No matter where you live, it's important to consider how different factors in your location will impact your safety — whether at your workplace, through the weather in your region, or due to local crime rates.
30.10.2023 - 18:09 / insider.com
Over the last century, we've seen record-breaking temperature drops across the US. But as the world continues to get hotter, only three states have recorded their lowest-ever temperatures in the 21st century.
In Alaska, the coldest temperature recorded was -80 degrees Fahrenheit in Prospect Creek Camp in 1971. And all but one of the 50 states have reported a temperature below zero — only Hawaii, which recorded its lowest temperature of 12 degrees Fahrenheit at the Mauna Kea Observatory on May 17, 1979, has never been sub-zero.
According to data compiled by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee, here are the coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state.
No matter where you live, it's important to consider how different factors in your location will impact your safety — whether at your workplace, through the weather in your region, or due to local crime rates.
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