A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California.
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Global temperatures continue to increase, with 2023 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.
2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 is shaping up to be a scorcher too, with temperature records being shattered from Nevada to North Carolina. However, many of the highest recorded temperatures in each state happened decades ago.
According to the official climate government website, Earth's temperature has risen by an average of 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit per decade, and 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850.
But global temperature rise doesn't mean it just gets hotter everywhere at the same rate. In fact, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), some states in the US reached their all-time toastiest temperatures hundreds of years ago.
Here's a list of every state and its hottest day on record, from the high 90s to above 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA.
ALABAMA: 112 degrees FahrenheitMontgomery, Alabama. Centreville is located about an hour outside the capital.
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Date: September 6, 1925
Location: Centreville
ALASKA: 100 degrees FahrenheitView from Alaska Highway ALCAN.
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Date: June 27, 1915
Location: Fort Yukon
ARIZONA: 128 degrees FahrenheitLake Havasu City, Arizona.
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Date: June 29, 1994
Location: Lake Havasu City
ARKANSAS: 120 degrees FahrenheitOzark National Forest.
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Date: August 10, 1936
Location: Ozark
CALIFORNIA: 134 degrees FahrenheitFurnace 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 FahrenheitJohn Martin Dam in Colorado in 1977.
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.
Hartington, 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.
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Date: June 29, 1994
Location: Laughlin
NEW HAMPSHIRE: 106 degrees FahrenheitNashua, New Hampshire.
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Date: July 4, 1911
Location: Nashua
NEW JERSEY: 110 degrees FahrenheitSayreville, New Jersey.
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Date: July 10, 1936
Location: Runyon (near Sayreville)
NEW MEXICO: 122 degrees FahrenheitWaste 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 FahrenheitTroy, New York.
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Date: July 22, 1926
Location: Troy
NORTH CAROLINA: 110 degrees FahrenheitFayetteville, North Carolina.
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Date: August 21, 1983
Location: Fayetteville
NORTH DAKOTA: 121 degrees FahrenheitBismarck, North Dakota.
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Date: July 6, 1936
Location: Steele
OHIO: 113 degrees FahrenheitGallipolis, Ohio.
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Date: July 21, 1934
Location: Gallipolis
OKLAHOMA: 120 degrees FahrenheitAltus, 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 FahrenheitPelton 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.
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