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.

List

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

Notes

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

References

↑ National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)". http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
↑ ^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.
↑ 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/.
↑ ^4.0 ^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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ ^7.0 ^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.
↑ "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.
↑ "UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019.". https://www.ggweather.com/climate/extremes_us.htm%7c.
↑ ^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.
↑ "Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring". Utah Climate Center. https://climate.usurf.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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[2] These are the temperature extremes for Tutuila island. Temperature extremes for other parts of American Samoa, such as the Manu'a Islands, are unavailable.

[11] These are the temeperature extremes for Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Temperature extremes for the Northern Islands Municipality are unavailable.

[1] National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCsEC)". http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[AS-3] 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.

[CPR-4] 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/.

[wu1-5] 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.

[6] ttps://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.

[7] ttps://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.

[wu2-8] 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.

[9] "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.

[10] "UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019.". https://www.ggweather.com/climate/extremes_us.htm%7c.

[PRVI-12] 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.

[13] "Peter Sinks Temperature Monitoring". Utah Climate Center. https://climate.usurf.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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