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D9u | 12 years ago

Too bad the graphics only show the lower 48 states.

Sure, some will claim that, "Alaska is always cold, and Hawai'i is always hot," which is a typical fallacy.

People surf in Alaska, and it snows in Hawai'i. (We just had a hailstorm a few weeks ago.)

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/25102371/flash-flood-watc...

Back in the 1970's I remember seeing snow fall halfway down the slopes of 13,796 foot Mauna Kea, something we don't see too often anymore.

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CanSpice|12 years ago

Little known fact: Hawaii's record high temperature (100F) is the same as Alaska's record high temperature (100F), and both are the lowest record high temperatures for the 50 states.

Alaska's record low (-80F) is a little bit colder than Hawaii's record low (15F) though.

batmansbelt|12 years ago

I'd love to live in Hawaii. It sounds like heaven on Earth.

dandelany|12 years ago

Click and drag to pan the map - Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico all have data :)

D9u|12 years ago

Thank you... Not sure why I didn't notice this initially. (blames outdated mobile device)

aidenn0|12 years ago

Hail is not the same as snow. When I lived in the mid-atlantic region, we got hail almost exclusively in the summer, as it was typically caused by thunderstorms.