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Arkansas: 0.8°F -

The 34th most populous American state hasn't registered a significant change over the last 100 years, with an average of 0.8°F above norm.

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Louisiana: 1°F -

The average temperature in the birthplace of jazz music has remained pretty steady in the last 100 years. Just 1°F above norm, to be more precise.

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Alabama: 1.1°F -

Alabama had an average high of 75°F and an average low of 53.4°F in 2021. From the 1900-2021 records, we highlight the coldest winter, which was in 1978. The temperature was 39.7°F, which was 6.9°F below norm. In total, Alabama is 1.1°F above the norm.

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Oklahoma: 1.1°F -

Oklahoma didn't see a massive change over the last 100 years, with just 1.1°F above norm. The state did have a very cold winter in 1979, with the average dropping to 31.3°F (7.6°F below norm).

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Georgia: 1.2°F -

Georgia's average temperature is 1.2°F above norm. The state had its hottest summer in 2010, with an average of 81.8°F, which is 3.1°F above norm.

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Mississippi: 1.3°F -

This Southern state didn't see a massive change in average temperature, with 1.3°F above norm. Mississippi's hottest summer was in 2010, and the state's coldest winter was in 1978.

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South Carolina: 1.3°F -

South Carolina also didn't see a massive difference in average temperature over the last 100 years, with 1.3°F above norm.

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Tennessee: 1.4°F -

Home to the capital of country music, Nashville, and Elvis Presley's Graceland, this Southern state sits at a mild 1.4°F above norm.

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Kentucky: 1.5°F -

Kentucky has a reasonable average of 1.5°F above norm. Like other states, the winter of 1978 was a tough one, with the average temperature dropping 9°F below norm.

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Texas: 1.6°F -

Everything is bigger in Texas. Except the average temperature change in the last 100 years, at just 1.6°F above norm.

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North Carolina: 1.7°F -

North Carolina didn't register a very significant increase in average temperature, with just 1.7°F above norm.

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Missouri: 1.8°F -

Missouri registered an average temperature of 1.8°F above norm. The state's hottest summer was 1934, and its coldest winter was in 1978.

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Kansas: 2°F -

This landlocked state also falls within the country's average temperature rise, with 2°F above norm.

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West Virginia: 2°F -

West Virginia saw an increase of 2°F above norm over the last 100 years. The year 1977 registered the state's coldest winter, with the average temperature dropping to 24.5°F, which is 7.6°F below norm.

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Florida: 2.1°F -

The Sunshine State didn't get that much warmer over the last century. Florida registered an average temperature of 2.1°F above norm.

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Illinois: 2.2°F -

The Midwestern state has an average temperature of 2.2°F above norm. The winter of 1978 was a particularly cold one, with an average temp of 19.5°F, which is 8.5°F below norm.

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Indiana: 2.2°F -

Indiana registered an average of 2.2°F above norm over the last 100 years. Like Illinois, Indiana also suffered with the Great Blizzard of 1978, with the average temperature dropping to 9.1°F below norm.

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Washington: 2.2°F -

The Pacific Northwest state remains fairly stable in terms of average temperature change, at 2.2°F above norm.

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Virginia: 2.3°F -

Virginia is 2.3°F above norm. The state's hottest summer was in 2010, and its coldest winter was in 1918.

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Iowa: 2.5°F -

Iowa is among the average when compared to other states. It has an average temp of 2.5°F above norm. Looking back at the records between 1900 and 2021, we highlight the year 1936, which had both the hottest summer and the coldest winter on record.

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New Mexico: 2.6°F -

New Mexico ranks in the middle of the table at 2.6°F above norm. The year 2011 was the state's hottest summer, with an average temp of 75.2°F (4.3°F above norm).

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Oregon: 2.7°F -

This state in the Pacific Northwest ranks somewhere in the middle, at 2.7°F above norm.

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Arizona: 2.7°F -

Home to the Grand Canyon, the state registered an average 2.7°F above norm. Arizona's hottest summer of the last 100 years was in 2020, with an average temperature of 81.2°F, which is 3.9°F above norm.

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Nebraska: 2.7°F -

The state scores an average of 2.7°F above norm. The winter of 1979 saw the average temperature drop to 9.3°F, which is 10.3°F below norm.

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Idaho: 2.8°F -

This state in the Pacific Northwest has an average temp of 2.8°F above norm. In 1949, Idaho experienced its coldest winter on record, with an average of 14.3°F, a whopping 9.8°F below norm!

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Colorado: 2.8°F -

Colorado has an average temperature of 2.8°F above norm. Home to magnificent landscape, including the famous Rocky Mountains, the state registered a record cold winter in 1899, at 18.5°F, which is 7°F below norm.

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Ohio: 2.8°F -

Ohio is in the middle of the table, with an average temperature change of 2.8°F above norm.

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Montana: 2.9°F -

From the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains, Montana has it all when it come to wilderness. As for the average temperature, it ranks on the high end of the scale, at 2.9°F above norm.

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California: 2.9°F -

The Golden State stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific coast for almost 900 miles. California saw an average temp of 2.9°F above norm over the last 100 years. The state's hottest summer was in 2021, with an average temperature of 77.3°F, which is 5.1°F degrees above norm.

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Wyoming: 2.9°F -

The least densely populated state (in the contiguous US) registered 2.9°F above norm. The year 2012 was Wyoming's warmest, at 58.5°F (5.1°F above norm).

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Pennsylvania: 3.1°F -

Pennsylvania passes the mark of 3°F when it comes to average temperature change, more specifically, 3.1°F above norm.

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Maryland: 3.1°F -

This state has an average temperature of 3.1°F above norm. In its coldest year on record, 1904, it registered 40.4°F, which was 3.1 degrees below norm.

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Nevada: 3.1°F -

The driest state in the US is home to an arid landscape, and, of course, Las Vegas. Nevada has an average temperature of 3.1°F above norm.

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Delaware: 3.2°F -

At 3.2°F above norm, Delaware ranks quite high in temperature change over the last 100 years.

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Utah: 3.2°F -

This state ranks in the middle of the table at 3.2°F above norm. The year 1949 was a particularly cold one, with the average temperature dropping to 18.9°F (8.7°F below norm).

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New York: 3.3°F -

The Big Apple saw a significant average temperature change over the last 100 years, at 3.3°F above norm.

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Wisconsin: 3.3°F -

The state passes the 3°F threshold when it comes to average temperature change, at 3.3°F above norm.

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South Dakota: 3.4°F -

The sparsely populated state saw a significant increase in average temperature over the last century. South Dakota registered 3.4°F above norm.

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Connecticut: 3.4°F -

The southernmost state in the New England region, Connecticut has quite an accentuated difference in average temperature, at 3.4°F above norm. Both the average high and low were a few degrees above the norm in 2021.

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New Jersey: 3.7°F -

Located on the East coast of the US, New Jersey is among those states with a significant average temperature change, registering 3.7°F above norm. The year 1918 was a particularly cold one in the state, with averages dropping to 10.1°F, or 9°F below norm.

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Vermont: 3.7°F -

Vermont might be the home of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, but the state did get fairly warmer over the last century. We're talking 3.7°F above norm, to be more precise.

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Michigan: 3.8°F -

Home to the Great Lakes, the state scores fairly high when it comes to average temperature change, at 3.8°F above norm.

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New Hampshire: 3.8°F -

This state in the New England region saw a fairly significant average temperature change, at 3.8°F above norm.

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Massachusetts: 3.8°F -

Massachusetts ranks fairly high on this list, at 3.8°F above norm. The state's hottest summer was in 2020, with an average temperature of 71.3°F, which is 4.1°F above norm.

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Rhode Island: 4°F -

Rhode Island is the first state to reach the 4°F mark. This is exactly how much the temperature increased in the state over the last 100 years.

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Maine: 4.1°F -

Maine has seen an accentuated change in average temperature, at 4.1°F above norm. It was certainly cold in New England back in 1918, with the average temperature dropping to 7.8°F below norm.

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North Dakota: 4.1°F -

Lying at the center of the North American continent, North Dakota is one of the four states that passed the 4°F mark. North Dakota's average temperature is 4.1°F above norm.

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Minnesota: 4.2°F -

Minnesota tops the ranking at a whopping 4.2°F above norm. In 1936, thermometers went down to 10.2°F below norm—it was the state's coldest winter.

Sources: (Stacker)

See also: The most iconic historical figures from every US state

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