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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 Feb. 16, 1943 Falls Village 585 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, 1996 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 –48 –44 Jan. 19, 1925 Van Buren 510 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 Feb. 12, 1899 Camp Clarke 3,700 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, 1979* 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, 1930 Watts 958 Oregon –54 –48 Feb. 10, 1933* Seneca 4,700 Pennsylvania –42 –41 Jan. 5, 1904 Smethport est. 1,500 Rhode Island –23 –31 Jan. 11, 1942 Kingston 100 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, 1933* 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

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

Source of Information: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climatic Data Center