Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, July 2017 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 88.56 86.68 1.88 113 16 1992 1936 2016 2012 top-third 2 85.91 84.01 1.90 115 14 1915 1936 2015 2016 top-third 3 81.69 80.32 1.37 109 20 1907 1934 2015 2016 top-third 4 77.74 76.12 1.62 115 14 1907 1934 2016 2012 top-third 5 73.75 71.49 2.26 121 8 1912 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 6 70.15 67.05 3.10 125 4 1912 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 7 66.24 63.25 2.99 124 5 1979 2012 2016 2012 top-tenth 8 63.29 60.70 2.59 122 6 1979 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 2022 9 62.88 59.82 3.06 122 6 1912 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 10 63.58 60.52 3.06 124 4 1912 2012 2016 2012 top-tenth 11 65.01 62.09 2.92 122 6 1912 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 12 66.75 64.01 2.74 122 6 1912 2012 2015 2016 top-tenth 18 67.90 65.01 2.89 127 1 1979 2017 2016 2017 highest 24 66.81 63.99 2.82 126 1 1913 2017 2016 2017 highest 36 66.23 63.98 2.25 124 2 1905 2018 2016 2017 top-tenth 48 65.68 63.97 1.71 121 4 1915 2018 2016 2002 top-tenth 60 65.57 63.96 1.61 119 5 1907 2016 2015 2016 top-tenth