Map of average temps by country - very interesting

Originally Posted by deneb78

It's possible that they used satellite imagery to capture very cold areas like the northeast area of Alaska that don't have weather stations like you indicated in your previous post. This could push Alaska to -3.0°C possibly.

Here is a ranking of US States from warmest to coldest that I did based on existing weather stations:

In °C

Hawaii 22.0
Florida 21.8
Louisiana 19.1
Texas 18.6
Georgia 17.3
Mississippi 17.1
South Carolina 16.6
Arizona 15.8
Alabama 15.6
Oklahoma 15.6
Arkansas 15.5
California 14.6
North Carolina 14.5
Tennessee 14.1
District of Columbia 13.7
Kentucky 13.3
Missouri 12.8
Kansas 12.6
Delaware 12.4
Virginia 12.1
New Mexico 11.7
Maryland 11.6
Illinois 11.3
New Jersey 11.3
Indiana 11.0
West Virginia 10.9
Nevada 10.6
Ohio 10.4
Rhode Island 9.9
Nebraska 9.7
Pennsylvania 9.6
Connecticut 9.4
Oregon 9.4
Washington 9.3
Utah 9.1
Iowa 9.0
Massachusetts 8.8
New York 8.0
South Dakota 7.5
Colorado 7.4
Idaho 7.3
Michigan 7.1
Wisconsin 6.5
New Hampshire 6.4
Montana 6.0
Vermont 6.0
Wyoming 6.0
Maine 5.8
Minnesota 5.3
North Dakota 4.8
Alaska 0.4