For the United States, the extremes are in Death Valley, California in 1913 and recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska in 1971.
The largest recorded temperature change in one place over a 24-hour period occurred on January 15, 1972 in Loma, Montana, when the temperature rose from .
The most dramatic temperature changes occur in North American climates susceptible to Chinook winds. For example, the largest 2-minute temperature change of occurred in Spearfish, South Dakota, a rise from .
Among the U.S. states, Hawaii has both the lowest state maximum of and the highest state minimum of . Tropical ocean island locations such as Hawaii often have the lowest recorded temperature ranges. Hawaii has a high mountain on which its lowest temperature is recorded. Flat tropical ocean islands have smaller ranges, sometimes with a difference of as little as Northern Mariana Islands which has range, between and .