December 1948 - November 1949 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature
-99
1901-2000 base period
Degrees Fahrenheit
128 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
64.3
1.2
109
63.1
2
Arizona
58.3
-1.1
15
59.4
3
Arkansas
60.8
0.4
75
60.4
4
California
56
-1.4
6
57.4
5
Colorado
44.1
-0.5
33
44.6
6
Connecticut
50.5
2.5
116
48
7
Delaware
56.4
2.2
111
54.2
8
Florida
71.7
1.6
116
70.1
9
Georgia
64.5
1.2
103
63.4
10
Idaho
41.1
-1.5
12
42.6
11
Illinois
52.6
1
93
51.6
12
Indiana
52.9
1.6
106
51.3
13
Iowa
47.9
0.3
72
47.5
14
Kansas
53.6
-0.6
35
54.1
15
Kentucky
56.9
1.4
108
55.5
16
Louisiana
67.3
0.9
100
66.4
17
Maine
42.2
2.1
111
40.1
18
Maryland
55.8
2.1
113
53.8
19
Massachusetts
49.7
2.8
116
46.9
20
Michigan
45.4
1.8
106
43.6
21
Minnesota
40.7
0.6
78
40.1
22
Mississippi
64.9
1.2
109
63.6
23
Missouri
54.6
0
60
54.5
24
Montana
39.7
-1.4
22
41.1
25
Nebraska
47.4
-1
24
48.4
26
Nevada
47.4
-2.1
2
49.5
27
New Hampshire
45.1
2.8
117
42.3
28
New Jersey
53.8
2.3
112
51.4
29
New Mexico
52.4
-0.4
30
52.8
30
New York
47.1
2.6
116
44.5
31
North Carolina
60.3
1.8
116
58.5
32
North Dakota
39.4
-0.3
54
39.7
33
Ohio
52.6
2.1
118
50.4
34
Oklahoma
59
-0.7
30
59.7
35
Oregon
45
-1.5
13
46.5
36
Pennsylvania
50.3
2.2
117
48.1
37
Rhode Island
51.2
2.7
116
48.6
38
South Carolina
63.9
1.5
114
62.4
39
South Dakota
44.5
-0.1
61
44.6
40
Tennessee
58.7
1.1
98
57.7
41
Texas
64.4
-0.3
43
64.6
42
Utah
45.8
-1.7
9
47.5
43
Vermont
44.1
2.8
116
41.3
44
Virginia
56.6
1.8
116
54.8
45
Washington
44.4
-1.7
6
46.1
46
West Virginia
53.7
2.1
119
51.6
47
Wisconsin
43.6
1.2
97
42.4
48
Wyoming
39.8
-1
27
40.8