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Lowest hot days by state

Days reaching 90°F.

This measure has no better end. The order describes the states, it does not rank them — see the other direction.

Number of days in the latest complete year when the county-average daily high reached at least 90°F. This describes heat frequency, not heat-health risk.

1. 1Alaska0 days
2. 2Vermont4 days
3. 3Wisconsin6 days
4. 4Minnesota6 days
5. 5Montana6 days
6. 6Maine6 days
7. 7North Dakota7 days
8. 8Washington8 days
9. 9Rhode Island8 days
10. 10Hawaii10 days
11. 11Oregon10 days
12. 12Michigan11 days
13. 13Wyoming12 days
14. 14New Hampshire12 days
15. 15Pennsylvania12 days
16. 16Iowa13 days
17. 17Massachusetts15 days
18. 18New York15 days
19. 19Connecticut15 days
20. 20Ohio16 days
21. 21South Dakota16 days
22. 22West Virginia17 days
23. 23Indiana19 days
24. 24New Jersey20 days
25. 25Delaware20 days
26. 26Illinois23 days
27. 27Nebraska24 days
28. 28Colorado25 days
29. 29Maryland25 days
30. 30Utah25 days
31. 31Virginia25 days
32. 32Idaho32 days
33. 33North Carolina33 days
34. 34Kentucky34 days
35. 35Missouri40 days
36. 36Tennessee43 days
37. 37Kansas45 days
38. 38California48 days
39. 39South Carolina50 days
40. 40New Mexico52 days
41. 41Georgia52 days
42. 42Alabama54 days
43. 43Arkansas64 days
44. 44Oklahoma66 days
45. 45Mississippi86 days
46. 46Nevada88 days
47. 47Louisiana95 days
48. 48Florida111 days
49. 49Texas124 days
50. 50Arizona145 days

Not ranked, because this measure is not published for them: District of Columbia.

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Source: NOAA NCEI nClimGrid-Daily. · How this is built