The hottest temperature ever recorded in every state

A dangerous heat wave is sweeping parts of the US, but many states set their all-time hottest temperature records decades ago. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images 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. Julie Bennett/Stringer/Getty Images Date: September 6, 1925 Location: Centreville ALASKA: 100 degrees Fahrenheit View from Alaska Highway ALCAN. Benz Travel Photography/Shutterstock Date: June 27, 1915 Location: Fort Yukon ARIZONA: 128 degrees Fahrenheit Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Pamela Au/Shutterstock Date: June 29, 1994 Location: Lake Havasu City ARKANSAS: 120 degrees Fahrenheit Ozark National Forest. Robert Harding Video/Shutterstock Date: August 10, 1936 Location: Ozark CALIFORNIA: 134 degrees Fahrenheit Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Noah Sauve/Shutterstock Date: July 10, 1913 Location: Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch) COLORADO: 115 degrees Fahrenheit John Martin Dam in Colorado in 1977. UPI/Bettmann Archive/Contributor/Getty Images Date: July 10, 2019 Location: John Martin Dam CONNECTICUT: 106 degrees Fahrenheit Danbury, Connecticut. Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock 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. Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock Date: July 21, 1930 Location: Millsboro FLORIDA: 109 degrees Fahrenheit Tallahassee, Florida. Monticello is less than an hour away from the capital city. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Date: June 29, 1931 Location: Monticello GEORGIA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit Meriweather County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia. JNix/Shutterstock 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. Chris Allan/Shutterstock Date: April 27, 1931 Location: Pahala IDAHO: 118 degrees Fahrenheit Dworshak Dam near Orofino, Idaho. Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Date: July 28, 1934 Location: Orofino ILLINOIS: 117 degrees Fahrenheit East St. Louis, Illinois. Wspin/Shutterstock 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. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Date: July 14, 1936 Location: Collegeville IOWA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit Des Moines, Iowa. Keokuk is located three hours outside the capital. Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Date: July 20, 1934 Location: Keokuk KANSAS: 121 degrees Fahrenheit Topeka, Kansas. Alton is located about three hours outside the capital. Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock 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. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Date: July 28, 1930 Location: Greensburg LOUISIANA: 114 degrees Fahrenheit Shreveport, Louisiana. Plain Dealings is located about one hour outside the city. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Date: August 10, 1936 Location: Plain Dealing MAINE: 105 degrees Fahrenheit Augusta, Maine. North Bridgton is located about an hour away from the capital. Panas Wiwatpanachat/Shutterstock 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. Kosoff/Shutterstock 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. Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock 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. Roberto Galan/Shutterstock 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. Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock Date: July 29, 1917 Location: Beardsley MISSISSIPPI: 115 degrees Fahrenheit Holly Springs, Mississippi. David7/Shutterstock 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. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Date: July 14, 1954 Location: Union Warsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954. MONTANA: 117 degrees Fahrenheit Medicine Lake, Montana. Silent O/Shutterstock Date: July 5, 1937 Location: Medicine Lake Glendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893. NEBRASKA: 118 degrees Fahrenheit Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock 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. Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock Date: June 29, 1994 Location: Laughlin NEW HAMPSHIRE: 106 degrees Fahrenheit Nashua, New Hampshire. Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock Date: July 4, 1911 Location: Nashua NEW JERSEY: 110 degrees Fahrenheit Sayreville, New Jersey. ungvar/Shutterstock Date: July 10, 1936 Location: Runyon (near Sayreville) NEW MEXICO: 122 degrees Fahrenheit Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Date: June 27, 1994 Location: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (near Loving) NEW YORK: 108 degrees Fahrenheit Troy, New York. Real Window Creative/Shutterstock Date: July 22, 1926 Location: Troy NORTH CAROLINA: 110 degrees Fahrenheit Fayetteville, North Carolina. Basil Hasapis/Shutterstock Date: August 21, 1983 Location: Fayetteville NORTH DAKOTA: 121 degrees Fahrenheit Bismarck, North Dakota. Andrew Burton/Getty Images Date: July 6, 1936 Location: Steele OHIO: 113 degrees Fahrenheit Gallipolis, Ohio. Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock Date: July 21, 1934 Location: Gallipolis OKLAHOMA: 120 degrees Fahrenheit Altus, Oklahoma. AMFPhotography/Shutterstock 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. Victoria Ditkovsky/Shutterstock 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. Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Getty Images Date: July 10, 1936 Location: Phoenixville Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, also hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit on July 9, 1936. RHODE ISLAND: 104 degrees Fahrenheit Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Date: August 2, 1975 Location: Providence SOUTH CAROLINA: 113 degrees Fahrenheit Columbia, South Carolina. Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Date: June 29, 2012 Location: Columbia SOUTH DAKOTA: 120 degrees Fahrenheit Fort Pierre, South Dakota. aitcheyedigital/Getty Images 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. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Date: August 9, 1930 Location: Perryville Perryville, Tennessee, also hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on July 29, 1930. TEXAS: 120 degrees Fahrenheit Monahans, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Date: June 28, 1994 Location: Monahans Seymour, Texas, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 12, 1936. UTAH: 117 degrees Fahrenheit St George, Utah. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images 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. Mike Hardiman/Shutterstock Date: July 7, 1912 Location: Vernon VIRGINIA: 110 degrees Fahrenheit Glasgow, Virginia. Jon Bilous/Shutterstock 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. BEST-BACKGROUNDS/Shutterstock Date: June 29, 2021 Location: Hanford WEST VIRGINIA: 112 degrees Fahrenheit West Virginia state flag. Ianm35/Getty Images 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. Jacob Boomsma/Getty Images Date: July 13, 1936 Location: Wisconsin Dells WYOMING: 115 degrees Fahrenheit Diversion Dam. Bob Pool/Shutterstock Date: July 15, 1988 Location: Diversion Dam Basin, Wyoming, also hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit on August 8, 1983. Read the original article on Business Insider