The Hottest Temperature Recorded in Every State

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2025-06-23T19:34:02Z

Global temperatures continue to increase, with 2024 recording the warmest numbers on record.
In 2021, Oregon, Utah, and Washington broke heat records.
The hottest temperature recorded in US history was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in California in 1913.

Americans are feeling the heat as temperatures climb across the country.

In January, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and 2025 is shaping up to be a scorcher too.

Amid this week’s heat wave, CBS News reported that more than 200 million Americans, from the Midwest to the East Coast, are under heat advisories.

The official climate government website reported that Earth’s temperature has risen by an average of 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit per decade, and 2024 was the warmest year since worldwide records began in 1850.

But global temperature rise doesn’t mean it just gets hotter everywhere at the same rate. According to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), some states in the US reached their all-time hottest recorded temperatures decades ago.

Here’s a list of every state and its hottest day on record.

ALABAMA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit

Montgomery, Alabama. Centreville is located about an hour outside the capital.

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Date: September 6, 1925

Location: Centreville

ALASKA: 100 degrees Fahrenheit

View from Alaska Highway ALCAN.

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Date: June 27, 1915

Location: Fort Yukon

ARIZONA: 128 degrees Fahrenheit

Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

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Date: June 29, 1994

Location: Lake Havasu City

ARKANSAS: 120 degrees Fahrenheit

Ozark National Forest.

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Date: August 10, 1936

Location: Ozark

CALIFORNIA: 134 degrees Fahrenheit

Furnace Creek Visitor Center. — Furnace Creek Visitor Center, which is in Death Valley.

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Date: July 10, 1913

Location: Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch)

COLORADO: 115 degrees Fahrenheit

John Martin Dam in Colorado in 1977.

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Date: July 10, 2019

Location: John Martin Dam

CONNECTICUT: 106 degrees Fahrenheit

Danbury, Connecticut.

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Date: July 15, 1995

Location: Danbury

Torrington, Connecticut, also reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit on August 23, 1916.

DELAWARE: 110 degrees Fahrenheit

Dock near Millsboro, Delaware.

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Date: July 21, 1930

Location: Millsboro

FLORIDA: 109 degrees Fahrenheit

Tallahassee, Florida. Monticello is less than an hour away from the capital city.

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Date: June 29, 1931

Location: Monticello

GEORGIA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit

Meriwether County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia.

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Date: August 20, 1983

Location: Greenville

Louisville, Georgia, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 24, 1952.

HAWAII: 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Coffee farm in Pahala, Hawaii.

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Date: April 27, 1931

Location: Pahala

IDAHO: 118 degrees Fahrenheit

Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho.

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Date: July 28, 1934

Location: Orofino

ILLINOIS: 117 degrees Fahrenheit

East St. Louis, Illinois.

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Date: July 14, 1954

Location: East St. Louis

INDIANA: 116 degrees Fahrenheit

Indianapolis, Indiana. Collegeville is an hour and a half away from the capital.

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Date: July 14, 1936

Location: Collegeville

IOWA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit

Des Moines, Iowa. Keokuk is located three hours outside the capital.

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Date: July 20, 1934

Location: Keokuk

KANSAS: 121 degrees Fahrenheit

Topeka, Kansas. Alton is located about three hours outside the capital.

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Date: July 24, 1936

Location: Alton

Fredonia, Kansas, also reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.

KENTUCKY: 114 degrees Fahrenheit

Frankfort, Kentucky. Greensburg is located about two hours outside the capital.

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Date: July 28, 1930

Location: Greensburg

LOUISIANA: 114 degrees Fahrenheit

Shreveport, Louisiana. Plain Dealings is located about one hour outside the city.

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Date: August 10, 1936

Location: Plain Dealing

MAINE: 105 degrees Fahrenheit

Augusta, Maine. North Bridgton is located about an hour away from the capital.

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Date: July 10, 1911

Location: North Bridgton

North Bridgton, Maine, also reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, 1911.

MARYLAND: 109 degrees Fahrenheit

Cumberland, Maryland.

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Dates: July 10, 1936

Location: Cumberland

Frederick, Maryland, also reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1936. Cumberland, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on August 7, 1918, and August 6, 1918. Keedysville, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on August 6, 1918. Boettcherville, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on July 3, 1898.

MASSACHUSETTS: 107 degrees Fahrenheit

New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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Date: August 2, 1975

Location: New Bedford

Chester, Massachusetts, also reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit on August 2, 1975.

MICHIGAN: 112 degrees Fahrenheit

The Oscoda County Government Center in Mio, Michigan.

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Date: July 13, 1936

Location: Mio

Stanwood, Michigan, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 13, 1936.

MINNESOTA: 115 degrees Fahrenheit

Saint Paul, Minnesota. Beardsley is located about three and a half hours outside the capital.

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Date: July 29, 1917

Location: Beardsley

MISSISSIPPI: 115 degrees Fahrenheit

Holly Springs, Mississippi.

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Date: July 29, 1930

Location: Holly Springs

MISSOURI: 118 degrees Fahrenheit

Jefferson City, Missouri. Union is located about an hour and a half outside the capital.

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Date: July 14, 1954

Location: Union

Warsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954.

MONTANA: 117 degrees Fahrenheit

Medicine Lake, Montana.

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Date: July 5, 1937

Location: Medicine Lake

Glendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893.

NEBRASKA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit

Aerial View of Lincoln, Nebraska, in Autumn. — Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Date: July 24, 1936

Location: Minden

Hartington, Nebraska, also reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 17, 1936. Geneva, Nebraska, reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 15, 1934.

NEVADA: 125 degrees Fahrenheit

Laughlin, Nevada.

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Date: June 29, 1994

Location: Laughlin

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 106 degrees Fahrenheit

Nashua, New Hampshire.

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Date: July 4, 1911

Location: Nashua

NEW JERSEY: 110 degrees Fahrenheit

Sayreville, New Jersey.

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Date: July 10, 1936

Location: Runyon (near Sayreville)

NEW MEXICO: 122 degrees Fahrenheit

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico.

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Date: June 27, 1994

Location: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (near Loving)

NEW YORK: 108 degrees Fahrenheit

Troy, New York.

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Date: July 22, 1926

Location: Troy

NORTH CAROLINA: 110 degrees Fahrenheit

Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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Date: August 21, 1983

Location: Fayetteville

NORTH DAKOTA: 121 degrees Fahrenheit

Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Date: July 6, 1936

Location: Steele

OHIO: 113 degrees Fahrenheit

Gallipolis, Ohio.

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Date: July 21, 1934

Location: Gallipolis

OKLAHOMA: 120 degrees Fahrenheit

Altus, Oklahoma.

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Date: August 12, 1936

Location: Altus

Altus, Oklahoma, first hit the record on July 19, 1936. Poteau, Oklahoma, also reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1936. Alva, Oklahoma, reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.

OREGON: 119 degrees Fahrenheit

Pelton Dam jefferson county oregon — Pelton Dam, Oregon.

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Date: June 29, 2021

Location: Pelton Dam

Moody Farms Agrimet, Oregon, also reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29, 2021. Pendleton, Oregon, reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1898.