The hottest temperature ever recorded in every state

Americans are feeling the heat as high temperatures sweep across the country.

In January, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and 2026 is shaping up to be a scorcher too, with the European heat wave breaking records and creating a rising death toll.

This week, the National Weather Service warned that dangerous, potentially record-breaking heat would spread across the eastern two-thirds of the US, prompting heat advisories ahead of the Independence Day weekend.

Here's a list of every state and its hottest day on record.

Torrington, Connecticut, also reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit on August 23, 1916.

Louisville, Georgia, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 24, 1952.

Fredonia, Kansas, also reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.

North Bridgton, Maine, also reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, 1911.

Frederick, Maryland, also reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1936. Cumberland, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on August 7, 1918, and August 6, 1918. Keedysville, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on August 6, 1918. Boettcherville, Maryland, reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit on July 3, 1898.

Chester, Massachusetts, also reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit on August 2, 1975.

Stanwood, Michigan, also reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit on July 13, 1936.

Warsaw, Missouri, also hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 14, 1954.

Glendive, Montana, also reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20, 1893.

Hartington, Nebraska, also reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 17, 1936. Geneva, Nebraska, reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit on July 15, 1934.

Altus, Oklahoma, first hit the record on July 19, 1936. Poteau, Oklahoma, also reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1936. Alva, Oklahoma, reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 18, 1936.

Moody Farms Agrimet, Oregon, also reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29, 2021. Pendleton, Oregon, reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1898.

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, also hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit on July 9, 1936.

Gann Valley, South Dakota, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1936.

Perryville, Tennessee, also hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on July 29, 1930.

Seymour, Texas, also hit 120 degrees Fahrenheit on August 12, 1936.

St. George, Utah, also hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit on July 5, 1985.

Columbia, Virginia, also hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit on July 7, 1900, and July 5, 1900.

Moorefield, West Virginia, also hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on August 4, 1930.

Basin, Wyoming, also hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit on August 8, 1983.

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