Records for United States
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
United States, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in United States right now?
Bay St Louis/Stennis Intl, at 31.0°C. That is the highest reading today among the 2,862 stations we track in United States, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in United States right now?
Northway Arpt, at −12.2°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in United States.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in United States?
52.2°C at Thermal Arpt, on 28 July 1995. That is the highest in the 1,872 station archives we hold for United States. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in United States?
−62.2°C at Prospect Creek Arpt, on 23 January 1971, the lowest in the archives we hold for United States. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from United States?
2,862, of which 1,872 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- Abbeville/Crusta MemKIYA · 4 m
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL AIRPORTKABR · 397 m
- Aberdeen RgnlKABR · 397 m
- Aberdeen/Monroe CntyKM40 · 68 m
- ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORTKABI · 546 m
- Abilene RgnlKABI · 543 m
- Abilene/Dyess AFBKDYS · 544 m
- Abingdon/Virginia Highlands ArptKVJI · 636 m
- Ada MuniKADH · 301 m
- Adak PADK · 3 m
- Adrian/Lenawee CntyKADG · 244 m
- Afton MuniKAFO · 1881 m
- Agana, Guam International AirportPGUM · 91 m
- Ahoskie/Tri CntyKASJ · 20 m
- Aiken MuniKAIK · 155 m
- Ainsworth MuniKANW · 788 m
- Air Force Academy ArfldKAFF · 2003 m
- Aitkin MuniKAIT · 367 m
- Ak-Chin RgnlKA39 · 391 m
- Akhiok ArptPAKH · 15 m
- Akiachak ArptPFZK · 16 m
- AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORTKCAK · 374 m
- Akron/Canton RgnlKCAK · 369 m