December 2001 - August 2002 Contiguous U.S. Statewide Average Temperature
-99
1901-2000 base period
Degrees Fahrenheit
128 years
1901-2000
1
Alabama
63.6
0.8
90
62.8
2
Arizona
60.9
2
109
58.9
3
Arkansas
60.6
0.6
79
60.1
4
California
58
1.3
97
56.8
5
Colorado
46.3
2.1
113
44.2
6
Connecticut
50.9
3.8
124
47.1
7
Delaware
57.8
4.4
127
53.4
8
Florida
71.3
1.8
117
69.5
9
Georgia
64.7
1.6
114
63
10
Idaho
42.1
-0.2
51
42.3
11
Illinois
53.5
2.6
121
50.9
12
Indiana
53.5
2.9
123
50.6
13
Iowa
49.5
2.8
120
46.7
14
Kansas
55.6
2
114
53.6
15
Kentucky
57.2
2.2
119
55
16
Louisiana
66.6
0.5
81
66.1
17
Maine
41.8
3
119
38.9
18
Maryland
57
4
127
53.1
19
Massachusetts
49.7
3.8
123
46
20
Michigan
45.9
3.5
119
42.5
21
Minnesota
42.2
3.1
116
39
22
Mississippi
64
0.6
85
63.4
23
Missouri
55.6
1.7
108
53.9
24
Montana
40.8
-0
66
40.8
25
Nebraska
50.3
2.4
117
47.9
26
Nevada
50.5
1.3
99
49.2
27
New Hampshire
44.9
3.6
124
41.3
28
New Jersey
54.9
4.3
126
50.6
29
New Mexico
54.7
2.1
116
52.6
30
New York
47.3
3.8
126
43.4
31
North Carolina
60.5
2.4
120
58.1
32
North Dakota
40.6
1.8
95
38.9
33
Ohio
53
3.3
123
49.7
34
Oklahoma
59.7
0.5
79
59.2
35
Oregon
47
0.9
86
46.1
36
Pennsylvania
51
3.6
126
47.3
37
Rhode Island
51.4
3.9
122
47.5
38
South Carolina
64.2
2.2
121
62.1
39
South Dakota
46.2
2.3
109
43.9
40
Tennessee
58.9
1.6
110
57.3
41
Texas
65.3
1
95
64.4
42
Utah
48.6
1.4
96
47.2
43
Vermont
43.9
3.7
123
40.2
44
Virginia
57.2
2.8
123
54.3
45
Washington
46.5
0.6
80
45.9
46
West Virginia
53.6
2.6
121
51
47
Wisconsin
44.8
3.5
120
41.3
48
Wyoming
41.2
0.7
82
40.4