The coldest spring temperatures ever recorded in every state
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This winter has been the sixth hottest on record in the US, paving the way for higher temperatures in the spring.
But the US hasn't always experienced such mild temperatures. Many states have had unseasonably cold spring temperatures recorded over the last 100 years.
As the season quickly approaches, we've compiled a list of the coldest temperatures recorded by state between April and May.
This past winter has been the sixth hottest on record in the US, and the planet just saw its second warmest February ever recorded.
But this hasn't always been the case.
Temperatures in the US have fluctuated in the spring since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began to keep record in the late 1800s. Many states have even seen temperatures as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit from April to May.
In Alaska, the coldest spring temperature was 15.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1985. Hawaii didn't have a low on record with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Using data compiled by NOAA, we've created a graphic of the coldest spring temperatures ever recorded from 1895 to 2019. Many of the states experienced their coldest springs in the year 1907, which was so cold that at least one newspaper called it "An Almost Unprecedented Backward Spring."
Alaska's lowest recorded spring temperature was 15.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1985.
Alabama's lowest recorded spring temperature was 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 1971.
Arkansas' lowest recorded spring temperature was 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Arizona's lowest recorded spring temperature was 41 degrees Fahrenheit in 1975.
California's lowest recorded spring temperature was 41.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1917.
Colorado's lowest recorded spring temperature was 30 degrees Fahrenheit in 1917.
Connecticut's lowest recorded spring temperature was 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Delaware's lowest recorded spring temperature was 41.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Florida's lowest recorded spring temperature was 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit in 1901.
Georgia's lowest recorded spring temperature was 50.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 1961.
Iowa's lowest recorded spring temperature was 34.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Idaho's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1982.
Illinois' lowest recorded spring temperature was 38.5 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Indiana's lowest recorded spring temperature was 37.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Kansas' lowest recorded spring temperature was 29.1degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Kentucky's lowest recorded spring temperature was 42 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
Louisiana's lowest recorded spring temperature was 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1931.
Massachusetts' lowest recorded spring temperature was 35 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Maryland's lowest recorded spring temperature was 41.5 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Maine's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29 degrees Fahrenheit in 1926.
Michigan's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Minnesota's lowest recorded spring temperature was 27.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Missouri's lowest recorded spring temperature was 48.1 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Mississippi's lowest recorded spring temperature was 51.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1971.
Montana's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29 degrees Fahrenheit in 1909.
North Carolina's lowest recorded spring temperature was 45.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
North Dakota's lowest recorded spring temperature was 26.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Nebraska's lowest recorded spring temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
New Hampshire's lowest recorded spring temperature was 30.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1926.
New Jersey's lowest recorded spring temperature was 38.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
New Mexico's lowest recorded spring temperature was 35.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 1975.
Nevada's lowest recorded spring temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit in 1975.
New York's lowest recorded spring temperature was 32.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1926.
Ohio's lowest recorded spring temperature was 37 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Oklahoma's lowest recorded spring temperature was 46.3 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Oregon's lowest recorded spring temperature was 31.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1909.
Pennsylvania's lowest recorded spring temperature was 36.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1926.
Rhode Island's lowest recorded spring temperature was 36.2 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
South Carolina's lowest recorded spring temperature was 49.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
South Dakota's lowest recorded spring temperature was 30 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Tennessee's lowest recorded spring temperature was 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
Texas' lowest recorded spring temperature was 52 degrees Fahrenheit in 1931.
Utah's lowest recorded spring temperature was 32.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1975.
Virginia's lowest recorded spring temperature was 42 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
Vermont's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
Washington's lowest recorded spring temperature was 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 1920.
Wisconsin's lowest recorded spring temperature was 29.7 degrees Fahrenheit in 1907.
West Virginia's lowest recorded spring temperature was 38.1 degrees Fahrenheit in 1997.
Wyoming's lowest recorded spring temperature was 26.8 degrees Fahrenheit in 1909.
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