Arizona was coldest state by ranking. 16th warmest out of 119 for February 2013. 103 February’s were warmer.
19 of the lower 48 states were ranked less than 60 out of 119, which is pretty cold.
The warmest state in terms of ranking was Maine at 105, still colder than 14 February’s.
The biggest difference between Feb 2013 and the warmest Feb was Minnesota, 14.9F colder than 1987.
Only twos state has the warmest February in the 2000s, Colorado and Connecticut.
No sign of “global warming” in February’s in the USA.
| State | Feb 2013 | Feb Rank Out of 119 | Warmest Year | Warmest Year Temp | Difference Warmest vs 2013 |
| Arizona | 42.1 | 16 | 1957 | 51.5 | 9.4 |
| New Mexico | 35.6 | 22 | 1995 | 44.4 | 8.8 |
| Utah | 27.2 | 28 | 1995 | 39.3 | 12.1 |
| Colorado | 25.2 | 37 | 2000 | 34.4 | 9.2 |
| Nevada | 32.6 | 38 | 1963 | 41.9 | 9.3 |
| California | 46.6 | 46 | 1991 | 53.2 | 6.6 |
| West Virginia | 32 | 47 | 1990 | 40.6 | 8.6 |
| North Carolina | 41.8 | 50 | 1990 | 49.9 | 8.1 |
| South Carolina | 46.1 | 50 | 1990 | 54.3 | 8.2 |
| Arkansas | 43.1 | 56 | 1930 | 51.5 | 8.4 |
| Ohio | 29.1 | 56 | 1930 | 37.7 | 8.6 |
| Wyoming | 22.7 | 56 | 1991 | 30.9 | 8.2 |
| Indiana | 30.2 | 57 | 1954 | 39.5 | 9.3 |
| Kansas | 33.3 | 57 | 1930 | 45.1 | 11.8 |
| Oklahoma | 40.8 | 57 | 1976 | 50.5 | 9.7 |
| Mississippi | 48.4 | 58 | 1927 | 57.5 | 9.1 |
| Virginia | 37.1 | 58 | 1976 | 44.7 | 7.6 |
| Kentucky | 36.5 | 59 | 1990 | 44.8 | 8.3 |
| Maryland | 34 | 59 | 1990 | 41.8 | 7.8 |
| Illinois | 29.6 | 60 | 1954 | 39.2 | 9.6 |
| Missouri | 34.2 | 60 | 1954 | 43.7 | 9.5 |
| Georgia | 48.9 | 61 | 1932 | 57.6 | 8.7 |
| Wisconsin | 17.2 | 61 | 1954 | 28.4 | 11.2 |
| Michigan | 20.9 | 62 | 1984 | 29.5 | 8.6 |
| Minnesota | 12.8 | 63 | 1987 | 27.7 | 14.9 |
| Alabama | 48.3 | 65 | 1932 | 58 | 9.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 27.9 | 65 | 1954 | 34.7 | 6.8 |
| Tennessee | 40.8 | 65 | 1932 | 49.1 | 8.3 |
| Oregon | 36.4 | 66 | 1991 | 42.4 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 28.2 | 69 | 1930 | 38.8 | 10.6 |
| Idaho | 28.4 | 72 | 1963 | 35.7 | 7.3 |
| Iowa | 23.9 | 73 | 1998 | 34.7 | 10.8 |
| New York | 23.4 | 73 | 1984 | 30.6 | 7.2 |
| Rhode Island | 30.9 | 76 | 1998 | 36.5 | 5.6 |
| Louisiana | 54.1 | 79 | 1927 | 61.1 | 7 |
| New Jersey | 33.2 | 79 | 1990 | 38.9 | 5.7 |
| Texas | 51.5 | 79 | 1957 | 56.7 | 5.2 |
| Connecticut | 29.2 | 82 | 2012 | 34.8 | 5.6 |
| South Dakota | 23.8 | 82 | 1999 | 32.9 | 9.1 |
| Massachusetts | 28.5 | 83 | 1984 | 33.5 | 5 |
| Florida | 61.8 | 84 | 1949 | 67.5 | 5.7 |
| Delaware | 37.2 | 86 | 1990 | 43 | 5.8 |
| Washington | 37 | 86 | 1958 | 41.6 | 4.6 |
| North Dakota | 16.2 | 87 | 1998 | 27.8 | 11.6 |
| Montana | 28 | 96 | 1954 | 33.7 | 5.7 |
| New Hampshire | 23.4 | 98 | 1984 | 29 | 5.6 |
| Vermont | 21.7 | 98 | 1984 | 27.5 | 5.8 |
| Maine | 20.7 | 105 | 1984 | 25.5 | 4.8 |