The coldest temperature ever recorded in every state

• While some states' coldest temperatures were recorded recently, others were documented decades ago. • Hawaii remains the only state in the US yet to report a temperature below zero degrees Fahrenheit. • The coldest temperature ever recorded in the US was -80 degrees in Alaska in 1971.

Despite record-breaking temperature drops across the US over the last century, the world continues to get hotter. In fact, only three states have recorded their lowest-ever temperatures in the 21st century.

It doesn't mean, however, that the US hasn't experienced some excruciatingly low temperatures in recent years. This week, a winter storm is barreling across states, dumping snow and ice, and potentially inflicting daily record lows in the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast, The Weather Channel reported