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Which state is the hottest? 🌡️

1Guess
Which states have the highest average temperature for the whole year? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Arizona — it's a desert!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Florida takes the crown at 72.9 °F — desert Arizona doesn't even make the top 3!
    📚 Background Not Arizona! Florida is America's hottest state on average. Two reasons: northern Arizona is high mountain country that gets genuinely cold, and Florida's humid nights never cool down much. (Alaska sits at the other end, near freezing for the year.) (NOAA NCEI, Climate at a Glance)
    🔍 Explore more: 🌡️『Why Florida beats Arizona at being hot』→
    I bet… Arizona — it's a desert!
    3Compare
    Yearly average temperature (°F, by state, 2024)
    Florida #1 72.9 °F
    Highest: Florida (72.9 °F); lowest shown here: Alaska (28.9 °F).

    Note: measured in °F, averaged over the whole state and the whole year. Weather changes year to year — this is 2024.

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    : 2024
    NOAA NCEI: Climate at a Glance — statewide average temperature, Jan–Dec 2024 (2026-07-18) — Official published statewide values (the committed raw file holds the values exactly as published, per state).
    ↳ On the Climate at a Glance site, choose Statewide → Time Series → Average Temperature → 12-month period ending December 2024.