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Which of the 48 states needs the most heating? 🧣

1Guess
Which states need the most heating (the coldest year overall)? Tap them most-to-least. Alaska and Hawaii aren't in this one — NOAA publishes this score for the 48 connected states.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Maine — way up in the snowy corner!
2Answer
The real order is…
    North Dakota beats Montana by a whisker — about 1.02×. (Alaska isn't in this race: NOAA publishes this score for the 48 connected states only.)
    📚 Background A photo finish at the top of the cold! North Dakota edges out Montana by a hair. Note: NOAA publishes this score for the 48 connected states only — Alaska isn't in this race, and it would win it easily. (NOAA NCEI, Climate at a Glance)
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    I bet… Maine — way up in the snowy corner!
    3Compare
    Heating degree days (by state, 2024; 48 states published)
    North Dakota #1 8,187 heating degree days
    Highest: North Dakota (8,187 heating degree days); lowest shown here: Florida (552 heating degree days).

    Note: measured in heating degree days — a score that adds up how far below 65°F each day was. Weather changes year to year — this is 2024. All 48 states NOAA publishes for this score are shown (Alaska and Hawaii are not published for it).

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    : 2024
    NOAA NCEI: Climate at a Glance — statewide heating degree days, Jan–Dec 2024 (2026-07-18) — Official published statewide values. This series covers the 48 contiguous states only (Alaska and Hawaii are not published for it).
    ↳ On the Climate at a Glance site, choose Statewide → Time Series → Heating Degree Days → 12-month period ending December 2024.