March 1953 - February 1957 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature Degrees Fahrenheit -99 1901-2000 base period 1901-2000 0100 Alabama 63.9 111 63.1 0.8 0200 Arizona 59.6 74 59.3 0.3 0300 Arkansas 61.6 117 60.3 1.3 0400 California 56.9 26 57.4 -0.5 0500 Colorado 45.5 97 44.6 0.9 0600 Connecticut 48.6 78 48 0.6 0700 Delaware 54.8 82 54.2 0.6 0800 Florida 70.4 79 70.1 0.3 0900 Georgia 64.0 101 63.4 0.6 1000 Idaho 42.0 20 42.6 -0.6 1100 Illinois 52.9 110 51.5 1.4 1200 Indiana 52.5 111 51.3 1.2 1300 Iowa 48.5 99 47.5 1.0 1400 Kansas 55.8 117 54.1 1.7 1500 Kentucky 56.4 107 55.5 0.9 1600 Louisiana 67.3 113 66.4 0.9 1700 Maine 40.5 79 40 0.5 1800 Maryland 54.4 85 53.8 0.6 1900 Massachusetts 47.5 81 46.9 0.6 2000 Michigan 44.5 92 43.5 1.0 2100 Minnesota 40.4 73 40 0.4 2200 Mississippi 64.6 116 63.6 1.0 2300 Missouri 55.9 115 54.4 1.5 2400 Montana 40.6 32 41.1 -0.5 2500 Nebraska 49.4 95 48.4 1.0 2600 Nevada 49.1 28 49.4 -0.3 2700 New Hampshire 42.8 77 42.3 0.5 2800 New Jersey 52.1 79 51.4 0.7 2900 New Mexico 53.7 97 52.8 0.9 3000 New York 45.1 82 44.5 0.6 3100 North Carolina 59.2 97 58.6 0.6 3200 North Dakota 39.8 59 39.6 0.2 3300 Ohio 51.3 98 50.4 0.9 3400 Oklahoma 61.3 121 59.7 1.6 3500 Oregon 45.7 23 46.5 -0.8 3600 Pennsylvania 48.7 83 48.1 0.6 3700 Rhode Island 49.1 73 48.5 0.6 3800 South Carolina 63.2 111 62.4 0.8 3900 South Dakota 45.0 80 44.5 0.5 4000 Tennessee 58.6 112 57.6 1.0 4100 Texas 65.9 113 64.6 1.3 4200 Utah 47.8 71 47.5 0.3 4300 Vermont 41.8 77 41.3 0.5 4400 Virginia 55.5 91 54.8 0.7 4500 Washington 44.8 2 46.1 -1.3 4600 West Virginia 52.2 88 51.6 0.6 4700 Wisconsin 42.9 81 42.3 0.6 4800 Wyoming 41.4 83 40.7 0.7