The hottest temperature ever recorded in every state

A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California, in June 2024.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesGlobal 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 FahrenheitMontgomery, Alabama. Centreville is located about an hour outside the capital.Julie Bennett/Stringer/Getty ImagesDate: September 6, 1925Location: CentrevilleALASKA: 100 degrees FahrenheitView from Alaska Highway ALCAN.Benz Travel Photography/ShutterstockDate: June 27, 1915Location: Fort YukonARIZONA: 128 degrees FahrenheitLake Havasu City, Arizona.Pamela Au/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 1994Location: Lake Havasu City ARKANSAS: 120 degrees FahrenheitOzark National Forest.Robert Harding Video/ShutterstockDate: August 10, 1936Location: Ozark CALIFORNIA: 134 degrees FahrenheitFurnace Creek Visitor Center, which is in Death Valley.Noah Sauve/ShutterstockDate: July 10, 1913Location: Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch)COLORADO: 115 degrees FahrenheitJohn Martin Dam in Colorado in 1977.UPI/Bettmann Archive/Contributor/Getty ImagesDate: July 10, 2019Location: John Martin DamCONNECTICUT: 106 degrees FahrenheitDanbury, Connecticut.Rosemarie Mosteller/ShutterstockDate: July 15, 1995Location: DanburyTorrington, Connecticut, also reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit on August 23, 1916.DELAWARE: 110 degrees FahrenheitDock near Millsboro, Delaware.Khairil Azhar Junos/ShutterstockDate: July 21, 1930Location: MillsboroFLORIDA: 109 degrees FahrenheitTallahassee, Florida. Monticello is less than an hour away from the capital city.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 1931Location: MonticelloGEORGIA: 112 degrees FahrenheitMeriwether County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia.JNix/ShutterstockDate: August 20, 1983Location: GreenvilleLouisville, Georgia, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 24, 1952.HAWAII: 100 degrees FahrenheitCoffee farm in Pahala, Hawaii.Chris Allan/ShutterstockDate: April 27, 1931Location: PahalaIDAHO: 118 degrees FahrenheitDworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho.Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesDate: July 28, 1934Location: OrofinoILLINOIS: 117 degrees FahrenheitEast St. Louis, Illinois.Wspin/ShutterstockDate: July 14, 1954Location: East St. LouisINDIANA: 116 degrees FahrenheitIndianapolis, Indiana. Collegeville is an hour and a half away from the capital.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockDate: July 14, 1936Location: CollegevilleIOWA: 118 degrees FahrenheitDes Moines, Iowa. Keokuk is located three hours outside the capital.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockDate: July 20, 1934Location: KeokukKANSAS: 121 degrees FahrenheitTopeka, Kansas. Alton is located about three hours outside the capital.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockDate: July 24, 1936Location: AltonFredonia, Kansas, also reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.KENTUCKY: 114 degrees FahrenheitFrankfort, Kentucky. Greensburg is located about two hours outside the capital.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockDate: July 28, 1930Location: GreensburgLOUISIANA: 114 degrees FahrenheitShreveport, Louisiana. Plain Dealings is located about one hour outside the city.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockDate: August 10, 1936Location: Plain DealingMAINE: 105 degrees FahrenheitAugusta, Maine. North Bridgton is located about an hour away from the capital.Panas Wiwatpanachat/ShutterstockDate: July 10, 1911Location: North BridgtonNorth Bridgton, Maine, also reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, 1911.MARYLAND: 109 degrees FahrenheitCumberland, Maryland.Kosoff/ShutterstockDates: July 10, 1936Location: CumberlandFrederick, 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 FahrenheitNew Bedford, Massachusetts.Wangkun Jia/ShutterstockDate: August 2, 1975Location: New BedfordChester, Massachusetts, also reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit on August 2, 1975.MICHIGAN: 112 degrees FahrenheitThe Oscoda County Government Center in Mio, Michigan.Roberto Galan/ShutterstockDate: July 13, 1936Location: MioStanwood, Michigan, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 13, 1936.MINNESOTA: 115 degrees FahrenheitSaint Paul, Minnesota. Beardsley is located about three and a half hours outside the capital.Paul Brady Photography/ShutterstockDate: July 29, 1917Location: BeardsleyMISSISSIPPI: 115 degrees FahrenheitHolly Springs, Mississippi.David7/ShutterstockDate: July 29, 1930Location: Holly SpringsMISSOURI: 118 degrees FahrenheitJefferson City, Missouri. Union is located about an hour and a half outside the capital.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockDate: July 14, 1954Location: UnionWarsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954.MONTANA: 117 degrees FahrenheitMedicine Lake, Montana.Silent O/ShutterstockDate: July 5, 1937Location: Medicine LakeGlendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893.NEBRASKA: 118 degrees FahrenheitLincoln, Nebraska.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockDate: July 24, 1936Location: MindenHartington, Nebraska, also reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 17, 1936. Geneva, Nebraska, reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 15, 1934. NEVADA: 125 degrees FahrenheitLaughlin, Nevada.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 1994Location: LaughlinNEW HAMPSHIRE: 106 degrees FahrenheitNashua, New Hampshire.Wangkun Jia/ShutterstockDate: July 4, 1911Location: NashuaNEW JERSEY: 110 degrees FahrenheitSayreville, New Jersey.ungvar/ShutterstockDate: July 10, 1936Location: Runyon (near Sayreville)NEW MEXICO: 122 degrees FahrenheitWaste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico.Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDate: June 27, 1994Location: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (near Loving)NEW YORK: 108 degrees FahrenheitTroy, New York.Real Window Creative/ShutterstockDate: July 22, 1926Location: TroyNORTH CAROLINA: 110 degrees FahrenheitFayetteville, North Carolina.Basil Hasapis/ShutterstockDate: August 21, 1983Location: FayettevilleNORTH DAKOTA: 121 degrees FahrenheitBismarck, North Dakota.Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesDate: July 6, 1936Location: SteeleOHIO: 113 degrees FahrenheitGallipolis, Ohio.Rosemarie Mosteller/ShutterstockDate: July 21, 1934Location: GallipolisOKLAHOMA: 120 degrees FahrenheitAltus, Oklahoma.AMFPhotography/ShutterstockDate: August 12, 1936Location: AltusAltus, 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 FahrenheitPelton Dam, Oregon.Victoria Ditkovsky/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 2021Location: Pelton DamMoody Farms Agrimet, Oregon, also reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29, 2021. Pendleton, Oregon, reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1898.PENNSYLVANIA: 111 degrees FahrenheitPhoenixville, Pennsylvania.Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesDate: July 10, 1936Location: PhoenixvillePhoenixville, Pennsylvania, also hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit on July 9, 1936.RHODE ISLAND: 104 degrees FahrenheitProvidence, Rhode Island.Mihai_Andritoiu/ShutterstockDate: August 2, 1975Location: ProvidenceSOUTH CAROLINA: 113 degrees FahrenheitColumbia, South Carolina.Mihai_Andritoiu/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 2012Location: ColumbiaSOUTH DAKOTA: 120 degrees FahrenheitFort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota.aitcheyedigital/Getty ImagesDate: July 15, 2006Location: Fort PierreGann Valley, South Dakota, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1936.TENNESSEE: 113 degrees FahrenheitPerryville, Tennessee in 1940.U.S. National Archives and Records AdministrationDate: August 9, 1930Location: PerryvillePerryville, Tennessee, also hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on July 29, 1930.TEXAS: 120 degrees FahrenheitMonahans, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesDate: June 28, 1994Location: MonahansSeymour, Texas, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 12, 1936.UTAH: 117 degrees FahrenheitSt George, Utah.Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesDate: July 10, 2021Location: St. GeorgeSt. George, Utah, also hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1985.VERMONT: 107 degrees FahrenheitWindham County, Vermont.Mike Hardiman/ShutterstockDate: July 7, 1912Location: VernonVIRGINIA: 110 degrees FahrenheitGlasgow, Virginia.Jon Bilous/ShutterstockDate: July 15, 1954Location: Balcony FallsColumbia, Virginia, also hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit on July 7, 1900, and July 5, 1900.WASHINGTON: 118 degrees FahrenheitHanford, Washington.BEST-BACKGROUNDS/ShutterstockDate: June 29, 2021Location: HanfordWEST VIRGINIA: 112 degrees FahrenheitWest Virginia state flag.Ianm35/Getty ImagesDate: July 10, 1936Location: MartinsburgMoorefield, West Virginia, also hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on August 4, 1930.WISCONSIN: 114 degrees FahrenheitWitches Gulch in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.Jacob Boomsma/Getty ImagesDate: July 13, 1936Location: Wisconsin DellsWYOMING: 115 degrees FahrenheitDiversion Dam.Bob Pool/ShutterstockDate: July 15, 1988Location: Diversion DamBasin, Wyoming, also hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit on August 8, 1983.Read the original article on Business Insider

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