| Lowest Temperature (° Fahrenheit) | Latest Date of Record | State | First Letter | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -80 | 1971 | Alaska | A | 100%
|
| -70 | 1954 | Montana | M | 98%
|
| -60 | 1936 | North Dakota | N | 95%
|
| -58 | 1936 | South Dakota | S | 95%
|
| -66 | 1933 | Wyoming | W | 95%
|
| -61 | 1985 | Colorado | C | 93%
|
| -50 | 2009 | Maine | M | 93%
|
| -54 | 1933 | Oregon | O | 93%
|
| -60 | 1943 | Idaho | I | 90%
|
| -60 | 1996 | Minnesota | M | 90%
|
| -52 | 1979 | New York | N | 90%
|
| -50 | 1933 | Vermont | V | 90%
|
| -55 | 1996 | Wisconsin | W | 90%
|
| -42 | 1904 | Pennsylvania | P | 88%
|
| -47 | 1996 | Iowa | I | 85%
|
| -40 | 1905 | Kansas | K | 85%
|
| -50 | 1937 | Nevada | N | 85%
|
| -50 | 1913 | Utah | U | 85%
|
| -27 | 1966 | Alabama | A | 83%
|
| -17 | 1940 | Georgia | G | 83%
|
| 12 | 1979 | Hawaii | H | 83%
|
| -37 | 1994 | Kentucky | K | 83%
|
| -16 | 1899 | Louisiana | L | 83%
|
| -51 | 1934 | Michigan | M | 83%
|
| -47 | 1989 | Nebraska | N | 83%
|
| -50 | 1885 | New Hampshire | N | 83%
|
| -19 | 1985 | South Carolina | S | 83%
|
| -23 | 1933 | Texas | T | 83%
|
| -30 | 1985 | Virginia | V | 83%
|
| -48 | 1968 | Washington | W | 83%
|
| -40 | 1971 | Arizona | A | 80%
|
| -17 | 1893 | Delaware | D | 80%
|
| -2 | 1899 | Florida | F | 80%
|
| -50 | 1951 | New Mexico | N | 80%
|
| -39 | 1899 | Ohio | O | 80%
|
| -45 | 1937 | California | C | 78%
|
| -38 | 2019 | Illinois | I | 78%
|
| -36 | 1994 | Indiana | I | 78%
|
| -34 | 1985 | North Carolina | N | 78%
|
| -28 | 1942 | Rhode Island | R | 78%
|
| -32 | 1917 | Tennessee | T | 78%
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| -37 | 1917 | West Virginia | W | 78%
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| -32 | 1961 | Connecticut | C | 75%
|
| -19 | 1966 | Mississippi | M | 75%
|
| -31 | 2011 | Oklahoma | O | 75%
|
| -29 | 1905 | Arkansas | A | 73%
|
| -34 | 1904 | New Jersey | N | 70%
|
| -40 | 1912 | Maryland | M | 68%
|
| -40 | 1905 | Missouri | M | 68%
|
| -35 | 1981 | Massachusetts | M | 65%
|