U.S. state temperature extremes

The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in each state in the United States, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius during the past two centuries. ^[1]

State	Record high temperature	Date	Place(s)	Record low temperature	Date	Place(s)
Alabama	112 °F / 44 °C	September 5, 1925	Centreville	−27 °F / −33 °C	January 30, 1966	New Market
Alaska	100 °F / 38 °C	June 27, 1915	Fort Yukon	−80 °F / −62 °C	January 23, 1971	Prospect Creek
Arizona	128 °F / 53 °C	June 29, 1994	Lake Havasu City	−40 °F / −40 °C	January 7, 1971	Hawley Lake
Arkansas	120 °F / 49 °C	August 10, 1936	Ozark	−29 °F / −34 °C	February 13, 1905	Gravette
California	134 °F / 57 °C	July 10, 1913	Death Valley	−45 °F / −43 °C	January 20, 1937	Boca
Colorado	118 °F / 48 °C	July 11, 1888	Bennett	−61 °F / −52 °C	February 1, 1985	Maybell, Colorado
Connecticut	106 °F / 41 °C	July 15, 1995	Danbury	−37 °F / −38 °C	February 16, 1943	Norfolk Valley
Delaware	110 °F / 43 °C	July 21, 1930	Millsboro	−17 °F / −27 °C	January 17, 1893	Millsboro
District of Columbia	106 °F / 41 °C	July 20, 1930	Washington	−15 °F / −26 °C	February 11, 1899	Washington
Florida	109 °F / 43 °C	June 29, 1931	Monticello	−2 °F / −19 °C	February 13, 1899	Tallahassee
Georgia	112 °F / 44 °C	August 20, 1983*	Greenville	−17 °F / −27 °C	January 27, 1940	Northern Floyd County
Hawaii	100 °F / 38 °C	April 27, 1931*	Pahala	12 °F / −11°C	January 5, 1975	Mauna Kea
Idaho	118 °F / 48 °C	July 28, 1934	Orofino	−60 °F / −51 °C	January 18, 1943	Island Park Dam
Illinois	117 °F / 47 °C	July 14, 1954	East Saint Louis	−36 °F / −38 °C	January 5, 1999	Congerville
Indiana	116 °F / 47 °C	July 14, 1936	Collegeville	−36 °F / −38 °C	January 19, 1994	New Whiteland
Iowa	118 °F / 48 °C	July 20, 1934	Keokuk	−47 °F / −44 °C	February 3, 1996*	Elkader
Kansas	121 °F / 49 °C	July 24, 1936*	Alton	−40 °F / −40 °C	February 13, 1905	Lebanon
Kentucky	114 °F / 46 °C	July 28, 1930	Greensburg	−37 °F / −38 °C	January 19, 1994	Shelbyville
Louisiana	114 °F / 46 °C	August 10, 1936	Plain Dealing	−16 °F / −27 °C	February 13, 1899	Minden
Maine	105 °F / 41 °C	July 10, 1911*	North Bridgton	−50 °F / −45 °C	January 16, 2009	Big Black River
Maryland	109 °F / 43 °C	July 10, 1936*	Cumberland, Frederick	−40 °F / −40 °C	January 13, 1912	Oakland
Massachusetts	107 °F / 42 °C	August 2, 1975	New Bedford; Chester	−40 °F / −40 °C	January 22, 1984	Chester
Michigan	112 °F / 44 °C	July 13, 1936	Mio	−51 °F / −46 °C	February 9, 1934	Vanderbilt
Minnesota	114 °F / 46 °C	July 29, 1917	Beardsley	−60 °F / −51 °C	February 2, 1996	Tower
Mississippi	115 °F / 46 °C	July 29, 1930	Holly Springs	−19 °F / −28 °C	January 30, 1966	Corinth
Missouri	118 °F / 48 °C	July 14, 1954*	Warsaw; Union	−40 °F / −40 °C	February 13, 1905	Warsaw
Montana	117 °F / 47 °C	July 5, 1937	Medicine Lake; Glendive	−70 °F / −57 °C	January 20, 1954	Rogers Pass
Nebraska	118 °F / 48 °C	July 24, 1936*	Minden	−47 °F / −44 °C	December 22, 1989*	Oshkosh
Nevada	125 °F / 52 °C	June 29, 1994	Laughlin	−50 °F / −46 °C	January 8, 1937	San Jacinto
New Hampshire	106 °F / 41 °C	July 4, 1911	Nashua	−50 °F / −46 °C	January 22, 1885	Mount Washington
New Jersey	110 °F / 43 °C	July 10, 1936	Runyon	−34 °F / −37 °C	January 5, 1904	River Vale
New Mexico	122 °F / 50 °C	June 27, 1994	Waste Isolation Pilot Plant	−50 °F / −46 °C	February 1, 1951	Gavilan
New York	108 °F / 42 °C	July 22, 1926	Troy	−52 °F / −46 °C	February 18, 1979*	Old Forge
North Carolina	110 °F / 43 °C	August 21, 1983	Fayetteville	−34 °F / −37 °C	January 21, 1985	Mount Mitchell
North Dakota	121 °F / 49 °C	July 6, 1936	Steele	−60 °F / −51 °C	February 15, 1936	Parshall
Ohio	113 °F / 45 °C	July 21, 1934	Gallipolis	−39 °F / −39 °C	February 10, 1899	Milligan
Oklahoma	120 °F / 49 °C	June 27, 1994*	Tipton	−31 °F / −35 °C	February 10, 2011	Nowata
Oregon	119 °F / 48 °C	August 10, 1898*	Pendleton, Prineville	−54 °F / −48 °C	February 10, 1933*	Seneca
Pennsylvania	111 °F / 44 °C	July 10, 1936*	Phoenixville	−42 °F / −41 °C	January 5, 1904	Smethport
Rhode Island	104 °F / 40 °C	August 2, 1975	Providence	−28 °F / −34 °C	January 17, 1942	Wood River Jct
South Carolina	113 °F / 45 °C	June 30, 2012*	USC Columbia	−22 °F / −30 °C	January 21, 1985	Hogback Mountain
South Dakota	120 °F / 49 °C	July 15, 2006*	Usta/Fort Pierre (near)	−58 °F / −50 °C	February 17, 1936	McIntosh
Tennessee	113 °F / 45 °C	August 9, 1930*	Perryville	−32 °F / −36 °C	December 30, 1917	Mountain City
Texas	120 °F / 49 °C	June 28, 1994*	Monahans	−23 °F / −31 °C	February 8, 1933*	Seminole
Utah	117 °F / 47 °C	July 5, 1985	Saint George	−69 °F / −56 °C	February 1, 1985	Peter's Sink
Vermont	105 °F / 41 °C	July 4, 1911	Vernon	−50 °F / −46 °C	December 30, 1933	Bloomfield
Virginia	110 °F / 43 °C	July 15, 1954	Balcony Falls	−30 °F / −34 °C	January 22, 1985	Mountain Lake
Washington	118 °F / 48 °C	August 5, 1961*	Ice Harbor Dam	−48 °F / −44 °C	December 30, 1968	Mazama; Winthrop
West Virginia	112 °F / 44 °C	July 10, 1936*	Martinsburg	−37 °F / −38 °C	December 30, 1917	Lewisburg
Wisconsin	114 °F / 46 °C	July 13, 1936	Wisconsin Dells	−55 °F / −48 °C	February 4, 1996	Couderay
Wyoming	115 °F / 46 °C	July 12, 1900	Basin	−66 °F / −54 °C	February 9, 1933	Moran

*Also on earlier date or dates in that state

References

1. National Climatic Data Center. "State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC)". Retrieved 2015-02-14.

External links

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