USA & World Weather Records

State	Temperature	Date	Location	Elevation
Alabama	112�	Sept. 5, 1925	Centerville	345
Alaska	100�	June 27, 1915	Ft. Yukon	420
Arizona	128�	June 29, 1994	Lake Havasu	505
Arkansas	120�	Aug. 10, 1936	Ozark	396
California	134�	July 10, 1913	Death Valley	-146
Colorado	115�	July 20, 2019	Las Animas	3,852
Connecticut	106�	July 15, 1995	Danbury	450
Delaware	110�	July 21, 1930	Millsboro	20
Florida	109�	June 29, 1931	Monticell0	207
Georgia	112�	July 24, 1952	Louisville	132
Hawaii	100�	April 27, 1931	Pahala	850
Idaho	118�	July 28, 1934	Orofino	1,027
Illinois	117�	July 14, 1954	E. St Louis	410
Indiana	116�	July 14, 1936	Collegeville	672
Iowa	118�	July 20, 1934	Keokuk	614
Kansas	121�	July 24, 1936	Alton	1,651
Kentucky	114�	July 28, 1930	Greensburg	581
Louisiana	114�	Aug. 10, 1936	Plain Dealing	268
Maine	105�	July 10, 1911	N. Bridgton	450
Maryland	109�	July 10, 1936	Cumberland and Frederick	623, 325
Massachusetts	107�	Aug. 2, 1975	New Bedford and Chester	120, 640
Michigan	112�	July 13, 1936	Mio	963
Minnesota	114�	July 6, 1936	Moorhead	904
Mississippi	115�	July 29, 1930	Holly Springs	600
Missouri	118�	July 14, 1954	Warsaw and Union	705, 560
Montana	117�	July 5, 1937	Medicine Lake	1,950
Nebraska	118�	July 24, 1936	Minden	2,169
Nevada	125�	June 29, 1994	Laughlin	605
New Hampshire	106�	July 4, 1911	Nashua	125
New Jersey	110�	July 10, 1936	Runyon	18
New Mexico	122�	June 27, 1994	Lakewood	2,650
New York	108�	July 22, 1926	Troy	40
North Carolina	110�	Aug. 21, 1983	Fayetteville	213
North Dakota	121�	July 6, 1936	Steele	1,857
Ohio	113�	July 21, 1934	Gallipolis	673
Oklahoma	120�	June 27, 1994	Tipton	1,350
Oregon	119�	Aug. 10, 1898	Pendleton	1,074
Pennsylvania	111�	July 10, 1936	Phoenixville	100
Rhode Island	104�	Aug. 2, 1975	Providence	51
South Carolina	111�	June 28, 1954	Camden	170
South Dakota	120�	July 5, 1936	Gannvalley	1,750
Tennessee	113�	Aug. 9, 1930	Perryville	377
Texas	120�	Aug. 12, 1936	Seymour	1,291
Utah	117�	July 5, 1985	Saint George	2,880
Vermont	105�	July 4, 1911	Vernon	310
Virginia	110�	July 15, 1954	Balcony Falls	725
Washington	118�	Aug. 5, 1961	Ice Harbor Dam	475
West Virginia.	112 �	July 10, 1936	Martinsburg	435
Wisconsin	114�	July 13, 1936	Wisconsin Dells	900
Wyoming	114�	July 12, 1900	Basin	3,500

State	Temperature	Date	Location	Elevation
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 Buren	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	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 and Winthrop	2,120 & 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

Here are some all time high temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) around the World

Africa:                136� El Azizia, Libya (September 22, 1922)
North America: 134� Death Valley, CA (July 10, 1913)
Asia:                  129� Tirat Tsvi, Israel (June 21, 1942)
Australia:            128� Cloncurry, Queensland (January 16, 1889)
Europe:              122� Seville, Spain (August 4, 1881)
South America:   120� Rivadavia, Argentina (December 11, 1905
Oceania:             108� Tuguegarao, Philippines (April 29, 1912)
Greenland            79� Maniitsoq (July 30, 2013)
Antarctica:            65� Esperanza Station, Antarctic Peninsula (January 31, 2020)
South Pole:             9� Amundsen�Scott South Pole Station (December 25, 2011)

COLD NUMB-ERRRRS

Here are some all time low temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) around the World

Antarctica:      -129� Vostok (July 21,1983)***
Greenland:        -93� Summit of Greenland Ice Sheet (December 22, 1991)
Asia:                    -90� Oymyakon, Russia (February 6,1933*)
North America:   -81� Snag, Yukon, Canada (February 3,1947)
Europe:               -67� Ust'Shchugor, Russia (January**)
South America: -27� Sarmiento, Argentina (June 1,1907)
Africa:                 -11� Ifrane, Morocco (February 11,1935)
Australia:             - 9� Charlotte Pass, NSW (June 29,1994)
Oceania:             12� Mauna Kea, HI (May 17,1979)

*Also on February 5 & 7, 1892 at Verkhoyansk, Russia.
**Exact Date Unknown
***A reading of -135.8� was recorded on July 31, 2013 at a desolate ice plateau in East Antarctica. It was the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth, though it will not get that recognition in the official record book since it was based on remote satellite measurements. Only readings measured by thermometers on location, not remotely by satellite, count in the record books. Also note that a reading of -98� was recorded in Oymyakon, Russia in the winter of 2013, but was never confirmed.

SOME OUSTSTANDING TEMPERATURE FALLS

In 24 hours:   100�F, Browing, Mont., Jan. 23–24, 1916, from 44�F to –56�F.
In 12 hours:     84�F, Fairfield, Mont., Dec. 24, 1924, from 63�F at noon to –21�F at midnight.
In 2 hours:       62�F, Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 12, 1911, from 49�F at 6:00 A.M. to –13�F at 8:00 A.M.
In 27 minutes: 58�F, Spearfish, S.D., Jan. 22, 1943, from 54�F at 9:00 A.M. to –4�F at 9:27 A.M.
In 15 minutes: 47�F, Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 10, 1911, from 55�F at 7:00 A.M. to 8�F at 7:15 A.M.

Source: National Climactic Data Center

Coldest Spot In the US

Umiat, Alaska is the coldest place in the United States, with an average temperature of only 10.1�F.

SOME SNOW FACTS

Approximately 70 percent of the annual snowfall in the United States falls during December, January and February. However, for areas near the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, March and April are often their snowiest months.

On average, 105 snow producing storm systems hit the lower 48 United States annually.

The old saying that ten inches of fresh snow contains one inch of water is only occasionally true. In reality, ten inches of new snow can contain as little as 0.10 inches of water to nearly four inches.

Snowfall records in U.S. states (24 hours)
NOTE: Extreme snowfall amounts are notoriously variable across a region, especially in the mountains, so since there are relatively few official snowfall observation sites, most of the following records have likely been exceeded at other locations and times.

State	Location	24-hr Snowfall	Date
Alabama	Walunt Grove	20.0 in.	March 13, 1993
Arizona	Sunrise Mountain	48.0 in.	January 21, 2010
Arkansas	Corning	25.0 in.	January 22, 1918
California	Echo Summit Sierra at Tahoe	67.0 in.	January 5, 1982
Colorado	Silver Lake	75.8 in.	April 14-15, 1921
Connecticut	Ansonia	36.0 in.	February 8-9, 2013
D.C.	Washington	25.0 in.	January 27, 1922
Delaware	Wilmington	25.8 in.	February 5, 2010
Florida	Milton Exp. Stn.	4.0 in.	March 6, 1954
Georgia	Mountain City	24.0 in.	March 12, 1993
Idaho	Sun Valley	38.0 in.	Frbruary 11, 1959
Illinois	Astoria	37.8 in.	February 28, 1900
Indiana	Salem	33.0 in.	December 23, 2004
Iowa	Lenox	24.0 in.	April 20, 1918
Kansas	Pratt	30.0 in.	March 28, 2009
Kentucky	Simers	26.0 in.	March 3, 1942
Louisiana	Rayne	24.0 in.	February 14, 1895
Maine	Eustis	41.8 in.	December 21, 2008
Maryland	Friendsville 48SW	36.5 in.	February 5,2010
Massachusetts	Natick	36.0 in.	April 1, 1997
Michigan	Herman	32.0 in.	December 2, 1985
Minnesota	Minton	36.0 in.	March 31, 1997
Mississippi	Mt. Pleasant + Tunica	18.0 in.	December 23, 1963
Missouri	Neosho	27.6 in.	March 16, 1970
Montana	Shonkin 7S Millegan 14SE	48.0 in.	May 29, 1982 December 27, 2003
Nebraska	Harrisburg 12 WNW	30.0 in.	December 14, 1925
Nevada	Glenbrook	45.0 in.	April 4, 1958
New Hampshire	Randof	56.0 in.	November 23, 1943
New Jersey	Oak Ridge Reservoir	34.0 in.	December 26, 1947
New Mexico	Kelly Ranch	41.0 in.	February 3, 1964
New York	Adams	68.0 in.	January 9, 1976
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	52.0 in.	January 22, 2016
North Dakota	Minot Airport	27.0 in.	April 27, 1984
Ohio	Warren 3S	30.0 in.	April 20, 1901
Oklahoma	Freedom	26.0 in.	March 28, 2009
Oregon	Hood River	47.0 in.	January 9, 1980
Pennsylvania	Lakeville 2 NNE	41.0 in.	February 16, 1958
Rhode Island	Foster	34.0 in.	February 8, 1945
South Carolina	Rimini 2SSW	24.0 in.	February 9-10, 1973
South Dakota	Lead	52.0 in.	March 14, 1973
Tennessee	Mt. Leconte	30.0 in.	March 14, 1993
Texas	Follett	25.0 in.	March 28, 2009
Utah	Alta	55.5 in.	January 5, 1994
Vermont	Jay Peak	42.0 in.	February 5, 1995
Virginia	Luray 5E	33.5 in.	March 3, 1994
Washington	Crystal Mountain Ski Resort	65.0 in.	February 24, 1994
West Virginia	Cooper's Rock	37.0 in.	February 21, 2003
Wisconsin	Neillsville Pell Lake Upson	26.0 in.	December 27, 1904 February 2, 2011 March 3, 2006
Wyoming	Hunter Station	49.0 in.	March 21, 1924
Alaska	Mile 47 Camp	74.0 in.	February 9, 1963
Hawaii	Mauna Kea	7.5 in.	December 22, 2007
Puerto Rico	N/A	0.0 in.	N/A
Virgin Islands	N/A	0.0 in.	N/A

GREATEST SNOWFALLS 
(Recorded in inches)

In 1 month (U.S.):                     390" Tamarack, Calif. Jan. 1911
In 24 hours (N. America):           76" Silver Lake, Colo. April 14–15, 1921
In one storm (N. America):       189" Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, Calif. Feb. 13–19, 1959
In one season (N. America): 1,140" Mount Baker, Wash. 1998–1999

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Topographic Laboratories.

Other Precipitation
(Recorded in inches)

Least per year:                        0.00" at Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile (none ever reported in recorded history)
Most per year(annual):         523.6" at Lloro, Colombia.
Most per year(annual - US): 460.0" at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most in one year:                 1042.0" Cherrapunji, India (1861)
Most in one year(US):            642.0" at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most rain in 1 minute:                 1.5" at Barst, Guadeloupe (November 26, 1970)
Most rain in 1 hour:                   12.0" at Holt, MO, USA (June 22, 1947)
Most rain in 12 hours:               45.0"* at Foc-Foc, La R�union Island (in the Indian Ocean)(Jan 7, 1966)
Most rain in 24 hours:               72.0" at Foc-Foc, La R�union Island (Jan 7, 1966)
Most rain in 48 hours:               97.1" at Aur�re, La R�union Island (Jan 8-10, 1958)
Most rain in 72 hours:             154.7" at Crat�re Commerson, La R�union Island (February 24-26, 2007)
Most rain in 96 hours:             191.7" at Crat�re Commerson, La R�union Island (February 24-27,2007)

*August 12, 2009: Reports that Cyclone Morakot unleashed record rains of 83 inches in 24 hours in Taiwan. This report has not been made official as of September,2009 and may not be, since it wasn't taken at a official station.

Biggest Hail Stone: 8" in diameter, circumference 18.62" (weighed 1.94 lb) at Vivian, South Dakota (July 23, 2010)

Heaviest Hailstone: 2.25 lbs at Gopalganj, Bangladesh (April 14,1986)

Wind Speed

Fastest ever recorded by Doppler radar: 301 MPH, in a tornado near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (May 3, 1999)
Fastest recorded with an anemometer: 253 MPH, on Barrow Island, Australia, on April 10, 1996, during Tropical Cyclone Olivia.
US Record: 231 MPH sustained 1-minute average, at Mount Washington, New Hampshire (April 12, 1934)
Colorado Record: 201 MPH at Long's Peak in the winter of 1981.
Fastest daily average: 108 MPH at Port Martin, Antarctica

Other Readings

Lowest air pressure ever recorded: 25.63"; in the eye of Typhoon Tip over the Pacific Ocean (October 12, 1979)
Highest air pressure ever recorded: 32.06"; at Tosontsengel, Mongolia (December 19, 2001)
Lowest average humidity: 0.03%; South Pole, Antarctica

Most Windy US Cities based on Average Wind Speed [mph]		Least Windy US Cities based on Average Wind Speed [mph]		Maximum US Recorded Wind Speeds [mph]
Mt. Washington, NH	35.3	Oak Ridge, TN	4.4	Mt. Washington, NH	231
St. Paul Island, AK	17.4	Medford, OR	4.8	Atlantic City, NJ	160
Cold Bay, Alaska	16.9	Talkeetna, AK	4.9	Raleigh, NC	153
Blue Hill, MA	15.4	McGrath, AK	5.2	Valdez, AK	94

Hottest US Cities based on Normal Daily Maximum [�F]		Hottest US Cities based on Record Temperatures [�F]
Yuma, AZ	87.9�	Yuma, AZ	124�
Phoenix, AZ	85.9�	Phoenix, AZ	122�
Honolulu, HI	84.4�	Redding, CA	118�
Kahului, HI	83.9�	Midland-Odessa, TX	116�
Ft. Myers, FL	83.9�	Medford, OR; Lewiston, ID; Sacramento, CA	115�

Coldest US Cities based on Normal Daily Maximum [�F]		Coldest US Cities based on Record Temperatures [�F]
Barrow, AK	4.1�	McGrath, AK	-75�
Barter Island, AK	4.3�	Bettles, AK	-70�
Bettles, AK	12.9�	Fairbanks, AK	-62�
Kotzebue, AK	15.3�	Barrow, AK	-56�
Mt. Washington, NH	19.8�	Nome, AK	-54�

Percent of Maximum Possible Sunshine		Cloudiest Cities - Mean # of Days
Yuma, AZ	90%	Cold Bay, AK	305
Redding, CA	88%	Juneau, AK	282
Las Vegas, NV	85%	Valdez, AK	259
Tucson, AZ	85%	Anchorage,AK	241
Phoenix, AZ	85%	Quillayute, WA	239

Least Humid Cities	Morning	Afternoon	Most Humid Cities	Morning	Afternoon
Las Vegas, NV	40%	21%	Quillayute, WA	93%	73%
Phoenix, AZ	51%	23%	Gainesville, FL	93%	60%
Yuma, AZ	53%	23%	Olympia, WA	92%	64%
Tucson, AZ	53%	25%	Port Arthur, TX	91%	64%
El Paso, TX	57%	28%	Lake Charles, LA	91%	63%
Albuquerque, NM	60%	29%	Eugene, OR	91%	60%
Grand Junction, CO	61%	36%	Jackson, MS	91%	58%