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Record Lowest Temperatures by State

State	Temp. °F	Temp. °C	Date	Station	Elevation in feet
Alabama	–27	–33	Jan. 30, 1966	New Market	760
Alaska	–80	–62	Jan. 23, 1971	Prospect Creek Camp	1,100
Arizona	–40	–40	Jan. 7, 1971	Hawley Lake	8,180
Arkansas	–29	–34	Feb. 13, 1905	Pond	1,250
California	–45	–43	Jan. 20, 1937	Boca	5,532
Colorado	–61	–52	Feb. 1, 1985	Maybell	5,920
Connecticut	–32	–36	Jan. 22, 1961¹	Coventry	480
Delaware	–17	–27	Jan. 17, 1893	Millsboro	20
D.C.	–15	–26	Feb. 11, 1899	Washington	410
Florida	–2	–19	Feb. 13, 1899	Tallahassee	193
Georgia	–17	–27	Jan. 27, 1940	CCC Camp F-16	est. 1,000
Hawaii	12	–11	May 17, 1979	Mauna Kea	13,770
Idaho	–60	–51	Jan. 18, 1943	Island Park Dam	6,285
Illinois	–36	–38	Jan. 5, 1999	Congerville	635
Indiana	–36	–38	Jan. 19, 1994	New Whiteland	785
Iowa	–47	–44	Feb. 3, 1996¹	Elkader	770
Kansas	–40	–40	Feb. 13, 1905	Lebanon	1,812
Kentucky	–37	–38	Jan. 19, 1994	Shelbyville	730
Louisiana	–16	–27	Feb. 13, 1899	Minden	194
Maine	–50	–45	Jan. 16, 2009	Big Black River	770
Maryland	–40	–40	Jan. 13, 1912	Oakland	2,461
Massachusetts	–35	–37	Jan. 12, 1981	Chester	640
Michigan	–51	–46	Feb. 9, 1934	Vanderbilt	785
Minnesota	–60	–51	Feb. 2, 1996	Tower	1,460
Mississippi	–19	–28	Jan. 30, 1966	Corinth	420
Missouri	–40	–40	Feb. 13, 1905	Warsaw	700
Montana	–70	–57	Jan. 20, 1954	Rogers Pass	5,470
Nebraska	–47	–44	Dec. 22, 1989¹	Oshkosh	3,379
Nevada	–50	–46	Jan. 8, 1937	San Jacinto	5,200
New Hampshire	–47	–44	Jan. 29, 1934	Mt. Washington	6,262
New Jersey	–34	–37	Jan. 5, 1904	River Vale	70
New Mexico	–50	–46	Feb. 1, 1951	Gavilan	7,350
New York	–52	–47	Feb. 18, 1979¹	Old Forge	1,720
North Carolina	–34	–37	Jan. 21, 1985	Mt. Mitchell	6,525
North Dakota	–60	–51	Feb. 15, 1936	Parshall	1,929
Ohio	–39	–39	Feb. 10, 1899	Milligan	800
Oklahoma	–27	–33	Jan. 18, 1930¹	Watts	958
Oregon	–54	–48	Feb. 10, 1933¹	Seneca	4,700
Pennsylvania	–42	–41	Jan. 5, 1904	Smethport	est. 1,500
Rhode Island	–25	–32	Feb. 5, 1996	Greene	425
South Carolina	–19	–28	Jan. 21, 1985	Caesars Head	3,115
South Dakota	–58	–50	Feb. 17, 1936	McIntosh	2,277
Tennessee	–32	–36	Dec. 30, 1917	Mountain City	2,471
Texas	–23	–31	Feb. 8, 1933¹	Seminole	3,275
Utah	–69	–56	Feb. 1, 1985	Peter's Sink	8,092
Vermont	–50	–46	Dec. 30, 1933	Bloomfield	915
Virginia	–30	–34	Jan. 22, 1985	Mountain Lake	3,870
Washington	–48	–44	Dec. 30, 1968	Mazama & Winthrop	2,120; 1,765
West Virginia	–37	–38	Dec. 30, 1917	Lewisburg	2,200
Wisconsin	–55	–48	Feb. 4, 1996	Couderay	1,300
Wyoming	–66	–54	Feb. 9, 1933	Riverside R.S.	6,500

1. Also on earlier dates at the same or other places.

Source: National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, N.C., and Storm Phillips, STORMFAX, INC.

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