Heat Map

Source Every U.S. state has experienced temperatures of at least 100°F – even Alaska.The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134°F (56.7°C), measured at Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913. It remains the highest air temperature ever reliably recorded anywhere on Earth.Many states have also reached temperatures well above 115°F (46.1°C). During the Dust Bowl of 1936, North Dakota soared to 121°F (49.4°C) despite lying just 150 miles (241 km) from the Canadian border. Oklahoma reached 120°F (48.9°C) multiple times that same summer.More recently, the historic Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021 rewrote the record books. Washington set a new all-time high of 120°F (48.9°C), while Oregon tied its statewide record of 119°F (48.3°C).Not every record comes from the Southwest. Minnesota has reached 115°F (46.1°C), Missouri hit 118°F (47.8°C), and even Rhode Island has climbed to 104°F (40°C).Alaska’s highest temperature stands at exactly 100°F (37.8°C), recorded…