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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
FAQs
How much has temp changed in the last 100 years? ›
Climate Change Over the Past 100 Years. Global surface temperature has been measured since 1880 at a network of ground-based and ocean-based sites. Over the last century, the average surface temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1.0o F.
How has the average temperature changed in the US over the past 100 years? ›Since 1901, the average surface temperature across the contiguous 48 states has risen at an average rate of 0.17°F per decade (see Figure 1).
How much is the average temperature rising each decade? ›Earth's temperature has risen by an average of 0.14° Fahrenheit (0.08° Celsius) per decade since 1880, or about 2° F in total. The rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice as fast: 0.32° F (0.18° C) per decade.
How much has the temperature changed over the last 1000 years? ›Historical records show temperatures have typically fluctuated up or down by about 0.2°F per decade over the past 1,000 years. But trends over the past 40 years have been decidedly up, with warming approaching 0.4°F per decade.
How much hotter has it gotten since 1900? ›Yes. Earth's average surface air temperature has increased by about 1 °C (1.8 °F) since 1900, with over half of the increase occurring since the mid-1970s [Figure 1a].
Has the average global temperature been increasing for at least 100 years? ›According to an ongoing temperature analysis led by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the average global temperature on Earth has increased by at least 1.1° Celsius (1.9° Fahrenheit) since 1880.
How much did temperature change last 100000 years? ›Over the past million years, Earth's globally averaged surface temperature has risen and fallen by about 5˚C in ice-age cycles, roughly every 100,000 years or so (Figure 2.1a).
Will 2023 be hotter than 2022? ›El Niño Will Push Global Temperatures 'Off the Chart' in 2023, Scientists Warn. The return of El Niño will result in unprecedented heatwaves, making this year even hotter than 2022.
Why is it getting hotter every year? ›Climate change
Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gas, which traps heat in Earth's atmosphere. Today, the planet is warming faster than ever. This is causing serious changes to our environment.
The 2010s were by far the hottest decade on record. Every decade has averaged hotter than the prior one since the 1960s.
Is global warming going to get better? ›
Is climate change getting better or worse? If greenhouse gas emissions are increasing — which they are, according to NPR — then technically, climate change is getting worse. But before you lose hope and fall victim to climate doom, it's important to remember that our situation is still very complex.
How has the climate changed over the past 10,000 years? ›Enormous changes in the global climate were occurring about 10,000 years ago. The great North American ice sheets began to melt rapidly about 14,000 years ago and by 7,000 years ago they were gone. As the glaciers melted the summers became much warmer, creating very different conditions for plants and animals.
How much has the temperature risen in the last 400 years? ›In the past century, the temperature of the Earth has risen about 1 degree Farenheit. Scientists, however, believe the rate of temperature increase will accelerate. Ice reflects sunlight, so as glaciers retreat, more heat gets absorbed by the Earth.
Was the Earth warmer 12000 years ago than today? ›Scientists have resolved a controversial but key climate change mystery, bolstering climate models and confirming that Earth is hotter than it's been in at least 12,000 years, and perhaps even the last 128,000 years, according to the most recent annual global temperature data.
What was the hottest year on Earth as a whole? ›Earth's global average surface temperature in 2020 statistically tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record, continuing a long-term warming trend due to human activities. This graph shows the change in global surface temperature compared to the long-term average from 1951 to 1980.
What is the hottest in US history? ›The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
What's the hottest it's ever been in history? ›What is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth? The highest temperature on record belongs to California's Death Valley which, in 1913, reached a temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit, or 56.7 degrees Celsius, Al Jazeera reports.
How much hotter will world be in 100 years? ›Except under the most aggressive mitigation scenario studied, global average temperature is expected to warm at least twice as much in the next 100 years as it has during the last 100 years. Ground-level air temperatures are expected to continue to warm more rapidly over land than oceans.
Is The Sun getting hotter? ›Over the past 4.5 billion years, the Sun has gotten hotter, but also less massive. The solar wind, as we measure it today, is roughly constant over time. There are the occasional flares and mass ejections, but they barely factor into the Sun's overall rate at which it loses mass.
How much have temperatures risen in the last 50 years? ›For the last 50 years, global temperature rose at an average rate of about 0.13°C (around one-quarter degree Fahrenheit) per decade-almost twice as fast as the 0.07°C per decade increase observed over the previous half-century.
How much hotter has the Earth gotten since 1880? ›
Since 1880, average global temperatures have increased by about 1 degrees Celsius (1.7° degrees Fahrenheit). Global temperature is projected to warm by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7° degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050 and 2-4 degrees Celsius (3.6-7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2100.
How much colder was it 20,000 years ago? ›The latest ice age peaked about 20,000 years ago, when global temperatures were likely about 10°F (5°C) colder than today. At the Pleistocene Ice Age's peak, massive ice sheets stretched over North America and Eurasia.
Has Earth been warming since the ice age? ›Recent estimates of the increase in global average temperature since the end of the last ice age are 4 to 5 °C (7 to 9 °F). That change occurred over a period of about 7,000 years, starting 18,000 years ago.
Will 2023 be El Niño? ›Since 2020, the planet has been in a cold phase (La Niña) of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern. But that's about to change. Heading into spring 2023, we're approaching a likely transition from La Niña to the neutral phase of ENSO.
Will 2024 be an El Niño year? ›The effects of El Nino tend to peak during December, but the impact typically takes time to spread across the globe. This lagged effect is why forecasters believe 2024 could be the first year that humanity surpasses 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Will 2023 be an El Niño year? ›"There is approximately a 50 per cent chance of El Niño in 2023," the BOM warns. The climatic event could have drastic effects from searing heatwaves to stronger storms. Here's how climate scientists predict El Niño will affect global temperatures, weather and marine life.
What temperature is too hot for humans to survive? ›People often point to a study published in 2010 that estimated that a wet-bulb temperature of 35 C – equal to 95 F at 100 percent humidity, or 115 F at 50 percent humidity – would be the upper limit of safety, beyond which the human body can no longer cool itself by evaporating sweat from the surface of the body to ...
Will the Earth cool down again? ›It took millions of years for the Earth to cool down and evolve into a habitable world. However, far beneath our feet, the Earth is still hot with one layer of molten metal, nearly as hot as the Sun! And the cooling process is still ongoing, gradually continuing over time as we move towards the core of the Earth.
What happens if the Earth keeps getting warmer? ›Higher temperatures are worsening many types of disasters, including storms, heat waves, floods, and droughts. A warmer climate creates an atmosphere that can collect, retain, and unleash more water, changing weather patterns in such a way that wet areas become wetter and dry areas drier.
How much hotter has it gotten since 1880? ›Since 1880, average global temperatures have increased by about 1 degrees Celsius (1.7° degrees Fahrenheit). Global temperature is projected to warm by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7° degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050 and 2-4 degrees Celsius (3.6-7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2100.
What was the highest temperature 100 years ago? ›
Story highlights. The next time you're sweating and complaining that this summer is just too hot, consider this fun fact in weather world history: Exactly 100 years ago this week, Death Valley National Park set the hottest temperature ever recorded in the world – 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
What was the warmest era in history? ›One of the warmest times was during the geologic period known as the Neoproterozoic, between 600 and 800 million years ago. Conditions were also frequently sweltering between 500 million and 250 million years ago.
What was the hottest year in Earth's history? ›The eight warmest years on record have now occurred since 2014, the scientists, from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, reported, and 2016 remains the hottest year ever.
Will Earth be habitable in 2100? ›In the climate of 2100, there will be plenty of environments between these current extremes. Hence, it is safe to conclude that Earth will be habitable.
How many years until global warming is irreversible? ›of aggressive climate change policies is that humanity is always about 10 years away from either catastrophic climate change, or some greenhouse gas emission “tipping point” at which such change will become inevitable.
How hot will the Earth be in 2030? ›The study, published Jan. 30 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new evidence that global warming is on track to reach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial averages in the early 2030s, regardless of how much greenhouse gas emissions rise or fall in the coming decade.
What's the hottest temperature a human can survive? ›Anything above is called fever, which can lead to hyperthermia in a heat wave condition. It could be fatal. It is commonly held that the maximum temperature at which humans can survive is 108.14-degree Fahrenheit or 42.3-degree Celsius. A higher temperature may denature proteins and cause irreparable damage to brain.
What was the coldest day in history? ›...
World: Lowest Temperature.
| Record Value | -89.2°C (-128.6°F) |
|---|---|
| Geospatial Location | Vostok, Antarctica [77°32'S, 106°40'E, elevation: 3420m (11,220ft)] |