On Aug. 16, 2020, Californias Death Valley reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to an automated measuring system there, representing one of thehighest temperatures ever recorded on the planet. The world record, also recorded at Death Valley, was 134 degrees in July 1913.

More than 210 degrees Fahrenheitseparates the highest and the lowest temperatures on record in the United States, the third-largest country in the world. As some states are infamous for having blistering hot summers, others become inundated by winter storms and frigid cold. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that thesummer of 2020 was the hottest on recordin the Northern Hemisphere and the second-hottest summer globally.

Stackerconsulted 2019 data from theNOAAs State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC)to create this slideshow illustrating the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Check out data from each New England state below:

Massachusetts

- All-time highest temperature: 107 F (Chester 2 on Aug. 2, 1975)

- All-time lowest temperature: -35 F (Coldbrook on Feb.15, 1943)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 18.15 inches (Westfield on Aug. 1819, 1955)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 29 inches (Natick on April 1, 1997)

Westfield, Massachusetts, suffered from heavy flooding and rainfall in the middle of August 1955, making it the wettest day for the state.The Great Flood of 1955affected both Connecticut and Massachusetts, resulting from Hurricanes Connie and then a week later, Hurricane Diane.

Connecticut

- All-time highest temperature: 106 F (Torrington on Aug. 23, 1916)

- All-time lowest temperature: -32 F (Falls Village on Feb. 16, 1943)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 12.77 inches (Burlington on Aug. 19, 1955)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 36 inches (Ansonia 1 NE on Feb. 89, 2013)

On Aug. 19, 1955,The Great Flood of 1955occurred in Burlington. The last time Connecticut had witnessed such heavy rainfalls was during colonial times. Fast forward to 64 years later to October 2019 when strong winds and heavy rains left thousands of residents without electricity in Wilton, Connecticut. Following that, coastal flooding warnings were also issued to New Haven and Fairfield counties.

Maine

- All-time highest temperature: 105 F (North Bridgton on July 10, 1911)

- All-time lowest temperature: -50 F (Big Black River (near Saint Pamphile, Pq) on Jan. 16, 2009)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 13.32 inches (Portland Jetport on Oct. 2021, 1996)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 40 inches (Orono on Dec. 30, 1962)

The flood of Southern Maine in 1996 resulted in the states highest rainfall or precipitation levels on Oct. 2021, 1996, that was recorded at the Portland Jetport. According to theU.S. Geological Survey, the severe flooding resulted in one death and damaged more than 2,100 homes and businesses. Most recently, on April 21, 2019, huge amounts of snow that had accumulated across Maine resulted in several minor and major floods.

New Hampshire

- All-time highest temperature: 106 F (Nashua 2 Nnw on July 4, 1911)

- All-time lowest temperature: -50 F (Mount Washington on Jan. 22, 1885)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 11.07 inches (Mount Washington on Oct.2021, 1996)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 49.3 inches (Mount Washington on Feb. 25, 1969)

New Hampshires 100-Hour Snowstorm of February 1969produced record snowfall for New Hampshire. Even the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont were affected by the massive snowstorm.

Rhode Island

- All-time highest temperature: 104 F (Providence on Aug. 2, 1975)

- All-time lowest temperature: -28 F (Wood River Junction on Jan. 11, 1942)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 12.13 inches (Westerly 1 W on Sept. 1617, 1932)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 30 inches (Woonsocket on Feb. 7, 1978)

Theblizzard of 1978in Rhode Island turned a seemingly normal Monday into a historical record of the highest snowfall the state had ever experienced. The snowfall began at 10 a.m. Monday and didnt stop for 36 hours. It was believed that around 55 inches of snow accumulated in different parts of the state.

Vermont

- All-time highest temperature: 107 F (Vernon on July 7, 1912)

- All-time lowest temperature: -50 F (Bloomfield on Dec. 30, 1933)

- All-time highest 24-hour precipitation: 9.92 inches (Mount Mansfield on Sept.17, 1999)

- All-time highest 24-hour snowfall: 42 inches (Jay Peak on Feb.5, 1995)

Bloomfield, a town with a tiny population of 221 people (as of the 2010 census), recorded the states most unbearably cold temperature in 1933. Normally, the average temperature during winter in the state ranges between 2 degreesto 12 degrees.

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