The hottest temperature ever recorded in every state
Updated
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.
September 6, 1925
Centreville
June 27, 1915
Fort Yukon
June 29, 1994
Lake Havasu City
August 10, 1936
Ozark
July 10, 1913
Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch)
July 10, 2019
John Martin Dam
July 15, 1995
Danbury
Torrington, Connecticut, also reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit on August 23, 1916.
July 21, 1930
Millsboro
June 29, 1931
Monticello
August 20, 1983
Greenville
Louisville, Georgia, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 24, 1952.
April 27, 1931
Pahala
July 28, 1934
Orofino
July 14, 1954
East St. Louis
July 14, 1936
Collegeville
July 20, 1934
Keokuk
July 24, 1936
Alton
Fredonia, Kansas, also reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.
July 28, 1930
Greensburg
August 10, 1936
Plain Dealing
July 10, 1911
North Bridgton
North Bridgton, Maine, also reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, 1911.
July 10, 1936
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.
August 2, 1975
New Bedford
Chester, Massachusetts, also reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit on August 2, 1975.
July 13, 1936
Mio
Stanwood, Michigan, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 13, 1936.
July 29, 1917
Beardsley
July 29, 1930
Holly Springs
July 14, 1954
Union
Warsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954.
July 5, 1937
Medicine Lake
Glendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893.
July 24, 1936
Minden
Hartington, Nebraska, also reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 17, 1936. Geneva, Nebraska, reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 15, 1934.
June 29, 1994
Laughlin
July 4, 1911
Nashua
July 10, 1936
Runyon (near Sayreville)
June 27, 1994
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (near Loving)
July 22, 1926
Troy
August 21, 1983
Fayetteville
July 6, 1936
Steele
July 21, 1934
Gallipolis
August 12, 1936
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.
June 29, 2021
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.
July 10, 1936
Phoenixville
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, also hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit on July 9, 1936.
August 2, 1975
Providence
June 29, 2012
Columbia
July 15, 2006
Fort Pierre
Gann Valley, South Dakota, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1936.
August 9, 1930
Perryville
Perryville, Tennessee, also hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on July 29, 1930.
June 28, 1994
Monahans
Seymour, Texas, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 12, 1936.
July 10, 2021
St. George
St. George, Utah, also hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1985.
July 7, 1912
Vernon
July 15, 1954
Balcony Falls
Columbia, Virginia, also hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit on July 7, 1900, and July 5, 1900.
June 29, 2021
Hanford
July 10, 1936
Martinsburg
Moorefield, West Virginia, also hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on August 4, 1930.
July 13, 1936
Wisconsin Dells
July 15, 1988
Diversion Dam
Basin, Wyoming, also hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit on August 8, 1983.
