January 1972 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature
-99
1901-2000 base period
Degrees Fahrenheit
130 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
49.1
4
104
45.1
2
Arizona
41.2
0.5
62
40.7
3
Arkansas
40.7
1.4
77
39.3
4
California
39.9
-2.4
16
42.3
5
Colorado
24.7
1
71
23.7
6
Connecticut
27.8
2.4
93
25.4
7
Delaware
36.1
2.8
96
33.3
8
Florida
64.1
6.3
126
57.8
9
Georgia
51.6
5.5
117
46.1
10
Idaho
21.5
-0.5
47
22
11
Illinois
24
-1.3
42
25.3
12
Indiana
26
-0.5
51
26.5
13
Iowa
14.7
-3
32
17.7
14
Kansas
27.4
-1.2
41
28.6
15
Kentucky
35.6
2
85
33.6
16
Louisiana
53.2
3.9
103
49.3
17
Maine
13.7
0.5
64
13.2
18
Maryland
35.3
2.9
96
32.4
19
Massachusetts
26.4
2.3
93
24.1
20
Michigan
16.4
-1.7
40
18.1
21
Minnesota
0.7
-5.8
23
6.5
22
Mississippi
48.6
3.5
98
45.1
23
Missouri
29.1
-0.3
52
29.4
24
Montana
10.6
-6.1
16
16.7
25
Nebraska
20.1
-2
36
22.1
26
Nevada
28.5
-1.4
38
29.9
27
New Hampshire
18.6
1.5
76
17.1
28
New Jersey
32.4
2.8
95
29.6
29
New Mexico
35.2
1.6
83
33.6
30
New York
22
2.2
86
19.8
31
North Carolina
44.6
4.6
112
40
32
North Dakota
1.9
-4.5
34
6.4
33
Ohio
27.4
0.5
67
26.9
34
Oklahoma
35.7
-0.8
45
36.5
35
Oregon
29.5
-0.7
40
30.2
36
Pennsylvania
27.9
2.6
89
25.3
37
Rhode Island
29.8
2.6
98
27.2
38
South Carolina
50
5.4
114
44.6
39
South Dakota
10
-5
27
15
40
Tennessee
40
2.8
93
37.2
41
Texas
47.1
1.7
84
45.4
42
Utah
28.2
2.9
87
25.3
43
Vermont
17.2
1.9
83
15.3
44
Virginia
38.1
3.3
100
34.8
45
Washington
26.6
-1.8
31
28.4
46
West Virginia
33.3
2.8
92
30.5
47
Wisconsin
7.4
-5
25
12.4
48
Wyoming
16.1
-2.3
25
18.4