U.S. state temperature extremes
From Academic Kids
The following is a table showing the highest and lowest temperatures on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales by state in the United States.
| State | Record High | Date | Place | Record Low | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 112°F 44°C | 09-05-1925 | Centerville | -27°F -33°C | 01-30-1966 | New Market |
| Alaska | 100°F 38°C | 06-27-1915 | Fort Yukon | -80°F -62°C | 01-23-1971 | Prospect Creek |
| Arizona | 128°F 53°C | 06-29-1994 | Lake Havasu City | -40°F -40°C | 01-07-1971 | Hawley Lake |
| Arkansas | 120°F 49°C | 08-10-1936 | Ozark | -29°F -34°C | 02-13-1905 | Pond |
| California | 134°F 57°C | 07-10-1913 | Death Valley | -45°F -43°C | 01-20-1937 | Boca |
| Colorado | 118°F 48°C | 07-11-1888 | Bennett | -61°F -52°C | 02-01-1985 | Maybell |
| Connecticut | 106°F 41°C | 07-15-1995 | Danbury | -32°F -36°C | 02-16-1943 | Falls Village |
| Delaware | 110°F 43°C | 07-21-1930 | Millsboro | -17°F -27°C | 01-17-1893 | Millsboro |
| Florida | 109°F 43°C | 06-29-1931 | Monticello | -2°F -19°C | 02-13-1899 | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | 112°F 44°C | 07-24-1952 | Louisville | -17°F -27°C | 01-27-1940 | N. Floyd County |
| Hawaii | 100°F 38°C | 04-27-1931 | Pahala | 12°F -11°C | 05-17-1979 | Mauna Kea |
| Idaho | 118°F 48°C | 07-28-1934 | Orofino | -60°F -51°C | 01-18-1943 | Island Park Dam |
| Illinois | 117°F 47°C | 07-14-1954 | East St. Louis | -36°F -38°C | 01-05-1999 | Congerville |
| Indiana | 116°F 47°C | 07-14-1936 | Collegeville | -36°F -38°C | 01-19-1994 | New Whiteland |
| Iowa | 118°F 48°C | 07-20-1934 | Keokuk | -47°F -44°C | 02-03-1996 | Elkader |
| Kansas | 121°F 49°C | 07-24-1936 | Alton | -40°F -40°C | 02-13-1905 | Lebanon |
| Kentucky | 114°F 46°C | 07-28-1930 | Greensburg | -34°F -37°C | 01-28-1963 | Cynthiana |
| Louisiana | 114°F 46°C | 08-10-1936 | Plain Dealing | -16°F -27°C | 02-13-1899 | Minden |
| Maine | 105°F 41°C | 07-10-1911 | N. Bridgton | -48°F -45°C | 01-19-1925 | Van Buren |
| Maryland | 109°F 44°C | 07-10-1936 | Cumberland and Fredrick | -40°F -40°C | 01-13-1912 | Oakland |
| Massachusetts | 107°F 43°C | 08-02-1975 | New Bedford and Chester | -35°F -37°C | 01-12-1981 | Chester |
| Michigan | 112°F 44°C | 07-13-1936 | Mio | -51°F -46°C | 02-09-1934 | Vanderbilt |
| Minnesota | 114°F 46°C | 07-06-1936 | Moorhead | -60°F -51°C | 02-02-1996 | Tower |
| Mississippi | 115°F 47°C | 07-29-1930 | Holly Springs | -19°F -28°C | 01-30-1966 | Corinth |
| Missouri | 118°F 48°C | 07-14-1954 | Warsaw and Union | -40°F -40°C | 02-13-1905 | Warsaw |
| Montana | 117°F 48°C | 07-05-1937 | Medicine Lake | -70°F -57°C | 01-20-1954 | Rogers Pass |
| Nebraska | 118°F 48°C | 07-24-1936 | Minden | -47°F -44°C | 02-12-1899 | Camp Clarke |
| Nevada | 125°F 52°C | 06-29-1994 | Laughlin | -50°F -46°C | 01-08-1937 | San Jacinto |
| New Hampshire | 106°F 42°C | 07-04-1911 | Nashua | -47°F -44°C | 01-29-1934 | Mount Washington |
| New Jersey | 110°F 43°C | 07-10-1936 | Runyon | -34°F -37°C | 01-05-1934 | River Vale |
| New Mexico | 122°F 50°C | 06-27-1994 | Lakewood | -50°F -45°C | 02-01-1951 | Gavilan |
| New York | 108°F 42°C | 07-22-1926 | Troy | -52°F -47°C | 02-18-1979 | Old Forge |
| North Carolina | 110°F 43°C | 08-21-1983 | Fayetteville | -34°F -37°C | 01-21-1985 | Mount Mitchell |
| North Dakota | 121°F 50°C | 07-06-1936 | Steele | -60°F -51°C | 02-15-1936 | Parshall |
| Ohio | 113°F 45°C | 07-21-1934 | Gallipolis | -39°F -40°C | 02-10-1899 | Milligan |
| Oklahoma | 120°F 48°C | 06-27-1994 | Tipton | -27°F -33°C | 01-18-1930 | Watts |
| Oregon | 119°F 49°C | 08-10-1898 | Pendleton | -54°F -48°C | 02-10-1933 | Seneca |
| Pennsylvania | 111°F 44°C | 07-10-1936 | Phoenixville | -42°F -41°C | 01-05-1904 | Smethport |
| Rhode Island | 104°F 40°C | 08-02-1975 | Providence | -25°F -32°C | 02-05-1996 | Greene |
| South Carolina | 111°F 44°C | 06-28-1954 | Camden | -19°F -28°C | 01-21-1985 | Caesars Head |
| South Dakota | 120°F 49°C | 07-05-1936 | Gannvalley | -58°F -50°C | 02-17-1936 | McIntosh |
| Tennessee | 113°F 48°C | 08-09-1930 | Perryville | -32°F -36°C | 12-30-1917 | Mountain City |
| Texas | 120°F 49°C | 08-12-1930 | Seymour | -23°F -31°C | 02-08-1933 | Seminole |
| Utah | 117°F 44°C | 07-05-1985 | Saint George | -69°F -56°C | 02-01-1985 | Peter's Sink |
| Vermont | 105°F 40°C | 07-04-1911 | Vernon | -50°F -45°C | 12-30-1933 | Bloomfield |
| Virginia | 110°F 43°C | 07-15-1954 | Balcony Falls | -30°F -35°C | 01-22-1985 | Mountain Lake |
| Washington | 118°F 48°C | 08-05-1961 | Ice Harbor Dam and Grant County | -48°F -44°C | 12-30-1968 | Mazama and Winthrop |
| West Virginia | 112°F 44°C | 07-10-1936 | Martinsburg | -37°F -39°C | 12-30-1917 | Lewisburg |
| Wisconsin | 114°F 46°C | 07-13-1936 | Wisconsin Dells | -55°F -48°C | 02-04-1996 | Couderay |
| Wyoming | 114°F 46°C | 07-12-1900 | Basin | -66°F -54°C | 02-09-1933 | Riverside |
