August 1986 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature Degrees Fahrenheit -99 1901-2000 base period 1901-2000 0100 Alabama 78.4 27 79.3 -0.9 0200 Arizona 79.4 105 77.8 1.6 0300 Arkansas 76.7 15 79.3 -2.6 0400 California 76.0 111 73.7 2.3 0500 Colorado 65.6 71 65.2 0.4 0600 Connecticut 67.0 24 68.6 -1.6 0700 Delaware 72.5 29 73.7 -1.2 0800 Florida 81.2 75 81 0.2 0900 Georgia 78.7 44 79 -0.3 1000 Idaho 66.7 110 63.6 3.1 1100 Illinois 69.6 7 73.4 -3.8 1200 Indiana 69.2 8 72.3 -3.1 1300 Iowa 67.0 6 71.4 -4.4 1400 Kansas 74.4 13 77.3 -2.9 1500 Kentucky 72.5 12 74.8 -2.3 1600 Louisiana 80.8 30 81.6 -0.8 1700 Maine 61.8 33 63 -1.2 1800 Maryland 71.9 28 73.2 -1.3 1900 Massachusetts 66.0 25 67.5 -1.5 2000 Michigan 63.3 19 65.9 -2.6 2100 Minnesota 63.2 14 66.3 -3.1 2200 Mississippi 79.1 24 80.2 -1.1 2300 Missouri 72.1 7 76 -3.9 2400 Montana 65.2 82 64.1 1.1 2500 Nebraska 69.7 20 72.3 -2.6 2600 Nevada 73.4 121 70.1 3.3 2700 New Hampshire 63.1 32 64.1 -1.0 2800 New Jersey 70.4 33 71.6 -1.2 2900 New Mexico 71.5 82 70.9 0.6 3000 New York 64.3 21 66 -1.7 3100 North Carolina 74.4 25 75.6 -1.2 3200 North Dakota 64.9 33 66.9 -2.0 3300 Ohio 68.9 20 70.9 -2.0 3400 Oklahoma 78.6 21 80.9 -2.3 3500 Oregon 68.3 123 63.9 4.4 3600 Pennsylvania 66.4 18 68.4 -2.0 3700 Rhode Island 67.3 28 68.7 -1.4 3800 South Carolina 78.1 34 78.7 -0.6 3900 South Dakota 67.7 21 70.5 -2.8 4000 Tennessee 74.6 23 76 -1.4 4100 Texas 81.0 36 81.9 -0.9 4200 Utah 71.6 110 69.4 2.2 4300 Vermont 62.5 34 63.4 -0.9 4400 Virginia 71.5 13 73.1 -1.6 4500 Washington 68.0 122 63.5 4.5 4600 West Virginia 68.6 15 70.4 -1.8 4700 Wisconsin 63.2 12 66.4 -3.2 4800 Wyoming 64.2 80 63.4 0.8