan  | 152 °F
Oklahoma | 122 °F / 50 °C | 1936-08-12* | Altus  | −31 °F / −35 °C | 2011-02-10 | Nowata  | 153 °F
Oregon | 117 °F / 47 °C | 1939-07-27 | Umatilla[4] | −54 °F / −48 °C | 1933-02-10* | Seneca  | 171 °F
Pennsylvania | 111 °F / 44 °C | 1936-07-10* | Phoenixville  | −42 °F / −41 °C | 1904-01-05 | Smethport  | 153 °F
Puerto Rico [10] | 104 °F / 40.0°C | 1996-07-02 | Isla de Mona (Mayagüez)  | 40 °F / 4.4 °C | 1966-01-24* | San Sebastian  | 64 °F
Rhode Island | 104 °F / 40 °C | 1975-08-02 | Providence  | −28 °F / −33 °C | 1942-01-17 | Richmond  | 132 °F
South Carolina | 113 °F / 45 °C | 2012-06-29 | Columbia  | −22 °F / −30 °C | 1985-01-21 | Landrum (Hogback Mountain)[4] | 135 °F
South Dakota | 120 °F / 49 °C | 2006-07-15* | Fort Pierre*  | −58 °F / −50 °C | 1936-02-17 | McIntosh  | 178 °F
Tennessee | 113 °F / 45 °C | 1930-08-09* | Perryville  | −32 °F / −36 °C | 1917-12-30 | Mountain City  | 145 °F
Texas | 120 °F / 49 °C | 1994-06-28* | Monahans  | −23 °F / −31 °C | 1933-02-08* | Seminole  | 143 °F
Utah | 117 °F / 47 °C | 1985-07-05 | Saint George | −69 °F / −56 °C | 1985-02-01 | Peter Sinks[11] | 186 °F
Vermont | 105 °F / 41 °C | 1911-07-04 | Vernon[4] | −50 °F / −46 °C | 1933-12-30 | Bloomfield  | 155 °F
Virgin Islands (U.S.) [10] | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | 1996-06-23* | Charlotte Amalie West
(Cyril E. King Airport) | 51 °F / 10.5 °C | 1954-01-31 | Anna's Hope (Saint Croix)  | 48 °F
Virginia | 110 °F / 43 °C | 1954-07-15 | Balcony Falls  | −30 °F / −34 °C | 1985-01-22 | Pembroke  | 140 °F
Washington (state) | 118 °F / 48 °C | 1961-08-05* | Ice Harbor Dam  | −48 °F / −44 °C | 1968-12-30 | Winthrop  | 166 °F
West Virginia | 112 °F / 44 °C | 1936-07-10* | Martinsburg  | −37 °F / −38 °C | 1917-12-30 | Lewisburg  | 149 °F
Wisconsin | 114 °F / 46 °C | 1936-07-13 | Wisconsin Dells  | −55 °F / −48 °C | 1996-02-04 | Couderay  | 169 °F
Wyoming | 115 °F / 46 °C | 1983-08-08 | Basin  | −63 °F / −53 °C | 1933-02-09 | Moran[4] | 178 °F

*Also on earlier date or dates in that state or territory

## See also

Canadian provincial and territorial temperature extremes

## Notes

1. ↑ These are the temperature extremes for Tutuila island. Temperature extremes for other parts of American Samoa, such as the Manu'a Islands, are unavailable.
2. ↑ These are the temeperature extremes for Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Temperature extremes for the Northern Islands Municipality are unavailable.

## References

1. ↑ National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)". http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://scacis.rcc-acis.org/ SC ACIS (Applied Climate Information System). NOAA Regional Climate Centers. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
3. ↑ Sakas, Michael (October 4, 2019). "It’s Official, Colorado’s ‘Wild Weather Year’ Sets New High Temp And Hailstone Records". https://www.cpr.org/2019/10/04/its-official-colorados-wild-weather-year-sets-new-high-temp-and-hailstone-records/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5

Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2". Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=19.
5. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/washington-dc-ties-record-high-of-101/2012/06/29/gJQAiiRmBW_blog.html Samenow, Jason (June 29, 2012). "Washington, D.C. shatters all-time June record high, sizzles to 104". The Washington Post.
6. ↑ 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.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1

Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1". Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012131142/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=18.
8. ↑ "Memorandum - Illinois State Record Minimum Temperature at Mt. Carroll". NCDC. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/extremes/scec/reports/20190305-Illinois-Minimum-Temperature.pdf. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
9. ↑ "UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019.". https://www.ggweather.com/climate/extremes_us.htm|.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.weather.gov/sju/climo_extremes NOAA. National Weather Service. All Time Extremes for PR and VI. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
11. ↑ "Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring". Utah Climate Center. https://climate.usurf.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

## External links

* NOAA Satellite and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center
* NOAA Website - Weather Extremes
* NOAA Website - Record Highest/Lowest Temperatures by State

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