A dangerous heat wave is sweeping parts of the US, but many states set their all-time hottest temperature records decades ago.
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Global temperatures continue to increase, with 2024 recording the warmest numbers on record.
In 2021, Oregon, Utah, and Washington broke heat records.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the US was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in California in 1913.
Americans are feeling the heat as high temperatures sweep across the country.
In January, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and 2026 is shaping up to be a scorcher too, with the European heat wave breaking records and creating a rising death toll.
This week, the National Weather Service warned that dangerous, potentially record-breaking heat would spread across the eastern two-thirds of the US, prompting heat advisories ahead of the Independence Day weekend.
Here’s a list of every state and its hottest day on record.
ALABAMA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit
Montgomery, Alabama. Centreville is located about an hour outside the capital.
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Date: September 6, 1925
Location: Centreville
ALASKA: 100 degrees Fahrenheit
View from Alaska Highway ALCAN.
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Date: June 27, 1915
Location: Fort Yukon
ARIZONA: 128 degrees Fahrenheit
Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
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Date: June 29, 1994
Location: Lake Havasu City
ARKANSAS: 120 degrees Fahrenheit
Ozark National Forest.
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Date: August 10, 1936
Location: Ozark
CALIFORNIA: 134 degrees Fahrenheit
Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
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Date: July 10, 1913
Location: Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch)
COLORADO: 115 degrees Fahrenheit
John Martin Dam in Colorado in 1977.
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Date: July 10, 2019
Location: John Martin Dam
CONNECTICUT: 106 degrees Fahrenheit
Danbury, Connecticut.
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Date: July 15, 1995
Location: Danbury
Torrington, Connecticut, also reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit on August 23, 1916.
DELAWARE: 110 degrees Fahrenheit
Dock near Millsboro, Delaware.
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Date: July 21, 1930
Location: Millsboro
FLORIDA: 109 degrees Fahrenheit
Tallahassee, Florida. Monticello is less than an hour away from the capital city.
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Date: June 29, 1931
Location: Monticello
GEORGIA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit
Meriweather County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia.
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Date: August 20, 1983
Location: Greenville
Louisville, Georgia, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 24, 1952.
HAWAII: 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Coffee farm in Pahala, Hawaii.
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Date: April 27, 1931
Location: Pahala
IDAHO: 118 degrees Fahrenheit
Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho.
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Date: July 28, 1934
Location: Orofino
ILLINOIS: 117 degrees Fahrenheit
East St. Louis, Illinois.
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Date: July 14, 1954
Location: East St. Louis
INDIANA: 116 degrees Fahrenheit
Indianapolis, Indiana. Collegeville is an hour and a half away from the capital.
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Date: July 14, 1936
Location: Collegeville
IOWA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit
Des Moines, Iowa. Keokuk is located three hours outside the capital.
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Date: July 20, 1934
Location: Keokuk
KANSAS: 121 degrees Fahrenheit
Topeka, Kansas. Alton is located about three hours outside the capital.
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Date: July 24, 1936
Location: Alton
Fredonia, Kansas, also reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.
KENTUCKY: 114 degrees Fahrenheit
Frankfort, Kentucky. Greensburg is located about two hours outside the capital.
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Date: July 28, 1930
Location: Greensburg
LOUISIANA: 114 degrees Fahrenheit
Shreveport, Louisiana. Plain Dealings is located about one hour outside the city.
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Date: August 10, 1936
Location: Plain Dealing
MAINE: 105 degrees Fahrenheit
Augusta, Maine. North Bridgton is located about an hour away from the capital.
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Date: July 10, 1911
Location: North Bridgton
North Bridgton, Maine, also reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, 1911.
MARYLAND: 109 degrees Fahrenheit
Cumberland, Maryland.
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Dates: July 10, 1936
Location: Cumberland
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.
MASSACHUSETTS: 107 degrees Fahrenheit
New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Date: August 2, 1975
Location: New Bedford
Chester, Massachusetts, also reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit on August 2, 1975.
MICHIGAN: 112 degrees Fahrenheit
The Oscoda County Government Center in Mio, Michigan.
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Date: July 13, 1936
Location: Mio
Stanwood, Michigan, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 13, 1936.
MINNESOTA: 115 degrees Fahrenheit
Saint Paul, Minnesota. Beardsley is located about three and a half hours outside the capital.
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Date: July 29, 1917
Location: Beardsley
MISSISSIPPI: 115 degrees Fahrenheit
Holly Springs, Mississippi.
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Date: July 29, 1930
Location: Holly Springs
MISSOURI: 118 degrees Fahrenheit
Jefferson City, Missouri. Union is located about an hour and a half outside the capital.
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Date: July 14, 1954
Location: Union
Warsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954.
MONTANA: 117 degrees Fahrenheit
Medicine Lake, Montana.
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Date: July 5, 1937
Location: Medicine Lake
Glendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893.
NEBRASKA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit
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Date: July 24, 1936
Location: Minden
Hartington, Nebraska, also reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 17, 1936. Geneva, Nebraska, reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 15, 1934.
NEVADA: 125 degrees Fahrenheit
Laughlin, Nevada.
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Date: June 29, 1994
Location: Laughlin
NEW HAMPSHIRE: 106 degrees Fahrenheit
Nashua, New Hampshire.
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Date: July 4, 1911
Location: Nashua
NEW JERSEY: 110 degrees Fahrenheit
Sayreville, New Jersey.
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Date: July 10, 1936
Location: Runyon (near Sayreville)
NEW MEXICO: 122 degrees Fahrenheit
Waste 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 Fahrenheit
Troy, New York.
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Date: July 22, 1926
Location: Troy
NORTH CAROLINA: 110 degrees Fahrenheit
Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Date: August 21, 1983
Location: Fayetteville
NORTH DAKOTA: 121 degrees Fahrenheit
Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Date: July 6, 1936
Location: Steele
OHIO: 113 degrees Fahrenheit
Gallipolis, Ohio.
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Date: July 21, 1934
Location: Gallipolis
OKLAHOMA: 120 degrees Fahrenheit
Altus, 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 Fahrenheit
Pelton Dam.
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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.
PENNSYLVANIA: 111 degrees Fahrenheit
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
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Date: July 10, 1936
Location: Phoenixville
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, also hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit on July 9, 1936.
RHODE ISLAND: 104 degrees Fahrenheit
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Date: August 2, 1975
Location: Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA: 113 degrees Fahrenheit
Columbia, South Carolina.
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Date: June 29, 2012
Location: Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA: 120 degrees Fahrenheit
Fort Pierre, South Dakota.
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Date: July 15, 2006
Location: Fort Pierre
Gann Valley, South Dakota, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1936.
TENNESSEE: 113 degrees Fahrenheit
The business district of Perryville, TN in 1940.
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Date: August 9, 1930
Location: Perryville
Perryville, Tennessee, also hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on July 29, 1930.
TEXAS: 120 degrees Fahrenheit
Monahans, Texas.
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Date: June 28, 1994
Location: Monahans
Seymour, Texas, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 12, 1936.
UTAH: 117 degrees Fahrenheit
St George, Utah.
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Date: July 10, 2021
Location: St. George
St. George, Utah, also hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1985.
VERMONT: 107 degrees Fahrenheit
Windham County, Vermont.
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Date: July 7, 1912
Location: Vernon
VIRGINIA: 110 degrees Fahrenheit
Glasgow, Virginia.
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Date: July 15, 1954
Location: Balcony Falls
Columbia, Virginia, also hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit on July 7, 1900, and July 5, 1900.
WASHINGTON: 118 degrees Fahrenheit
Hanford, Washington.
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Date: June 29, 2021
Location: Hanford
WEST VIRGINIA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit
West Virginia state flag.
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Date: July 10, 1936
Location: Martinsburg
Moorefield, West Virginia, also hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on August 4, 1930.
WISCONSIN: 114 degrees Fahrenheit
Witches Gulch in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
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Date: July 13, 1936
Location: Wisconsin Dells
WYOMING: 115 degrees Fahrenheit
Diversion Dam.
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Date: July 15, 1988
Location: Diversion Dam
Basin, Wyoming, also hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit on August 8, 1983.
