Is minnesota the coldest state?

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gopher646

I've lived in Minnesota for the last 23 years. Although it was very cold at one point, (it wouldn't be uncommon for the temperture to stay below 20 degrees for a whole month), it's changed a lot in the last 10-15 years like the rest of the country has.

Now in the winter, it rarely dips below zero (which is still colder than the rest of the country, but scary considering how much the average temperature has changed in one decade).

I would say that Minnesota might not be the coldest, but it has the coldest big city in the country--Minneapolis, so you're more likely to hear about the weather there than about cold small towns in Alaska.

And to the person that said "that's why all the land is free there," do yourself a favor and visit MN before you say that. We may have very cold winters, but our summers are some of the hottest around. It's definitely the land of the extremes.

Alaska is the coldest state.

nova_queen_28

If I were betting, I would probably put my money on Alaska or atop some of the mountains in Washington State.

divinity2408

I live in Minnesota, recently it has been extremely hot and way above the average temperature for fall. Alaska would be the coldest state in the USA.

jaws65

What about Alaska

Jayme M

Live in WI and work in MN... I would say NO.

I remember the 40 below temps back 10-15 years ago, now your lucky if you get a few days each winter below zero. Last winter, we sided and painted a garage since it was in the mid 50's in Dec.

NYC fan

Minnesota is quite cold, and International Falls always seems to have the coldest temperature in the lower 48 when they show weather maps on TV, but it is certainly NOT the coldest state. That honor, if you will, goes to Alaska.

International Falls' lowest average high is in January, and that's 14 degrees. Go to Barrow, Alaska, however, and you're averaging well below that six months out of the year - especially when there's little or no sunlight! The average high bottoms out at -10 in February - and that's an average HIGH.

For the record, both Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota, have a very slight advantage in heat over International Falls throughout the year. Links aren't below, but you can easily look them up within the site. Of course, both states are quite large, so you're sure to find places in one state that are colder than places in the other. It's hard to make generalizations regarding which state as a whole is "colder" than another. This is especially true in states like Colorado, with both mountains and plains.

Look at the stats for yourself:

Klondike John

Prospect Creek, Alaska -80F
Tanacross, Alaska -75F
Northway , Alaska -70F

Snag Junction, Yukon Territory, Canada (40 miles from the Alaska border) -81F

Now we're talking COLD!

For the states... Alaska breaks the thermometer.

Camai!

Drago_65

no...North Dakota is

kiss_on_the_lips_22

yeah