United States temperature extremes

For the United States, the extremes are in Death Valley, California in 1913 and recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska in 1971.
The largest recorded temperature change in one place over a 24-hour period occurred on January 15, 1972 in Loma, Montana, when the temperature rose from .
The most dramatic temperature changes occur in North American climates susceptible to Chinook winds. For example, the largest 2-minute temperature change of occurred in Spearfish, South Dakota, a rise from.

Lack of extremes

Among the U.S. states, Hawaii has both the lowest state maximum of and the highest state minimum of. Tropical ocean island locations such as Hawaii often have the lowest recorded temperature ranges. Hawaii has a high mountain on which its lowest temperature is recorded. Flat tropical ocean islands have smaller ranges, sometimes with a difference of as little as Northern Mariana Islands which has range, between and.