Posted on 09/01/2011 12:17:53 PM PDT by MNDude
State Temp Date AL 112 Sept. 5, 1925
AK 100 27-Jun-15
AZ 128 29-Jun-94
AR 120 Aug. 10, 1936
CA 134 10-Jul-13
CO 114 July 11, 1888
CT 106 15-Jul-95
DE 110 21-Jul-30
FL 109 29-Jun-31
GA 112 Aug. 20, 1983
HI 100 Apr. 27, 1931
ID 118 28-Jul-34
IL 117 14-Jul-54
IN 116 14-Jul-36
IA 118 20-Jul-34
KS 121 24-Jul-36
KY 114 28-Jul-30
LA 114 Aug. 10, 1936
ME 105 10-Jul-11
MD 109 10-Jul-36
MA 107 Aug. 2, 1975
MI 112 13-Jul-36
MN 114 6-Jul-36
MS 115 29-Jul-30
MO 118 14-Jul-54
MT 117 5-Jul-37
NE 118 24-Jul-36
NV 125 29-Jun-94
NH 106 4-Jul-11
NJ 110 10-Jul-36
NM 122 27-Jun-94
NY 108 22-Jul-26
NC 110 Aug. 21, 1983
ND 121 6-Jul-36
OH 113 21-Jul-34
OK 120 27-Jun-94
OR 119 Aug. 10, 1898
PA 111 10-Jul-36
RI 104 Aug. 2, 1975
SC 111 28-Jun-54
SD 120 5-Jul-36
TN 113 Aug. 9, 1930
TX 120 Aug. 12, 1936
UT 117 July 5, 1895
VT 105 4-Jul-11
VA 110 15-Jul-54
WA 118 Aug. 5, 1961
WV 112 10-Jul-36
WI 114 13-Jul-36
WY 115 12-Jul-00
GA 112 Aug. 20, 1983
I remember that day, I think I was out cutting the grass.
I live in Bullhead City, AZ...our claim to fame is that we are the hottest (and I don’t mean hip) city in America. These last two weeks have been beyond anything I’ve ever experienced here...averaging 120 a day. But that’s not the bad part, the humidity has been chart topping. I’m so done with heat. But I love this town, so what can I do?? :)
I live in Bullhead City, AZ...our claim to fame is that we are the hottest (and I don’t mean hip) city in America. These last two weeks have been beyond anything I’ve ever experienced here...averaging 120 a day. But that’s not the bad part, the humidity has been chart topping. I’m so done with heat. But I love this town, so what can I do?? :)
Things aint so hot for Kenyans, though.
Lake Havasu City.
I lived there then.
I stepped outside only once to get the mail. At the mailbox, I noticed I was sinking into the roadway.
It was melting.
112 for michigan and the coldest was just two years earlier at -51 in 1934.
Warm here today at 92 degrees.
In case anyone else accidentally misread the CA data the way I did,here’s a copy and paste from the source page:
California
-45 Jan. 20, 1937 Boca elevation 5,532
134 July 10, 1913 Greenland Ranch elevation -178
CA 134 10-Jul-13
This is obviously the year 1913.
ME 105 10-Jul-11
This year can not be determined (1911 or 2011?).
If my count is correct, less than 10 have occurred during my lifetime.....and I wouldn’t exactly call myself young. Immature, maybe.....
My old friend from Army days lives in Havasu now. He reported 127 last week.
I think the record is still Death Valley at around 135.
I believe it is no coincidence that the Model T came out in 1908, just a few years before. Those Model T cars sure caused some serious Global warming.... ;-)
It’s interesting that so many records in the Midwest and East were set during the 1936 heat wave.
See my post 14. Those were the days of the Dust Bowl. Doesn’t sound too anthropogenic to me.
North America is said to be the only continent with a broad plain open to both the Arctic and the tropics. That probably accounts for some surprisingly high temperatures in the upper Midwest.
Where are the numbers for the other seven states?
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