State Temp Date Station Elevation (feet) Ala. 112 Sept. 5, 1925 Centerville 345 Alaska 100 June 27, 1915 Ft. Yukon 420* Ariz. 128 June 29, 1994 Lake Havasu 505 Ark. 120 Aug. 10, 1936 Ozark 396 Calif. 134 July 10, 1913 Death Valley N/A Colo. 118 July 11, 1888 Bennett 5,484 Conn. 106 July 15, 1995 Danbury 450 Del. 110 July 21, 1930 Millsboro 20 Fla. 109 June 29, 1931 Monticell0 207 Ga. 112 July 24, 1952 Louisville 132 Hawaii 100 April 27, 1931 Pahala 850 Idaho 118 July 28, 1934 Orofino 1,027 Ill. 117 July 14, 1954 E. St Louis 410 Ind. 116 July 14, 1936 Collegeville 672 Iowa 118 July 20, 1934 Keokuk 614 Kansas 121 July 24, 1936 Alton 1,651 Ky. 114 July 28, 1930 Greensburg 581 La. 114 Aug. 10, 1936 Plain Dealing 268 Maine 105 July 10, 1911 N. Bridgton 450 Md. 109 July 10, 1936 Cumberland and Frederick 623, 325 Mass. 107 Aug. 2, 1975 New Bedford and Chester 120, 640 Mich. 112 July 13, 1936 Mio 963 Minn. 114 July 6, 1936 Moorhead 904 Miss. 115 July 29, 1930 Holly Springs 600 Mo 118 July 14, 1954 Warsaw and Union 705, 560 Mont. 117 July 5, 1937 Medicine Lake 1,950 Neb. 118 July 24, 1936 Minden 2,169 Nev. 125 June 29, 1994 Laughlin 605 N.H. 106 July 4, 1911 Nashua 125 N.J. 110 July 10, 1936 Runyon 18 N.M. 122 June 27, 1994 Lakewood N/A N.Y. 108 July 22, 1926 Troy 35 N.C. 110 Aug. 21, 1983 Fayetteville 213 N.D. 121 July 6, 1936 Steele 1,857 Ohio 113 July 21, 1934 Gallipolis 673 Okla. 120 June 27, 1994 Tipton 1,350 Ore. 119 Aug. 10, 1898 Pendleton 1,074 Pa. 111 July 10, 1936 Phoenixville 100 R.I. 104 Aug. 2, 1975 Providence 51 S.C. 111 June 28, 1954 Camden 170 S.D. 120 July 5, 1936 Gannvalley 1,750 Tenn. 113 Aug. 9, 1930 Perryville 377 Texas 120 Aug. 12, 1936 Seymour 1,291 Utah 117 July 5, 1985 Saint George 2,880 Vt. 105 July 4, 1911 Vernon 310 Va. 110 July 15, 1954 Balcony Falls 725 Wash. 118 Aug. 5, 1961 Ice Harbor Dam 475 475 W. Va. 112 July 10, 1936 Martinsburg 435 Wis. 114 July 13, 1936 Wisconsin Dells 900 Wyo. 114 July 12, 1900 Basin 3,500 * Estimated
Source: USA TODAY Weather Almanac by Jack Williams
State Temp. Date Station Elevation
( F) (feet)
Alabama -27 Jan. 30, 1966 New Market 760
Alaska -80 Jan. 23, 1971 Prospect Creek 1,100
Arizona -40 Jan. 7, 1971 Hawley Lake 8,180
Arkansas -29 Feb. 13, 1905 Pond 1,250
California -45 Jan. 20, 1937 Boca 5,532
Colorado -61 Feb. 1, 1985 Maybell 5,920
Connecticut -32 Feb. 16, 1943 Falls Village 585
Delaware -17 Jan. 17, 1893 Millsboro 20
Florida - 2 Feb. 13, 1899 Tallahassee 193
Georgia -17 Jan. 27, 1940 N. Floyd County 1,000
Hawaii 12 May 17, 1979 Mauna Kea 13,770
Idaho -60 Jan. 18, 1943 Island Park Dam 6,285
Illinois -36 Jan. 5, 1999 Congerville 722
Indiana -36 Jan. 19, 1994 New Whiteland 785
Iowa -47 Feb. 3, 1996* Elkader 770
Kansas -40 Feb. 13, 1905 Lebanon 1,812
Kentucky -34 Jan. 28, 1963 Cynthiana 684
Louisiana -16 Feb. 13, 1899 Minden 194
Maine -48 Jan. 19, 1925 Van Buren1 458
Maryland -40 Jan. 13, 1912 Oakland 2,461
Massachusetts -35 Jan. 12, 1981 Chester 640
Michigan -51 Feb. 9, 1934 Vanderbilt 785
Minnesota -60 Feb. 2, 1996 Tower 1,430
Mississippi -19 Jan. 30, 1966 Corinth 420
Missouri -40 Feb. 13, 1905 Warsaw 700
Montana -70 Jan. 20, 1954 Rogers Pass 5,470
Nebraska -47 Feb. 12, 1899 Camp Clarke 3,700
Nevada -50 Jan. 8, 1937 San Jacinto 5,200
New Hampshire -47 Jan. 29, 1934 Mt. Washington 6,288
New Jersey -34 Jan. 5, 1904 River Vale 70
New Mexico -50 Feb. 1, 1951 Gavilan 7,350
New York -52 Feb. 18, 1979* Old Forge 1,720
North Carolina -34 Jan. 21, 1985 Mt. Mitchell 6,525
North Dakota -60 Feb. 15, 1936 Parshall 1,929
Ohio -39 Feb. 10, 1899 Milligan 800
Oklahoma -27 Jan. 18, 1930 Watts 958
Oregon -54 Feb. 10, 1933* Seneca 4,700
Pennsylvania -42 Jan. 5, 1904 Smethport est. 1,500
Rhode Island -25 Feb. 5, 1996 Greene 425
South Carolina -19 Jan. 21, 1985 Caesars Head 3,100
South Dakota -58 Feb. 17, 1936 McIntosh 2,277
Tennessee -32 Dec. 30, 1917 Mountain City 2,471
Texas -23 Feb. 8, 1933* Seminole 3,275
Utah -69 Feb. 1, 1985 Peter's Sink 8,092
Vermont -50 Dec. 30, 1933 Bloomfield 915
Virginia -30 Jan. 22, 1985 Mountain Lake 3,870
Washington -48 Dec. 30, 1968 Mazama 2,120
Winthrop 1,755
West Virginia -37 Dec. 30, 1917 Lewisburg 2,200
Wisconsin -54 Jan. 24, 1922 Danbury 908
Wyoming -66 Feb. 9, 1933 Riverside 6,650
*Also on earlier dates at the same or other places.
1 The low temperature of -55 at Allagash, Maine, in January of
1999 was found to be 13 degrees too cold. The previous record of
-48 at Van Buren still stands.