September 1961 - April 1962 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature Degrees Fahrenheit -99 1901-2000 base period 1901-2000 0100 Alabama 56.0 50 56.3 -0.3 0200 Arizona 50.6 17 51.9 -1.3 0300 Arkansas 51.4 25 52.5 -1.1 0400 California 50.4 20 51.3 -0.9 0500 Colorado 34.2 10 36.2 -2.0 0600 Connecticut 40.6 93 39.4 1.2 0700 Delaware 46.3 68 46.1 0.2 0800 Florida 65.9 62 65.6 0.3 0900 Georgia 56.8 58 56.7 0.1 1000 Idaho 32.4 14 34.6 -2.2 1100 Illinois 40.9 25 42.1 -1.2 1200 Indiana 41.6 34 42.1 -0.5 1300 Iowa 34.3 10 37 -2.7 1400 Kansas 42.3 7 44.6 -2.3 1500 Kentucky 46.7 38 47.2 -0.5 1600 Louisiana 59.2 34 60 -0.8 1700 Maine 32.0 96 30.3 1.7 1800 Maryland 45.8 69 45.5 0.3 1900 Massachusetts 39.2 85 38.2 1.0 2000 Michigan 33.9 50 34 -0.1 2100 Minnesota 27.0 25 28.4 -1.4 2200 Mississippi 55.9 37 56.6 -0.7 2300 Missouri 43.6 12 45.4 -1.8 2400 Montana 29.7 19 31.9 -2.2 2500 Nebraska 36.0 11 38.4 -2.4 2600 Nevada 40.0 16 41.6 -1.6 2700 New Hampshire 34.2 97 32.9 1.3 2800 New Jersey 43.8 79 43 0.8 2900 New Mexico 44.1 21 45.2 -1.1 3000 New York 36.4 93 35.3 1.1 3100 North Carolina 51.0 44 51.3 -0.3 3200 North Dakota 26.0 23 28 -2.0 3300 Ohio 41.3 47 41.6 -0.3 3400 Oklahoma 49.5 16 51.1 -1.6 3500 Oregon 39.0 23 40.2 -1.2 3600 Pennsylvania 39.9 72 39.4 0.5 3700 Rhode Island 41.3 81 40.4 0.9 3800 South Carolina 55.2 45 55.3 -0.1 3900 South Dakota 31.7 19 33.7 -2.0 4000 Tennessee 49.4 39 49.9 -0.5 4100 Texas 56.5 28 57.4 -0.9 4200 Utah 37.1 19 38.9 -1.8 4300 Vermont 33.2 99 31.7 1.5 4400 Virginia 46.8 53 47 -0.2 4500 Washington 38.3 24 39.5 -1.2 4600 West Virginia 43.6 54 43.5 0.1 4700 Wisconsin 30.7 29 31.8 -1.1 4800 Wyoming 29.0 9 31.8 -2.8