Average temperature change in every state for the last 100 years

Average temperature change in every state for the last 100 years

Stacker compiled data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information to detail the temperature changes over 120 years across every state except Alaska and Hawaii, where data was not available.  

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The global climate is changing. And according to numerous scientific experts, nothing will be spared from its effects—no acre of land, no human being, and no animal will be completely insulated from the changes that will occur over the next century.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report, issued in April 2022, warned that the world must curb the trend in rising greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 if there is any hope of meeting the Paris Agreement's goal of capping global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

Climate change does not affect every area equally, which is as accurate globally as it is between the U.S. states. Thirty-three states have had their hottest overall years since 2010, and while the amount of warming—just a few degrees—may seem inconsequential, it's important to note just a few degrees of cooling caused past ice ages. Should humans continue to follow this current trajectory, the warming of Earth will have devastating worldwide effects.

Stacker compiled data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information to detail the temperature changes over the past 120 years across every state except Alaska and Hawaii, where data was unavailable. Each temperature is compared to the 1901-2000 average.

Winter in this story refers to December of the preceding year through February of the current year (e.g., in 1919, winter is December 1918 to February 1919), while summer refers to June through August of each year. All temperatures are listed in Fahrenheit.

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Alabama: 0.9 F above norm

The shore of Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 75.7 F (0.7 F above norm)
--- Average low: 52.4 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 80.4 F (1.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 50.3 F (1.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 78 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1976, 48.4 F (2.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1902 (82.2 F; 3.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (39.7 F; 6.9 F below norm)

Arizona: 1.9 F above norm

A highway leading to downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 75.5 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 47.0 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 79.7 F (2.4 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 44.5 F (2.4 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2020, 77.7 F (4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1912, 43.1 F (2.2 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2020 (81.2 F; 3.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1933 (35.9 F; 6.4 F below norm)

Arkansas: 0.7 F above norm

A residential neighborhood of tightly packed homes in Ozark, Arkansas.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 72.6 F (0.9 F above norm)
--- Average low: 49.7 F (0.5 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 80.6 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 44.8 F (1.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1954, 75.4 F (3.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 46.3 F (2.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1934 (83.2 F; 4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (33.9 F; 7.4 F below norm)

California: 2.7 F above norm

The downtown Los Angeles skyline.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 73.0 F (3.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 47.2 F (2.4 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 76.0 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 46.0 F (3.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2014, 74.2 F (4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1911, 42.7 F (2.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2021 (77.2 F; 5.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (36.8 F; 6.8 F below norm)

Colorado: 1.4 F above norm

Downtown Telluride, Colorado, lit by the sun.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 60.3 F (1.9 F above norm)
--- Average low: 31.8 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 67.4 F (2.9 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 27.9 F (2.9 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 62.9 F (4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1895, 27.9 F (2.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2012 (68.7 F; 4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1899 (18.5 F; 7 F below norm)

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Connecticut: 3.0 F above norm

A tower sitting on the Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 61.4 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 40.7 F (3.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (3.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 30.7 F (3.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 62.2 F (3.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 33.8 F (3.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2020 (72.2 F; 4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (19.1 F; 7.9 F below norm)

Delaware: 2.0 F above norm

Saturated early morning light hitting the buildings and architecture of downtown Wilmington, Delaware

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 66.2 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 46.2 F (2.1 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 76.0 F (2.7 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 38.2 F (2.7 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 68.6 F (4.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 41 F (3.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (78.1 F; 4.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1905 (27.6 F; 7 F below norm)

Florida: 2.3 F above norm

An aerial view of Miami Beach in South Beach, Florida.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 82.6 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 62.1 F (2.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 82.6 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 62.4 F (2.0 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1990, 83.6 F (2.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1910, 56.8 F (2.6 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1998 (83.5 F; 3 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1958 (52.8 F; 5.9 F below norm)

Georgia: 1.4 F above norm

The Atlanta skyline and Lake Meer.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 76.5 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average low: 53.0 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 80.3 F (1.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 51.7 F (1.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1990, 78 F (2.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1968, 49.3 F (2.3 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (81.8 F; 3.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1977 (41.3 F; 6 F below norm)

Idaho: 0.8 F above norm

An idyllic, rural Idaho homestead amongst rolling hills.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 55.5 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 31.4 F (0.5 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.4 F (3.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 24.9 F (3.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1934, 59.5 F (5.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1985, 27.7 F (3.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2021 (67 F; 5.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (14.3 F; 9.8 F below norm)

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Illinois: 0.4 F above norm

An aerial view of Chicago and Lake Michigan.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 62.5 F (0.4 F above norm)
--- Average low: 41.6 F (0.5 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 74.3 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 30.1 F (0.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 66.8 F (4.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 37.4 F (3.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (78.2 F; 4.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (19.5 F; 8.5 F below norm)

Indiana: 0.9 F above norm

Indianapolis

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 62.8 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 41.6 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 73.4 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 31.5 F (1.0 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 66.2 F (4.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 36.9 F (3.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (76.5 F; 4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (19.7 F; 9.1 F below norm)

Iowa: 0.0 F above norm

An aerial view of Sheldon, Iowa.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 58.7 F (0.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 36.3 F (0.4 F below norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 72.6 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 22.6 F (1.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 63.6 F (5.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 32.7 F (4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (76.7 F; 5.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1936 (10.9 F; 10.2 F below norm)

Kansas: 1.0 F above norm

A freshly plowed field in Kansas.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 69.0 F (2.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 41.3 F (0.2 F below norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 78.6 F (2.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 34.2 F (2.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 72 F (5.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 38.2 F (3.4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1934 (83.2 F; 6.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1979 (23.1 F; 8.2 F below norm)

Kentucky: 0.9 F above norm

A meandering country road traversing a fall landscape in the Blue Grass region near Lexington, Kentucky.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 67.8 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 45.0 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 75.9 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 39.1 F (1.4 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 70.2 F (3.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 40.9 F (3.3 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (78.6 F; 4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (26.5 F; 9 F below norm)

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Louisiana: 0.9 F above norm

An aerial view of Downtown Baton Rouge near the Mississippi River.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 78.3 F (1.2 F above norm)
--- Average low: 56.3 F (0.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 82.9 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 54.0 F (1.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 80 F (2.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1976, 52.9 F (2.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2011 (84.9 F; 3.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (44 F; 6.9 F below norm)

Maine: 3.3 F above norm

Buildings in Kennebunkport, a coastal town in York County, Maine.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 53.8 F (3.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 32.9 F (3.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.0 F (2.3 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 18.3 F (2.3 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1999, 54.2 F (3.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 26.1 F (3.5 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1937 (65.8 F; 3.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (7.8 F; 7.8 F below norm)

Maryland: 1.9 F above norm

Pedestrians strolling on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 66.0 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 45.4 F (1.9 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 75.5 F (2.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 37.8 F (2.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 67.7 F (3.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 40.4 F (3.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (77.2 F; 4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (26.7 F; 7.2 F below norm)

Massachusetts: 3.4 F above norm

That Boston skyline on a sunny summer day.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 60.8 F (3.6 F above norm)
--- Average low: 39.9 F (3.2 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 70.9 F (3.7 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 29.8 F (3.7 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 61.2 F (4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 32.9 F (3.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2020 (71.3 F; 4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (18 F; 7.8 F below norm)

Michigan: 1.5 F above norm

Downtown Traverse City, Michigan.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 54.9 F (1.2 F above norm)
--- Average low: 35.2 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 67.5 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 21.7 F (1.7 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 58.7 F (5 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 29.2 F (4.2 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1955 (69.6 F; 3.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1904 (10.9 F; 9.3 F below norm)

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Minnesota: 0.0 F above norm

Minneapolis, Minnesota, at sunset on the Mississippi River.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 50.4 F (-0.5 F below norm)
--- Average low: 29.7 F (0.4 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 67.7 F (1.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 9.4 F (1.5 F below norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1931, 56.2 F (5.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 24.5 F (4.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1988 (70.7 F; 4.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1936 (0.3 F; 10.2 F below norm)

Mississippi: 1.1 F above norm

A Welcome to Mississippi state road sign.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 76.6 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 52.9 F (0.9 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 81.4 F (1.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 50.6 F (1.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 78.6 F (3.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1976, 49.3 F (2.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (82.9 F; 3.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (39.7 F; 7.1 F below norm)

Missouri: 0.5 F above norm

The St. Louis Gateway Arch in Missouri.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 66.5 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 43.6 F (0.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 77.2 F (1.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 35.2 F (1.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 70.4 F (4.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 39.9 F (3.4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1934 (81.8 F; 6.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (24 F; 8.1 F below norm)

Montana: 0.9 F above norm

A scenic highway in St. Mary, Montana, with the Rocky Mountains in the background.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 54.4 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 29.8 F (0.6 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.8 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 21.5 F (3.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1934, 57.6 F (4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1916, 25.4 F (3.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (67.7 F; 5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (9.3 F; 10.3 F below norm)

Nebraska: 1.2 F above norm

A country road in Nebraska.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 63.6 F (2.4 F above norm)
--- Average low: 35.5 F (0.0 F below norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 74.2 F (2.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 28.7 F (2.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 67 F (5.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 32.4 F (3.2 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (77.5 F; 5.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1979 (14.5 F; 10.2 F below norm)

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Nevada: 2.1 F above norm

The skyline of Las Vegas as seen over the strip at dusk.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 65.3 F (2.2 F above norm)
--- Average low: 37.8 F (1.9 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 72.5 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 33.7 F (3.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1934, 67.6 F (4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1949, 33.3 F (2.6 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2021 (74.3 F; 5.6 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (21.5 F; 10.2 F below norm)

New Hampshire: 3.0 F above norm

An aerial view of downtown Concord, New Hampshire.

Wangkun Jia // Shutterstock

- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 56.5 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 34.2 F (3.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 66.7 F (2.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 22.4 F (2.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 57.2 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 27.8 F (3.4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1949 (67.4 F; 3.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (10.1 F; 9 F below norm)

New Jersey: 2.8 F above norm

Jersey City at sunset.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 64.7 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 43.9 F (2.6 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 74.9 F (3.7 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 35.1 F (3.7 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 65.7 F (4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 37.9 F (3.4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (75.7 F; 4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (23.4 F; 7.7 F below norm)

New Mexico: 1.9 F above norm

Residential suburbs in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 69.7 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 39.7 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 73.7 F (2.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 37.6 F (2.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 71.8 F (4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1912, 35.9 F (2.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2011 (75.2 F; 4.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1919 (29.8 F; 5.5 F below norm)

New York: 2.1 F above norm

A cityscape view of Manhattan.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 57.1 F (2.5 F above norm)
--- Average low: 36.1 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 67.8 F (1.9 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 24.1 F (1.9 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 58.8 F (4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 31.4 F (3 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2005 (70.1 F; 4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (13.9 F; 7.8 F below norm)

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North Carolina: 1.5 F above norm

The skyline of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 71.2 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 48.9 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 77.0 F (1.6 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 45.2 F (1.6 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1990, 72.7 F (2.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 44.9 F (2.3 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (78.9 F; 3.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1977 (35.5 F; 5.7 F below norm)

North Dakota: -0.3 F above norm

Th sunrise over Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 50.7 F (-0.6 F below norm)
--- Average low: 28.1 F (0.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 68.2 F (1.9 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 10.7 F (1.9 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1987, 56.6 F (5.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1950, 23.8 F (4.3 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (72 F; 5.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1936 (-3 F; 13.4 F below norm)

Ohio: 1.4 F above norm

The downtown Columbus, Ohio, skyline at sunset.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 62.0 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 41.5 F (1.6 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 72.3 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 31.7 F (1.4 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 64.7 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 36.1 F (3.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1934 (74.5 F; 3.6 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1977 (20.4 F; 8.4 F below norm)

Oklahoma: 1.3 F above norm

Oklahoma Route 66 Sign along the road.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 74.1 F (2.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 47.8 F (0.2 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 82.9 F (3.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 42.0 F (3.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 76 F (4.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 44.7 F (2.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2011 (86.8 F; 7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1979 (31.3 F; 7.6 F below norm)

Oregon: 1.8 F above norm

Astoria, Oregon, overlooking the Astoria Megler Bridge as it crosses the Columbia River.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 60.0 F (2.2 F above norm)
--- Average low: 36.5 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 66.1 F (4.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 34.3 F (4.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2015, 62.2 F (4.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1916, 32.3 F (2.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2021 (67.7 F; 5.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (24.2 F; 7.9 F below norm)

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Pennsylvania: 1.5 F above norm

The Pittsburgh skyline.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 60.4 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 38.9 F (1.2 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 70.3 F (2.0 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 29.9 F (2.0 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 62.2 F (3.6 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1963, 34.9 F (2.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2005 (71.5 F; 3.2 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (19.5 F; 7.4 F below norm)

Rhode Island: 3.5 F above norm

Newport city and the old harbor.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 61.8 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 42.3 F (3.2 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 71.9 F (4.0 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 32.7 F (4.0 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 62.1 F (4.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 35.4 F (3.7 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2020 (72.4 F; 4.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1904 (21.7 F; 6.9 F below norm)

South Carolina: 1.3 F above norm

Waterfront houses in North Myrtle Beach.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 75.0 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 52.5 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 79.7 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 50.0 F (1.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1990, 77 F (3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1963, 48.7 F (2.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (81.9 F; 3.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1977 (40.1 F; 5.6 F below norm)

South Dakota: 0.6 F above norm

Sioux Falls at sunset.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 58.2 F (1.2 F above norm)
--- Average low: 32.2 F (0.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (2.2 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 21.2 F (2.2 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 62.7 F (5.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 28.3 F (3.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1936 (76.4 F; 6.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1936 (6.4 F; 11.8 F below norm)

Tennessee: 0.9 F above norm

Cars parked in a downtown area of Johnson City.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 69.9 F (0.7 F above norm)
--- Average low: 47.1 F (1.0 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 77.4 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 42.6 F (1.8 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 72.5 F (3.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 43.2 F (2.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (79.3 F; 3.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1978 (31 F; 7.9 F below norm)

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Texas: 1.8 F above norm

An abandoned old barn with the symbol of Texas painted on the roof surrounded by farmland.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 79.4 F (2.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 53.5 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 84.7 F (3.4 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 50.3 F (3.4 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2011, 80.9 F (3.8 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1895, 49.6 F (2.6 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2011 (86.8 F; 5.5 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1899 (41.3 F; 6 F below norm)

Utah: 1.9 F above norm

Salt Lake City with snow-capped mountains in the background.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 62.6 F (2.3 F above norm)
--- Average low: 36.3 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 71.8 F (3.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 30.0 F (3.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1934, 64.8 F (4.6 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1898, 31.8 F (3.1 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2021 (73 F; 4.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (18.9 F; 8.7 F below norm)

Vermont: 2.8 F above norm

The skyline in Montpelier in autumn.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 55.3 F (3.0 F above norm)
--- Average low: 33.1 F (2.6 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.6 F (2.2 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 20.5 F (2.2 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 56.2 F (4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1904, 26.6 F (3.9 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2005 (67.4 F; 3.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (8.4 F; 8.9 F below norm)

Virginia: 1.4 F above norm

Lake Fairfax during fall in Reston.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 67.4 F (1.4 F above norm)
--- Average low: 45.0 F (1.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 74.6 F (1.7 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 39.8 F (1.7 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1990, 68.9 F (3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 41 F (2.6 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2010 (76.6 F; 3.7 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1918 (29.5 F; 6.6 F below norm)

Washington: 0.9 F above norm

The downtown Seattle skyline and Mount Rainier.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 56.8 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 37.3 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.2 F (3.5 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 31.5 F (3.5 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2015, 60 F (4 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1916, 33 F (3.2 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 2015 (66.9 F; 5.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1949 (22.3 F; 8.4 F below norm)

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West Virginia: 0.8 F above norm

The New River Gorge Bridge, as seen from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in Overlook, West Virginia.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 63.7 F (0.9 F above norm)
--- Average low: 41.0 F (0.7 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 71.2 F (1.1 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 35.1 F (1.1 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 1921, 65.8 F (3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 37.1 F (3.2 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1900 (73 F; 2.9 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1977 (24.5 F; 7.6 F below norm)

Wisconsin: 0.5 F above norm

The skyline of downtown Milwaukee in the afternoon.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 53.1 F (0.1 F above norm)
--- Average low: 32.6 F (0.8 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 67.4 F (0.9 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 16.3 F (0.9 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 58.2 F (5.3 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1917, 27 F (4.8 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1988 (70.5 F; 4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1904 (6.8 F; 8.9 F below norm)

Wyoming: 1.1 F above norm

The Snake River Overlook, featuring the Grand Tetons in the background.

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- 2022 max/min temperatures:
--- Average high: 55.3 F (1.8 F above norm)
--- Average low: 28.3 F (0.3 F above norm)
--- Average summer temperature: 65.1 F (3.0 F above norm)
--- Average winter temperature: 23.3 F (3.0 F above norm)
- Records, 1900-2021:
--- Warmest year: 2012, 58.5 F (5.1 F above norm)
--- Coldest year: 1895, 24.7 F (3.4 F below norm)
--- Hottest summer: 1988 (66.5 F; 4.4 F above norm)
--- Coldest winter: 1979 (11.9 F; 8.5 F below norm)





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