<P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Record high temperature </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Place (s) </Th> <Th> Record low temperature </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Place (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 112 ° F / 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001925 - 09 - 05 - 0000 September 5, 1925 </Td> <Td> Centreville </Td> <Td> − 27 ° F / − 33 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 01 - 30 - 0000 January 30, 1966 </Td> <Td> New Market </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> 100 ° F / 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001915 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27, 1915 </Td> <Td> Fort Yukon </Td> <Td> − 80 ° F / − 62 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001971 - 01 - 23 - 0000 January 23, 1971 </Td> <Td> Prospect Creek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 128 ° F / 53 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1994 </Td> <Td> Lake Havasu City </Td> <Td> − 40 ° F / − 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001971 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1971 </Td> <Td> McNary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 120 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1936 </Td> <Td> Ozark </Td> <Td> − 29 ° F / − 34 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001905 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1905 </Td> <Td> Gravette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 134 ° F / 57 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001913 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1913 </Td> <Td> Furnace Creek </Td> <Td> − 45 ° F / − 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001937 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1937 </Td> <Td> Boca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> 114 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1954 </Td> <Td> Sedgwick </Td> <Td> − 61 ° F / − 52 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1985 </Td> <Td> Maybell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 106 ° F / 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 15 - 0000 July 15, 1995 </Td> <Td> Danbury </Td> <Td> − 37 ° F / − 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001943 - 02 - 16 - 0000 February 16, 1943 </Td> <Td> Norfolk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 110 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001930 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1930 </Td> <Td> Millsboro </Td> <Td> − 17 ° F / − 27 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001893 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1893 </Td> <Td> Millsboro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> 106 ° F / 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001930 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1930 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> − 15 ° F / − 26 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001899 - 02 - 11 - 0000 February 11, 1899 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 109 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001931 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1931 </Td> <Td> Monticello </Td> <Td> − 2 ° F / − 19 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001899 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1899 </Td> <Td> Tallahassee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 112 ° F / 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 08 - 20 - 0000 August 20, 1983 * </Td> <Td> Greenville </Td> <Td> − 17 ° F / − 27 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001940 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1940 </Td> <Td> Chatsworth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 98 ° F / 37 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001957 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14, 1957 </Td> <Td> Puunene </Td> <Td> 12 ° F / - 11 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1979 </Td> <Td> Mauna Kea Observatory 111 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> 118 ° F / 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1934 </Td> <Td> Orofino </Td> <Td> − 60 ° F / − 51 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001943 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1943 </Td> <Td> Island Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 117 ° F / 47 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14, 1954 </Td> <Td> East Saint Louis </Td> <Td> − 36 ° F / − 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1999 </Td> <Td> Congerville </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 116 ° F / 47 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14, 1936 </Td> <Td> Collegeville </Td> <Td> − 36 ° F / − 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 01 - 19 - 0000 January 19, 1994 </Td> <Td> New Whiteland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> 118 ° F / 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1934 </Td> <Td> Keokuk </Td> <Td> − 47 ° F / − 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1996 * </Td> <Td> Elkader </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> 121 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 24 - 0000 July 24, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Alton </Td> <Td> − 40 ° F / − 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001905 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1905 </Td> <Td> Lebanon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 114 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001930 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1930 </Td> <Td> Greensburg </Td> <Td> − 37 ° F / − 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 01 - 19 - 0000 January 19, 1994 </Td> <Td> Shelbyville </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 114 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1936 </Td> <Td> Plain Dealing </Td> <Td> − 16 ° F / − 27 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001899 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1899 </Td> <Td> Minden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 105 ° F / 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1911 * </Td> <Td> North Bridgton </Td> <Td> − 50 ° F / − 45 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 01 - 16 - 0000 January 16, 2009 </Td> <Td> Clayton Lake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 109 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Cumberland </Td> <Td> − 40 ° F / − 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001912 - 01 - 13 - 0000 January 13, 1912 </Td> <Td> Oakland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 107 ° F / 42 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 08 - 02 - 0000 August 2, 1975 </Td> <Td> New Bedford </Td> <Td> − 40 ° F / − 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1984 </Td> <Td> Chester </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 112 ° F / 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 13 - 0000 July 13, 1936 </Td> <Td> Mio </Td> <Td> − 51 ° F / − 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1934 </Td> <Td> Vanderbilt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> 115 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001917 - 07 - 29 - 0000 July 29, 1917 </Td> <Td> Beardsley </Td> <Td> − 60 ° F / − 51 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1996 </Td> <Td> Tower </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 115 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001930 - 07 - 29 - 0000 July 29, 1930 </Td> <Td> Holly Springs </Td> <Td> − 19 ° F / − 28 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 01 - 30 - 0000 January 30, 1966 </Td> <Td> Corinth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 118 ° F / 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14, 1954 * </Td> <Td> Warsaw </Td> <Td> − 40 ° F / − 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001905 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1905 </Td> <Td> Warsaw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> 117 ° F / 47 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001937 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1937 </Td> <Td> Medicine Lake </Td> <Td> − 70 ° F / − 57 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1954 </Td> <Td> Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 118 ° F / 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 24 - 0000 July 24, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Minden </Td> <Td> − 47 ° F / − 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001989 - 12 - 22 - 0000 December 22, 1989 * </Td> <Td> Oshkosh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> 125 ° F / 52 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1994 </Td> <Td> Laughlin </Td> <Td> − 50 ° F / − 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001937 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 1937 </Td> <Td> San Jacinto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 106 ° F / 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 07 - 04 - 0000 July 4, 1911 </Td> <Td> Nashua </Td> <Td> − 47 ° F / − 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001885 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1885 </Td> <Td> Randolph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 110 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1936 </Td> <Td> Runyon </Td> <Td> − 34 ° F / − 37 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001904 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1904 </Td> <Td> River Vale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> 122 ° F / 50 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27, 1994 </Td> <Td> Carlsbad </Td> <Td> − 50 ° F / − 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001951 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1951 </Td> <Td> Gavilan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 109 ° F / 42 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001926 - 07 - 22 - 0000 July 22, 1926 </Td> <Td> Troy </Td> <Td> − 52 ° F / − 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 02 - 18 - 0000 February 18, 1979 * </Td> <Td> Old Forge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 110 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 08 - 21 - 0000 August 21, 1983 </Td> <Td> Fayetteville </Td> <Td> − 34 ° F / − 37 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1985 </Td> <Td> Burnsville </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> 121 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1936 </Td> <Td> Steele </Td> <Td> − 60 ° F / − 51 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 02 - 15 - 0000 February 15, 1936 </Td> <Td> Parshall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 113 ° F / 45 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1934 </Td> <Td> Gallipolis </Td> <Td> − 39 ° F / − 39 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001899 - 02 - 10 - 0000 February 10, 1899 </Td> <Td> Milligan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 120 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 27 - 0000 June 27, 1994 * </Td> <Td> Tipton </Td> <Td> − 31 ° F / − 35 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 02 - 10 - 0000 February 10, 2011 </Td> <Td> Nowata </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> 119 ° F / 47 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001898 - 07 - 29 - 0000 July 29, 1898 * </Td> <Td> Pendleton </Td> <Td> − 54 ° F / − 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 02 - 10 - 0000 February 10, 1933 * </Td> <Td> Seneca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 111 ° F / 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Phoenixville </Td> <Td> − 42 ° F / − 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001904 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1904 </Td> <Td> Smethport </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 104 ° F / 40 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 08 - 02 - 0000 August 2, 1975 </Td> <Td> Providence </Td> <Td> − 28 ° F / − 34 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001942 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1942 </Td> <Td> Richmond </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 113 ° F / 45 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 2012 * </Td> <Td> Camden </Td> <Td> − 22 ° F / − 30 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1985 </Td> <Td> Landrum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> 120 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Gann Valley </Td> <Td> − 58 ° F / − 50 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 02 - 17 - 0000 February 17, 1936 </Td> <Td> McIntosh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 113 ° F / 45 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 08 - 09 - 0000 August 9, 1933 * </Td> <Td> Perryville </Td> <Td> − 32 ° F / − 36 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001917 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1917 </Td> <Td> Mountain City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 120 ° F / 49 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1994 * </Td> <Td> Monahans </Td> <Td> − 23 ° F / − 31 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 02 - 08 - 0000 February 8, 1933 * </Td> <Td> Seminole </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> 117 ° F / 47 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5, 1985 </Td> <Td> Saint George </Td> <Td> − 69 ° F / − 56 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1985 </Td> <Td> Garden City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 105 ° F / 41 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 07 - 04 - 0000 July 4, 1911 </Td> <Td> Vernon </Td> <Td> − 50 ° F / − 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1933 </Td> <Td> Bloomfield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 110 ° F / 43 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 07 - 15 - 0000 July 15, 1954 </Td> <Td> Balcony Falls </Td> <Td> − 30 ° F / − 34 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1985 </Td> <Td> Pembroke </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 118 ° F / 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001961 - 08 - 05 - 0000 August 5, 1961 * </Td> <Td> Burbank </Td> <Td> − 48 ° F / − 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1968 </Td> <Td> Mazama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 112 ° F / 44 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 10 - 0000 July 10, 1936 * </Td> <Td> Martinsburg </Td> <Td> − 37 ° F / − 38 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001917 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1917 </Td> <Td> Lewisburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 114 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 13 - 0000 July 13, 1936 </Td> <Td> Wisconsin Dells </Td> <Td> − 55 ° F / − 48 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1996 </Td> <Td> Couderay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> 115 ° F / 46 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1983 </Td> <Td> Basin </Td> <Td> − 63 ° F / − 53 ° C </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1933 </Td> <Td> Moran </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Record high temperature </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Place (s) </Th> <Th> Record low temperature </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Place (s) </Th> </Tr>

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