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AFRICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Al'Aziziyah, Libya 57.7 C (135.9 F) on the 13th September, 1922
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ifrane, Morocco -23.9 C (-11.0 F) on the 11th February, 1935
ANTARCTICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hope Bay 14.6 C (58.3 F) on the 5th January, 1974
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Vostock II -89.2 C (-128.6 F) on the 21st July, 1983
ASIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Tirat Tsvi, Israel 53.9 C (129.0 F) on the 21st June, 1942
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Verkhoyansk, Siberia -69.8 C (-93.6 F) on the 7th February, 1892
AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta, South Australia 50.7 C (123.3 F) on the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales -23.0 C (-9.4 F) on the 29th June, 1994
EUROPE
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Seville, Spain 50.0 C (122.0 F) on the 4th August, 1881
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ust-Shchugor, Russia -55.0 C (-67.0 F) no date available
NORTH AMERICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Death Valley, USA 56.7 C (134.0 F) on the 10th July, 1913
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Snag, Canada -63.0 C (-81.4 F) on the 3rd February, 1947
SOUTH AMERICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Rivadavia, Argentina 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the 11th December, 1905
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Sarmiento, Argentina -33.0 C (-27.4 F) on the 1st June, 1907
AUSTRALIAN TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE: There has been numerous extreme high temperatures recorded prior to about 1910
using non-standard instrumentation in Australia, such as the quoted 53.1C (127.6F)
at Cloncurry, Queensland in January, 1889. This and several other observations
have now been taken off the official records after a study of old temperature
extremes by the Bureau of Meteorology.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the 1st February, 1968
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra -10.0 C (14.0 F) on the 11th July, 1971
NEW SOUTH WALES
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Wilcannia 50.0 C (122.0 F) on the 11th January, 1939
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass -23.0 C (-9.4 F) on the 29th June, 1994
NORTHERN TERRITORY
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Finke 48.3 C (118.9 F) on the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Alice Springs -7.5 C (18.5 F) on the 12th July, 1976
QUEENSLAND
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Birdsville 49.5 C (121.1 F) on the 24th December, 1972
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Stanthorpe -11.0 C (12.2 F) on the 4th July, 1895
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta 50.7 C (123.3 F) on the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Yongala -8.2 C (17.2 F) on the 20th July, 1976
TASMANIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hobart 40.8 C (105.4 F) on the 4th January, 1976
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Shannon -13.0 C (8.6 F) on the 30th June, 1983
VICTORIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mildura 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the 10th January, 1939
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mt Hotham -12.8 C (9.0 F) on the 13th August, 1947
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mardie 50.5 C (122.9 F) on the 19th February, 1998
LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Booylgoo Springs -6.7 C (19.9 F) on the 12th July, 1969
UNITED STATES TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE: The National Weather Service in the United States rounds their
temperatures to the nearest whole degree fahrenheit.
ALABAMA
Centerville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 5th September, 1925
New Market -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on the 30th January, 1966
ALASKA
Fort Yukon 37.8 C (100.0 F) on the 27th June, 1915
Prospect Creek -62.2 C (-80.0 F) on the 23rd January, 1971
ARIZONA
Lake Havasu City 53.3 C (128.0 F) on the 29th June, 1994
Hawley Lake -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the 7th January, 1971
ARKANSAS
Ozark 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the 10th August, 1936
Pond -33.9 C (-29.0 F) on the 13th February, 1905
CALIFORNIA
Death Valley 56.7 C (134.0 F) on the 10th July, 1913
Boca -42.8 C (-45.0 F) on the 20th January, 1937
COLORADO
Bennett 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 11th July, 1888
Maybell -51.7 C (-61.0 F) on the 1st February, 1985
CONNECTICUT
Danbury 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the 21st July, 1991 *
Falls Village -35.6 C (-32.0 F) on the 16th February, 1943
DELAWARE
Millsboro 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the 21st July, 1930
Millsboro -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on the 17th January, 1893
FLORIDA
Monticello 42.8 C (109.0 F) on the 29th June, 1931
Tallahassee -18.9 C (-2.0 F) on the 13th February, 1899
GEORGIA
Louisville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 24th July, 1952
CCC Camp -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on the 27th January, 1940
HAWAII
Pahala 37.8C (100.0 F) on the 27th April, 1931
Mauna Kea -11.1 C (12.0 F) on the 17th May, 1979
IDAHO
Orofino 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 28th July, 1934
Island Park Dam -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the 18th January, 1943
ILLINOIS
East St. Louis 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the 14th July, 1954
Elizabeth -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on the 3rd February, 1996 *
INDIANA
Collegeville 46.7 C (116.0 F) on the 14th July, 1936
New Whiteland -37.8 C (-36.0 F) on the 19th January, 1994
IOWA
Keokuk 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 20th July, 1934
Elkader -43.9 C (-47.0 F) on the 3rd February, 1996 *
KANSAS
Alton 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the 24th July, 1936 *
Lebanon -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the 13th February, 1905
KENTUCKY
Greensburg 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 28th July, 1930
Cynthiana -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on the 28th January, 1963
LOUISIANA
Plain Dealing 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 10th August, 1936
Minden -26.7 C (-16.0 F) on the 13th February, 1899
MAINE
North Bridgton 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the 10th July, 1911 *
Van Buren -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on the 19th January, 1925
MARYLAND
Cumberland 42.8 C (109.0 F) on the 10th July, 1936 *
Oakland -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the 13th January, 1912
MASSACHUSETTS
New Bedford 41.7 C (107.0 F) on the 2nd August, 1975
Chester -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on the 12th January, 1981
MICHIGAN
Mio 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 13th July, 1936
Vanderbilt -46.1 C (-51.0 F) on the 9th February , 1934
MINNESOTA
Moorhead 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 6th July, 1936 *
Tower -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the 2nd February, 1996
MISSISSIPPI
Holly Springs 46.1 C (115.0 F) on the 29th July, 1930
Corinth -28.3 C (-19.0 F) on the 30th January, 1966
MISSOURI
Warsaw 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 14th July, 1954 *
Warsaw -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the 13th February, 1905
MONTANA
Medicine Lake 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the 5th July, 1937
Rogers Pass -56.7 C (-70.0 F) on the 20th January, 1954
NEBRASKA
Minden 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 24th July, 1936 *
Camp Clarke -43.9 C (-47.0 F) on the 12th February, 1899
NEVADA
Laughlin 51.7 C (125.0 F) on the 29th June, 1994
San Jacinto -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on the 8th January, 1937
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua 41.1 C (106.0 F) on the 4th July, 1911
Pittsburg -43.3 C (-46.0 F) on the 28th January, 1925
NEW JERSEY
Runyon 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the 10th July, 1936
River Vale -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on the 5th January, 1904
NEW MEXICO
Waste Isolat Pilot Plt 50.0 C (122.0 F) on the 27th June, 1994
Gavilan -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on the 1st February, 1951
NEW YORK
Troy 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the 22nd July, 1926
Old Forge -46.7 C (-52.0 F) on the 18th February, 1979 *
NORTH CAROLINA
Fayetteville 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the 21st August, 1983
Mt. Mitchell -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on the 21st January, 1985
NORTH DAKOTA
Steele 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the 6th July, 1936
Parshall -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the 15th February, 1936
OHIO
Gallipolis 45.0 C (113.0 F) on the 21st July, 1934 *
Milligan -39.4 C (-39.0 F) on the 10th February, 1899
OKLAHOMA
Tipton 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the 27th June, 1994 *
Watts -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on the 18th January, 1930
OREGON
Pendleton 48.3 C (119.0 F) on the 10th August, 1898
Seneca -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the 10th February, 1933 *
PENNSYLVANIA
Phoenixville 43.9 C (111.0 F) on the 10th July, 1936 *
Smethport -41.1 C (-42.0 F) on the 5th January, 1904
RHODE ISLAND
Providence 40.0 C (104.0 F) on the 2nd August, 1975
Greene -31.7 C (-25.0 F) on the 5th February, 1996
SOUTH CAROLINA
Camden 43.9 C (111.0 F) on the 28th June, 1954 *
Caesars Head -28.3 C (-19.0 F) on the 21st January, 1985
SOUTH DAKOTA
Gannvalley 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the 5th July, 1936
McIntosh -50.0 C (-58.0 F) on the 17th February, 1936
TENNESSEE
Perryville 45.0 C (113.0 F) on the 9th August, 1930 *
Mountain City -35.6 C (-32.0 F) on the 30th December, 1917
TEXAS
Seymour 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the 12th August, 1936
Seminole -30.6 C (-23.0 F) on the 8th February, 1933 *
UTAH
Saint George 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the 5th July, 1985
Peter's Sink -56.1 C (-69.0 F) on the 1st February, 1985
VERMONT
Vernon 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the 4th July, 1911
Bloomfield -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on the 30th December, 1933
VIRGINIA
Balcony Falls 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the 15th July, 1954
Mtn. Lake Bio -34.4 C (-30.0 F) on the 22nd January, 1985
WASHINGTON STATE
Ice Harbor Dam 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the 5th August, 1961 *
Mazama -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on the 30th December, 1968
WEST VIRGINIA
Martinsburg 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 10th July, 1936 *
Lewisburg -38.3 C (-37.0 F) on the 30th December, 1917
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Dells 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 13th July, 1936
Danbury -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the 24th January, 1922
WYOMING
Basin 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the 12th July, 1900
Riverside -54.4 C (-66.0 F) on the 9th February, 1933
* = Also recorded on earlier dates.
