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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 112 °F / 44 °C | September 6, 1925 | Centreville | −27 °F / −33 °C | January 30, 1966 | New Market | 139 °F |
 | 100 °F / 38 °C | June 27, 1915 | Fort Yukon | −80 °F / −62 °C | January 23, 1971 | Prospect Creek | 179 °F |
 | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | April 27, 1972* | Malaeloa/Aitulagi | 53 °F / 11.6 °C | March 28, 1962 | Malaeloa/Aitulagi | 46 °F |
 | 128 °F / 53 °C | June 29, 1994 | Lake Havasu City | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 7, 1971 | McNary | 168 °F |
 | 120 °F / 49 °C | August 10, 1936 | Ozark | −29 °F / −34 °C | February 13, 1905 | Gravette | 149 °F |
 | 134 °F / 57 °C | July 10, 1913 | Furnace Creek (Death Valley) | −45 °F / −43 °C | January 20, 1937 | Boca | 179 °F |
 | 115 °F / 46 °C | July 20, 2019 | John Martin Reservoir[3] | −61 °F / −52 °C | February 1, 1985 | Maybell | 176 °F |
 | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 15, 1995 | Danbury | −37 °F / −38 °C | February 16, 1943 | Norfolk[4] | 143 °F |
 | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 21, 1930 | Millsboro | −17 °F / −27 °C | January 17, 1893 | Millsboro | 127 °F |
 | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 20, 1930* | Washington | −15 °F / −26 °C | February 11, 1899 | Washington | 121 °F |
 | 109 °F / 43 °C | June 29, 1931 | Monticello | −2 °F / −19 °C | February 13, 1899 | Tallahassee | 111 °F |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 112 °F / 44 °C | August 20, 1983* | Greenville | −17 °F / −27 °C | January 27, 1940 | Chatsworth | 129 °F |
 | 100 °F / 37.7 °C | September 10, 1945 | Santa Rita | 56 °F / 13.3 °C | May 31, 1987 | Inarajan | 44 °F |
 | 98 °F / 37 °C | August 19, 1951 | Puunene*[7] | 15 °F / −9 °C | January 5, 1975 | Mauna Kea Observatories[7] | 83 °F |
 | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 28, 1934 | Orofino | −60 °F / −51 °C | January 18, 1943 | Island Park | 178 °F |
 | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 14, 1954 | East Saint Louis | −38 °F / −39 °C | January 31, 2019 | Mount Carroll[8] | 155 °F |
 | 116 °F / 47 °C | July 14, 1936 | Collegeville | −36 °F / −38 °C | January 19, 1994 | New Whiteland | 152 °F |
 | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 20, 1934 | Keokuk | −47 °F / −44 °C | February 3, 1996* | Elkader | 165 °F |
 | 121 °F / 49 °C | July 24, 1936* | Alton | −40 °F / −40 °C | February 13, 1905 | Lebanon | 161 °F |
 | 114 °F / 46 °C | July 28, 1930 | Greensburg | −37 °F / −38 °C | January 19, 1994 | Shelbyville | 151 °F |
 | 114 °F / 46 °C | August 10, 1936 | Plain Dealing | −16 °F / −27 °C | February 13, 1899 | Minden | 130 °F |
 | 105 °F / 41 °C | July 10, 1911* | North Bridgton | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 16, 2009 | Clayton Lake | 155 °F |
 | 109 °F / 43 °C | July 10, 1936* | Cumberland | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 13, 1912 | Oakland | 149 °F |
 | 107 °F / 42 °C | August 2, 1975 | New Bedford | −40 °F / −40 °C | January 22, 1984 | Chester[4] | 147 °F |
 | 112 °F / 44 °C | July 13, 1936 | Mio | −51 °F / −46 °C | February 9, 1934 | Vanderbilt | 163 °F |
 | 115 °F / 46 °C | July 29, 1917 | Beardsley | −60 °F / −51 °C | February 2, 1996 | Tower | 175 °F |
 | 115 °F / 46 °C | July 29, 1930 | Holly Springs | −19 °F / −28 °C | January 30, 1966 | Corinth | 134 °F |
 | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 14, 1954* | Warsaw | −40 °F / −40 °C | February 13, 1905 | Warsaw | 158 °F |
 | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 5, 1937 | Medicine Lake | −70 °F / −57 °C | January 20, 1954 | Lincoln (Rogers Pass) | 187 °F |
 | 118 °F / 48 °C | July 24, 1936* | Minden | −47 °F / −44 °C | December 22, 1989* | Oshkosh | 165 °F |
 | 125 °F / 52 °C | June 29, 1994 | Laughlin | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 8, 1937 | San Jacinto | 175 °F |
 | 106 °F / 41 °C | July 4, 1911 | Nashua | −50 °F / −46 °C | January 22, 1885 | Mount Washington | 156 °F |
 | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 10, 1936 | Runyon | −34 °F / −37 °C | January 5, 1904 | River Vale | 144 °F |
 | 122 °F / 50 °C | June 27, 1994 | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant | −50 °F / −46 °C | February 1, 1951 | Gavilan | 172 °F |
 | 109 °F / 43 °C | July 22, 1926 | Troy | −52 °F / −47 °C | February 18, 1979 | Old Forge[9] | 161 °F |
 | 110 °F / 43 °C | August 21, 1983 | Fayetteville | −34 °F / −37 °C | January 21, 1985 | Burnsville | 144 °F |
 | 122 °F / 50°C | July 6, 1936 | Steele | −60 °F / −51 °C | February 15, 1936 | Parshall | 181 °F |
 [note 2][2] | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | July 8, 2010 | Saipan | 37 °F / 2.7 °C | December 15, 2000 | Saipan | 62 °F |
 | 113 °F / 45 °C | July 21, 1934 | Gallipolis | −39 °F / −39 °C | February 10, 1899 | Milligan | 152 °F |
 | 122 °F / 50 °C | August 12, 1936* | Altus | −31 °F / −35 °C | February 10, 2011 | Nowata | 153 °F |
 | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 27, 1939 | Umatilla[4] | −54 °F / −48 °C | February 10, 1933* | Seneca | 171 °F |
 | 111 °F / 44 °C | July 10, 1936* | Phoenixville | −42 °F / −41 °C | January 5, 1904 | Smethport | 153 °F |
 | 104 °F / 40.0°C | July 2, 1996 | Isla de Mona (Mayagüez) | 40 °F / 4.4 °C | January 24, 1966* | San Sebastian | 64 °F |
 | 104 °F / 40 °C | August 2, 1975 | Providence | −28 °F / −33 °C | January 17, 1942 | Richmond | 132 °F |
 | 113 °F / 45 °C | June 29, 2012 | Columbia | −22 °F / −30 °C | January 21, 1985 | Landrum (Hogback Mountain)[4] | 135 °F |
 | 120 °F / 49 °C | July 15, 2006* | Fort Pierre* | −58 °F / −50 °C | February 17, 1936 | McIntosh | 178 °F |
 | 113 °F / 45 °C | August 9, 1930* | Perryville | −32 °F / −36 °C | December 30, 1917 | Mountain City | 145 °F |
 | 120 °F / 49 °C | June 28, 1994* | Monahans | −23 °F / −31 °C | February 8, 1933* | Seminole | 143 °F |
 | 117 °F / 47 °C | July 5, 1985 | Saint George | −69 °F / −56 °C | February 1, 1985 | Peter Sinks[11] | 186 °F |
 | 105 °F / 41 °C | July 4, 1911 | Vernon[4] | −50 °F / −46 °C | December 30, 1933 | Bloomfield | 155 °F |
 | 99 °F / 37.2 °C | June 23, 1996* | Charlotte Amalie West (Cyril E. King Airport) |
51 °F / 10.5 °C | January 31, 1954 | Anna's Hope (Saint Croix) | 48 °F |
 | 110 °F / 43 °C | July 15, 1954 | Balcony Falls | −30 °F / −34 °C | January 22, 1985 | Pembroke | 140 °F |
 | 118 °F / 48 °C | August 5, 1961* | Ice Harbor Dam | −48 °F / −44 °C | December 30, 1968 | Winthrop | 166 °F |
 | 112 °F / 44 °C | July 10, 1936* | Martinsburg | −37 °F / −38 °C | December 30, 1917 | Lewisburg | 149 °F |
 | 114 °F / 46 °C | July 13, 1936 | Wisconsin Dells | −55 °F / −48 °C | February 4, 1996 | Couderay | 169 °F |
 | 115 °F / 46 °C | August 8, 1983 | Basin | −63 °F / −53 °C | February 9, 1933 | Moran[4] | 178 °F |
*Also on earlier date or dates in that state or territory
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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)". Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- 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". Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- : Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 2". wunderground.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- 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.
- : Christopher C. Burt. "Some Errors in the NCDC U.S.A. State Weather Extreme Records Data: Part 1". wunderground.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Memorandum - Illinois State Record Minimum Temperature at Mt. Carroll" (PDF). NCDC. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- "UNITED STATES EXTREME RECORD TEMPERATURES & DIFFERENCES. Golden Gate Weather Services. Published 2014. Accessed 19 February 2019".
- 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. 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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