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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]
Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871-1888 Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871-1888.. 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 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 ]
In the west, Death Valley National Park could set a new world record for the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded, while in Arizona, emergency responders were treating people for second ...
On the afternoon of July 10, 1913, the United States Weather Bureau recorded a high temperature of 134 °F (56.7 °C) at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, [5] which stands as the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth. [6] This reading, however, and several others taken in that period are disputed by some modern ...
On July 25, the temperature rose to a record high 115 °F (46 °C) in Lincoln, Nebraska, but would only fall to 91 °F (33 °C) that night. Outside of the Desert Southwest, this is one of the highest low temperatures ever recorded in the US. Omaha set a record high of 114 °F (46 °C), though had a low of 83 °F (28 °C).
Death Valley, California reliably recorded a high of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020, with a repeat on June 17, 2021.. A lack of water and a geography far below sea level contribute to ...
Meanwhile, forecasters in Houston estimated that the "hottest days of the year" will likely be on Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees and heat indices between 111 ...