Statistics for Geography and Weather Records in the U.S.

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Category	Record	Answer	% Correct
Northernmost state	71.4 °N	Alaska	100%
Southernmost state	18.9 °N	Hawaii	99%
Southernmost state, lower 48	24.5 °N	Florida	93%
Easternmost state, lower 48	66.6 °W	Maine	93%
Westernmost state, lower 48	124.8 °W	Washington	93%
Highest state (avg. elevation)	6,800	Colorado	91%
Northernmost state, lower 48	49.4 °N	Minnesota	83%
Highest major city	5,280 ft	Denver	82%
Lowest valley	-282 ft	Death Valley	79%
Highest mountain	20,236 ft	Denali	77%
Northernmost major city	47.6 °N	Seattle	74%
Northernmost state capital	58.3 °N	Juneau	73%
Easternmost major city	71.1 °W	Boston	72%
State furthest from the sea	1,025 mi	South Dakota	72%
Easternmost state capital	69.8 °W	Augusta	68%
Lowest state (avg. elevation)	60	Delaware	67%
Warmest major city, July	106.5 °F	Phoenix	60%
Warmest major city, January	80.5 °F	Honolulu	58%
Coldest major city, January	23.6 °F	Minneapolis	54%
Driest major city	4.2" / yr	Las Vegas	50%
Northernmost city, any size	71.3 °N	Barrow	47%
Rainiest major city	67.4" / yr	Miami	38%
Coldest major city, July	67.1 °F	San Francisco	27%
Snowiest major city	101.7" / yr	Rochester	20%