May 2024 has already been noted as one of the hottest in the U.S., and with meteorological summer still to come, temps this year are expected to set even higher records.
from the Associated Press, more than 2,300 deaths due to excessive heat occurred in the U.S. in 2023, a record-breaking high. As alarming as those numbers are, that rate could skyrocket even further in 2024.
But May 2024 has already been noted as one of the hottest in the U.S., and with meteorological summer still to come, temps this year are expected to set even higher records. This trend persists through winter, too, as the contiguous U.S. just went through itsto identify the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state and Puerto Rico. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.All-time lowest temperature: -27 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 20 inches Despite being a subtropical town, on March 13, 1993, Walnut Grove was covered in 20 inches of snow. The extreme weather was termed the “Superstorm of 1993″ by the National Weather Service because of its size and strength, equal to a Category 3 hurricane. At one point, the storm system ran from Eastern Canada to Central America.All-time lowest temperature: -80 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 78 inches Prospect Creek recorded the coldest-ever U.S. temperature of -80 degrees in 1971. On Oct. 10, 1986, Seward experienced more rainfall than anywhere else in Alaska due to an unrelenting rainstorm. The highways and the railroads took a massive hit during the three-day rainstorm, and the region was declared a federal disaster area. In October 2018, the city of Seward declared an emergency after recording nearly 5 inches of rain over several days of heavy rainfall. Heavy flooding yet again caused debris to block several roads.All-time lowest temperature: -40 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 38 inches On the far western border of Arizona, Lake Havasu City saw the highest temperature in state history on June 29, 1994. But seven years earlier, the state’s largest snowfall was recorded on the extreme eastern side of Arizona.All-time lowest temperature: -29 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 25 inches “The Great Heat Wave of 1936″ affected around 15 states during its three-week run, bringing temperatures above 100 degrees. Still, Ozark topped the charts by reaching 120 degrees. Also known as the “1936 North American Heat Wave,” it exacerbated human suffering during the ongoing Great Depression.All-time lowest temperature: -45 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 67 inches Death Valley’s Greenland Ranch holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded at 134 degrees in 1913. But On Jan. 20, 1937, Boca—a former reservoir located in Nevada County—recorded a mind-numbingly cold temperature of -45 degrees.All-time lowest temperature: -61 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.85 inches During the 2013 floods that took place across Colorado, the highest precipitation levels were recorded on Sept. 12, 2013, at Fort Carson, a United States Army installation located in El Paso County.All-time highest temperature: 106 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 12.77 inches On Aug. 19, 1955, the Great Flood of 1955 occurred in Burlington. The last time Connecticut had witnessed such heavy rainfalls was during colonial times. The state’s high- and low-temperature records are shared by two locations on different days of different years.All-time lowest temperature: -17 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 25 inches Millsboro is one of the two cities in the United States that holds the record for the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in a state. Also of interest was a significant East Coast cyclone in 1979 that brought record-breaking snowfall to the Mid-Atlantic states. Because of this, Dover received the most snowfall in the history of Delaware’s climate. Compared to the 25 inches of snow recorded in Dover in February 1979, there was no snow in Delaware in January 2023, and only trace snowfall twice in February.All-time lowest temperature: -2 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 4 inches In 1980, Hurricane Jeanne formed in the Gulf of Mexico and indirectly struck Florida’s Key West with heavy rainfall. The storm resulted in the heaviest rainfall Florida had ever witnessed within one day, which is impressive given the frequency with which big storms hit Florida.All-time highest temperature: 112 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 21.1 inches The flood of 1994 in Americus included surging floodwaters that entered the city rapidly and were described as “fierce” by local news outlets. More than 100 small dams in nearby areas had reached capacity and started washing out directly on the roads. The deluge also damaged the railroad service, which took several months to recover even after the floodwaters receded.All-time lowest temperature: 12 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 6.5 inches In April 2018, heavy rainfalls devastated the island of Kauai as dozens of homes were left in shambles in the island’s towns, including Hanalei, Wainiha, Haena, and Anahola. The rainfall, which also hit Oahu, affected 532 houses on the two islands, according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.All-time lowest temperature: -60 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 31 inches Rattlesnake Creek in Elmore County was recorded on Nov. 23, 1909, to have received the most rainfall of 7.17 inches in one day. And in 1967, the Anderson Ranch Dam, southeast of Boise, recorded 31 inches of snowfall in one 24-hour period.All-time lowest temperature: -38 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 36 inches East St. Louis recorded the state’s most sweltering temperature on July 14, 1954. While the residents of East St. Louis first woke up to stifling 100-degree heat, the temperature soared to 117 degrees by late afternoon. Residents in St. Louis recalled July 14, 1954, as the day “they were just cooked.”All-time highest temperature: 116 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 10.5 inches On Aug. 6, 1905, Princeton, a city in Indiana’s Gibson County, recorded the highest one-day-long rainfall event in the state at 10.5 inches. And in July 1936, the entire state saw extreme heat, with Collegeville recording the highest temperature at 116 degrees.All-time lowest temperature: -47 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 24 inches The town of Atlantic in Iowa’s Cass County experienced intense flooding on June 14, 1998, after heavy rainfall and a severe thunderstorm. Many bridges in the area were either damaged or completely destroyed, and all highways and roads had to be closed once the flooding started intensifying.All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: Not availablePratt, a city with a population of 6,835 people, recorded the state’s heaviest snowfall on March 28, 2009. A spring snowstorm resulted in a whopping 30 inches of snow falling within one day in Pratt.All-time lowest temperature: -37 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.28 inches The flood of 1997 in Louisville resulted in 10.48 inches of rainfall within one day on March 1, 1997. The deluge intensified when smaller streams started overflowing rapidly, which in turn caused the flooding along the Ohio River. As if the flooding wasn’t bad enough, tornadoes were also reported from Arkansas to southern Kentucky.All-time lowest temperature: -16 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 13 inches Hackberry, a community in Cameron Parish, witnessed the state’s heaviest rainfall between Aug. 28 and 29, 1962. A tropical depression that had first formed in the western Gulf of Mexico eventually struck the Texas and Louisiana border two days later before finally subsiding on Aug. 30, 1962.All-time lowest temperature: -50 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 40 inches The state’s highest rainfall or precipitation level was recorded at the Portland Jetport on Oct. 20–21, 1996, and resulted in severe flooding. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, one person was killed, and more than 2,100 homes and businesses were damaged.All-time highest temperature: 109 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 14.75 inches Maryland’s most significant record 24-hour total rainfall was in Jewell on July 26-27, 1897. The town of Cumberland, in western Maryland, has twice recorded the state’s highest temperature of 109 degrees.All-time lowest temperature: -35 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 29 inches Westfield suffered from heavy flooding and rainfall in the middle of August 1955, making it the wettest day for the state. The Great Flood of 1955 affected Connecticut and Massachusetts, resulting from Hurricanes Connie—and then, a week later, Hurricane Diane.All-time lowest temperature: -51 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 32 inches In July 2019, nearly 13 inches of rain was recorded falling in western Michigan in one 24-hour period, surpassing a record from 150 miles south that stood for more than a century.All-time lowest temperature: -60 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 36 inches Hokah, a city in Houston County, had the state’s heaviest one-day rainfall on Aug. 19, 2007. The flood of 2007 claimed the lives of six people and also resulted in massive flooding in nearby counties.All-time lowest temperature: -19 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 18 inches The distance between the locations with the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in Mississippi is less than 70 miles, but the difference between those temperatures is 134 degrees. And a week before a massive “New Year’s Snowstorm” swept through the Southern United States on Dec. 31, 1963, the small community of Mount Pleasant recorded an even larger snowfall, setting the state’s record.All-time lowest temperature: -40 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 24 inches Warsaw is one of two cities in the United States that holds the record for the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in a state. The other is Millsboro, Delaware. Four people died during the 1965 flood in Edgerton, and 729 residences were damaged or destroyed. Approximately 433,000 acres of agricultural land flooded during the deluge. The total damages the floods inflicted on properties cost Missouri $19.3 million.All-time highest temperature: 117 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.5 inches Montana’s lowest temperature was recorded in 1954 at -70 degrees. But in early February 2019 and into the first week of March, Montana set a brand-new bone-chilling record for consecutive below-freezing days when Great Falls concluded its 32-day streak on March 8, 2019.All-time highest temperature: 118 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 13.15 inches Before the unforgiving heat wave hit Geneva, Nebraska, in July 1934, the state was already struggling due to a severe drought that had worsened living conditions for farmers and other residents. During “The Heat Wave of 1934,” people slept outdoors to escape the terrible heat in their houses. Two summers later, the heat was equally bad in two other Nebraska towns.All-time lowest temperature: -50 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 36 inches Nevada is no stranger to extreme heat. While the hottest day in Nevada was recorded in Laughlin in 1994, residents will likely be at an increased risk from exposure to extreme heat due to climate change, according to research published by the International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. All-time lowest temperature: -50 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 49.3 inches New Hampshire’s “100-Hour Snowstorm of February 1969″ produced record snowfall for New Hampshire. The massive snowstorm affected the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont.All-time lowest temperature: -34 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 29.7 inches According to New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson, several factors contributed to River Vale recording the state’s coldest day in January 1904. Two of the biggest reasons were River Vale’s barren landscape and position in a valley. To top that off, River Vale had some heavy snowfall on the same day.All-time highest temperature: 122 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.28 inches While New Mexico is known for its dry, desert environment, it averages fairly low temperatures during the peak of winter. But on Feb. 1, 1951, Gavilan in north Albuquerque experienced an Alaska-like winter at -50 degrees.All-time lowest temperature: -52 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 13.57 inches The historic Islip, Long Island, flash flooding on Aug. 12-13, 2014, took place after a torrential downpour. Several expressways, streets, and houses were completely water-logged. Countless crews had to work around the clock to pump out all the water.All-time lowest temperature: -34 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 36 inches After heavy rainfall lashed North Carolina, the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers started overflowing, resulting in the “Great Flood of 1916.” The exact number of people who died during this deluge is still unknown, but it’s estimated that at least a few dozen people lost their lives. Several dams were breached, and houses, warehouses, and industrial plants along the French Broad River were almost completely submerged.All-time lowest temperature: -60 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 27 inches Parshall became intolerably frigid in February 1936 at -60 degrees Fahrenheit. This recording was made by a coal miner who had volunteered to be a weather observer, using a special mercury-thallium alloy thermometer because mercury-only thermometers would freeze before recording a temperature that low.All-time lowest temperature: -39 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 10.75 inches During the statewide 1934 heat wave, residents of Gallipolis, a village in southeastern Ohio, bore the brunt of the highest temperature ever recorded in the state. Residents left their furnace-like houses hoping to find a shady spot to cool off, while many slept on their rooftops, porches, or lawns. The oppressive heat killed as many as 160 people between July 20 and 26.All-time highest temperature: 120 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 15.68 inches The deadly 1973 flood in Enid started with relentless rainfall and ended only after killing nine people. According to The Oklahoman, residents had cut holes through their walls to climb up on rooftops in a desperate attempt to flee from the surging water levels. Several others tried to take shelter in their attics as their houses started filling up with water.All-time lowest temperature: -54 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 47 inches On June 29, 2021, Moody Farms Agrimet tied Pelton Dam for the hottest summer day ever recorded in Oregon. Pelton Dam had held the previous record, set in 1898. And two towns 100 miles apart recorded the state’s lowest-ever temperature on successive days in February 1933.All-time lowest temperature: -42 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 41 inches Tropical Storm Agnes unleashed its fury on Pennsylvania in 1972 by claiming the lives of 48 people in the state and causing damages worth a $2 billion. According to the Evening News, the Susquehanna River, which has a normal volume of 23 billion gallons a day, began overflowing rapidly into Harrisburg as its volume increased to 650 billion gallons two days after the state experienced its most torrential downpour.All-time lowest temperature: 40 F About five months after up to 25 inches of rain fell from May 15-19, 1985, causing severe flooding around Puerto Rico’s north coast, a tropical depression inundated the south-central coast from Oct. 6-7. The flooding caused landslides, destruction to homes, a bridge collapse, and the deaths of an estimated 170 people, with damages costing around $125 million. All-time lowest temperature: -28 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 30 inches The blizzard of 1978 in Rhode Island delivered a historical record of the highest snowfall the state had ever experienced. The snowfall began at 10 a.m. Monday and didn’t stop for 36 hours. Around 55 inches of snow accumulated in different parts of the state—and 30 inches fell in Woonsocket in one 24-hour stretch of the blizzard.All-time highest temperature: 113 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 14.8 inches The summer 2012 heat wave was responsible for at least 82 deaths across the U.S. It was reported that South Carolina experienced the worst of this heat wave on June 29. The city of Columbia had temperatures at or above 100 degrees for 11 days straight.All-time highest temperature: 120 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 8.74 inches Record heat in 2006 resulted in the state’s highest temperature in Fort Pierre, a city in Stanley County. The heat wave during July 2006 was so intense in South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska that it disrupted transportation links and strained electric power grids.All-time lowest temperature: -32 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 30 inches Intense rainfall during a storm on Aug. 21, 2021, devastated the region between Waverly and McEwen, about 60 miles west of Nashville. The resulting flash flooding killed more than 20 people.All-time lowest temperature: -23 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 26 inches The sweltering heat wave of 1936 that spiked a record temperature on Seymour claimed the lives of 5,000 people across the U.S. but didn’t receive widespread coverage by leading newspapers at the time. The temperature hit 120 again 58 years later, 300 miles southwest of Seymour.All-time lowest temperature: -50 F on Jan. 5, 1913)All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 38 inches Utah is famous for its ski resorts and ample amount of snowfall during winters, but summers can get unbearably hot. St. George’s arid weather makes it far warmer than other parts of Utah, thanks to its location in the Mojave Desert, which explains why it holds the record at 117 degrees.All-time lowest temperature: -50 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 42 inches Bloomfield, a town with a tiny population of 221 people , recorded the state’s most unbearably cold temperature in 1933. And neither Hurricane Irene in 2011 nor the unnamed storm that unleashed flooding across Vermont in mid-July 2023 dumped as much rain in a short time as a September 1999 storm. It registered 9.92 inches of precipitation on Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak.All-time highest temperature: 110 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 14.28 inches Hurricane Floyd caused four deaths in Virginia in 1999 and cost the state $150 million after severely damaging thousands of houses, businesses, and crops. Hundreds of residents had to be evacuated as the water levels increased to several feet. The hurricane affected Williamsburg, Richmond, and other parts of the state, like Hanover County and Southampton County.All-time lowest temperature: -48 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 65 inches Crystal Mountain, the biggest ski resort in the state of Washington, is located in the Cascade Range, about two hours away from Seattle. Twenty-five years after breaking records for the highest snowfall within 24 hours in 1994, the resort was covered in more than 7 feet of snow within a week in February 2019—31.5 inches of snow fell In a single day.All-time highest temperature: 112 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 12.02 inches A massive blizzard struck West Virginia on Jan. 20, 1978—it shut down the government for an entire day and paralyzed Kanawha Valley. However, the snowfall recorded back then still doesn’t compare to the all-time highest record of 35 inches in Flat Top in 1998.All-time lowest temperature: -55 F All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 26 inches From Feb. 1 to Feb. 4, 1996, arctic temperatures swept across the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Wisconsin experienced its coldest and most hostile weather in Couderay on Feb. 4. Situated in Sawyer County, the small and nondescript village was the victim of a frigid air mass that settled into the region and resulted in two days with the state’s record low temperature.All-time highest temperature: 115 F All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 6.06 inches Yellowstone National Park’s unparalleled natural beauty features geysers, hot springs, lush forests, and picturesque canyons. That beauty can come with brutal weather, though: In the winter of 1933, a few miles east of the park’s west entrance, the temperature recorded was -66 degrees.Nick Gunter Summer in Alabama is never cool or comfortable, but the next few days will be even less fun than normal.A low end rain chance expected both Saturday and Sunday; the big weather story is the hot conditions in play this weekend and beyond.Last day of Spring is here, but it's a bit gloomy... Amanda talks a cooling breeze and if more summer-like heat is expected for the weekend!
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