What is the coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Hawaii? This is a weather trivia question that people living in Hawaii or people thinking of visiting Hawaii including the Dole Pineapple Plantation, Haleakala, Kauai, Maui, the volcanoes, the beaches and all the other great tourist attractions in the state will find interesting.
Hawaii is certainly not considered a cold weather state. Despite that, the record coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Hawaii is probably a lot colder than most people might imagine.
What is the Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Hawaii?
- 12 degrees on May 17, 1979
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Hawaii is 12 degrees. That record low temperature for Hawaii was recorded on May 17, 1979, at the Mauna Kea Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii.
The Mauna Kea Observatory is located on the summit of Mauna Kea which is a dormant volcano that stands 13,802 feet above sea level located on the Big Island of Hawaii. Counting from its base below sea level, Mauna Kea is actually over 33,000 feet tall which makes it the tallest mountain on earth and some 4,000 feet taller than Mount Everest.
How does a 12 degrees coldest weather temperature stack up vs the rest of the United States? It's ranks as the 50th coldest record weather temperature out of the 50 states. Hawaii is the only state in the United States that has never had a below zero weather temperature.
The coldest weather temperature ever recorded anywhere in the United States is -80 degrees below zero which occurred on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. The coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states is -70 degrees below zero which occurred on January 20, 1954, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
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