Low Temperature Records
Place |
Year |
Temperature (°F/°C) |
Vostok, Antarctica |
1983 |
-129/-89.4 |
Klinck, Greenland |
1991 |
-93/-69.6 |
Oimekon, Russia |
1933 |
-90/-67.8 |
Verkhoyansk, Russia |
1892 |
-90/-67.8 |
Northice, Greenland |
1954 |
-87/-66 |
Snag, Yukon, Canada |
1947 |
-81.4/-63 |
Ust’Shchugor, Russia |
1978 |
-73/-58.1 |
Coyaique Alto, Chile |
2002 |
-36/-37.7 |
Sarmiento, Argentina |
1907 |
-27/-32.8 |
Ifrane, Morocco |
1935 |
-11/-23.9 |
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, Australia |
1994 |
-9.4/-23 |
Mauna Kea Observatory, HI |
1979 |
12/-11.1 |
Coldest U.S. Temperatures
Location |
Dates |
Record Low (°F/°0* |
Prospect Creek, AK |
January 23, 1971 |
-80/-62 |
Tanacross, AK |
February 3, 1947 |
-75/-59.4 |
Rogers Pass, MT |
January 20, 1954 |
-70/-56.7 |
Peter’s Sink, UT |
February 1, 1985 |
-69/-56.1 |
Riverside Ranger Station, MT |
February 9, 1933 |
-66/-54.4 |
Moran, WY |
February 9, 1933 |
-63/-52.7 |
Maybell, CO |
February 1, 1985 |
-61/-51.7 |
Island Park Dam, ID |
January 18, 1943 |
-60/-51.1 |
Tower, MN |
February 2, 1996 |
-60/-51.1 |
Parshall, ND |
February 15, 1936 |
-60/-51.1 |
McIntosh, SD |
February 17, 1936 |
-58/-50 |
Tetonia, ID |
February 9, 1933 |
-57/-49.4 |
Couderay, WI |
February 4, 1996 |
-55/-48.3 |
Seneca, OR |
February 10, 1933 |
-54/-47.8 |
Old Forge, NY |
February 18, 1979 |
-52/-46.7 |
Vanderbilt, MI |
February 9, 1934 |
-51/-46 |
San Jacinto, NV |
January 8, 1937 |
-50/-45.5 |
Gavilan, NM |
February 1, 1951 |
-50/-45.5 |
Bloomfield, VT |
December 30, 1933 |
-50/-45.5 |
Big Black River, ME |
January 16, 2009 |
-50/-45.5 |
* Does not account for wind chill. |