Which US states have warmed the most?

Every state has warmed. From 2016 to 2025, Alaska, New Jersey and Rhode Island averaged 3.3°F warmer than in 1901–2000, the most of any state, while Arkansas and Oklahoma warmed least, 1.6°F; the contiguous US warmed 2.2°F. Alaska's records start in 1925, so its baseline is 1925–2000. Hawaii's start in 1991, so it isn't included.

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Measure: °F warmer in the last 10 years than the 1901–2000 average. Written from the data below.

  • Alaska, New Jersey, and Rhode Island share the highest figure, 3.3.
  • Oklahoma and Arkansas share the lowest figure, 1.6.
  • Contiguous U.S.: 2.2. Of the 49 compared, 25 are above it, 23 below, and 1 the same.

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State °F warmer in the last 10 years than the 1901–2000 average
Alaska 3.3
New Jersey 3.3
Rhode Island 3.3
Connecticut 3.2
Massachusetts 3.2
Delaware 3.1
New Hampshire 3.1
Maine 3
Vermont 3
Maryland 2.8
Michigan 2.8
New Mexico 2.7
Arizona 2.6
Florida 2.6
New York 2.6
Ohio 2.6
Utah 2.6
California 2.5
Minnesota 2.5
Pennsylvania 2.5
Wisconsin 2.5
Colorado 2.4
Texas 2.4
Nevada 2.3
Virginia 2.3
Contiguous U.S. 2.2
West Virginia 2.2
Georgia 2.1
Indiana 2.1
North Carolina 2.1
North Dakota 2.1
Oregon 2.1
Wyoming 2.1
Illinois 2
Kentucky 2
South Carolina 2
Idaho 1.9
Louisiana 1.9
Mississippi 1.9
Missouri 1.9
Montana 1.9
Nebraska 1.9
Tennessee 1.9
Alabama 1.8
Iowa 1.8
South Dakota 1.8
Washington 1.8
Kansas 1.7
Arkansas 1.6
Oklahoma 1.6

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