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Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]
Medford, a city near the Cascade Mountains and the northern border of California, is the warmest in Oregon. The average annual high there is 68 degrees. Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives
Medford, a city near the Cascade Mountains and the northern border of California, is the warmest in Oregon. The average annual high there is 68 degrees. Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives
The tule fog, named after the local tule grass wetlands, can reduce visibility to near zero, making it the primary cause of weather-related traffic accidents in the state. On November 3, 2007, a sudden patch of dense fog along California State Route 99 (SR 99) resulted in a traffic crash involving 108 vehicles in Fresno, which killed two people ...
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan , Sudan. [ 8 ]
2. Texas. Statewide Average Maximum Temperature in 2023: 79.2°F. 1901-2000 Mean: 77.1°F. Hottest County: Webb County. The Lone Star State's pressure-cooker climate keeps it consistently toasty ...
For the United States, the extremes are 134 °F (56.7 °C) in Death Valley, California in 1913 and −79.8 °F (−62.1 °C) recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska in 1971. The largest recorded temperature change in one place over a 24-hour period occurred on January 15, 1972 in Loma, Montana , when the temperature rose from −54 to 49 °F (−47. ...
High temperature records continued to fall across California on Tuesday, as the most brutal heat wave of 2022 reached its peak, offering a grim preview of what climate change has in store for the ...