Lowest temperature ever recorded in every state

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
What's the lowest temp ever recorded in each state?
If the temperatures in parts of the country right now make you shiver, check out these historic lows!

Much of the country is experiencing some serious cold this week.




Some areas will approach the coldest temperatures ever recorded, Good Morning America reports.



So what is the lowest actual temperature ever recorded in each state? See the coldest 10 in the video above and the full list below.





Coldest ever in each state:



50. Hawaii, 12 on May 17, 1979 at Mauna Kea Observatory 111 on the Big Island



49. Florida, -2 on Feb. 13, 1899 at Tallahassee



48. Louisiana, -16 on Feb. 13, 1899 at Minden



46. Georgia, -17 on Jan. 27, 1940 at CCC Fire Camp F-16 (near Beatum)



46. Delaware, -17 on Jan. 17, 1893 at Millsboro



44. Mississippi,-19 on Jan. 30 1966 at Corinth



44. South Carolina, -19 on Jan. 21, 1985 at Caesars Head



43. Texas, -23 at Seminole on Feb. 8, 1933



42. Alabama, -27 on Jan. 30, 1966 at New Market



41. Rhode Island, -28 on Jan. 11, 1942 at Wood River Junction



40. Arkansas, -29 on Feb. 13, 1905 at Gravette



39. Virginia, -30 on Jan. 21, 1985 at Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke



38. Oklahoma, -31 on Feb. 10, 2011 at Nowata



36. Tennessee, -32 on Dec. 30, 1917 at Mountain City



36. Connecticut, -32 on Jan. 22, 1961 at Coventry



34. New Jersey, -34 on Jan. 5, 1904 at River Vale



34. North Carolina, -34 on Jan. 21, 1985 at Mt. Mitchell



33. Massachusetts, -35 on Jan. 12, 1981 at Chester



31. Indiana, -36 on Jan. 19, 1994 at New Whiteland



31. Illinois, -36 on Jan 5. 1999 at Congerville



29. West Virginia, -37 on Dec. 30, 1917 at Lewisburg



29. Kentucky, -37 on Jan. 19, 1994 at Shelbyville



28. Ohio, -39 on Feb. 10, 1899 at Milligan



24. Kansas, -40 on Feb. 13 1905 at Lebanon



24. Missouri, -40 on Feb. 13, 1905 at Warsaw



24. Maryland, -40 on Jan. 13, 1912 at Oakland



24. Arizona, -40 on Jan. 7, 1971 at Hawley Lake



23. Pennsylvania, -42 on Jan. 5, 1904 at Smethport



22. California, -45 on Jan. 20, 1937 at Boca



20. Nebraska, -47 on Dec. 22, 1989 at Oshkosh



20. Iowa, -47 on Feb. 3, 1996 at Elkader



19. Washington, -48 on Dec. 30, 1968 at Winthrop and at Mazama



13. Utah, -50 on Jan. 5, 1913 at East Portal



13. Vermont, -50 on Dec. 30, 1933 at Bloomfield



13. Nevada, -50 on Jan. 8, 1937 at San Jacinto



13. New Mexico, -50 on Feb. 1, 1951 at Gavilan



13. Maine, -50 on Jan. 9, 2009 at Big Black River (near Saint Pamphile on the Canada border)



13. New Hampshire, -50 on Jan. 22, 1985 at Mount Washington



12. Michigan, -51 on Feb. 9, 1934 at Vanderbilt



11. New York, -52 on Feb. 18, 1979 at Old Forge



10. Oregon, -54 on Feb. 10, 1933 at Seneca



9. Wisconsin, -55 on Feb. 4, 1996 at Couderay



8. South Dakota, -58 on Feb. 17, 1936 at McIntosh



5. North Dakota, -60 on Feb. 15, 1936 at Parshall



5. Idaho, -60 on Jan. 18, 1943 at Island Park



5. Minnesota, -60 on Feb. 2, 1996 at Tower 2S near Lake Vermilion



4. Colorado, -61 on Feb. 1, 1985 at Maybell



3. Wyoming, -66 on Feb. 9, 1933 at Riverside Ranger station in Yellowstone



2. Montana, -70 on Jan. 20, 1954 at Rogers Pass



1. Alaska, -80 on Jan. 23, 1971 at Prospect Creek



All data gathered by the State Climate Extremes Committee. In case of a tie within a state, most recent data was used.

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