The coldest counties in the 10 warmest states

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- Average temperature: 59.3 F (1.9 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.3 F
- Average low: 48.3 F
- #2001 coldest county nationally

#50. Stokes County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 59.3 F (3.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 71.1 F
- Average low: 47.5 F
- #1997 coldest county nationally

#49. Baxter County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 59.3 F (1.9 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.7 F
- Average low: 47.9 F
- #1993 coldest county nationally

#48. Alexander County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 59.2 F (3.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.9 F
- Average low: 47.5 F
- #1989 coldest county nationally

#47. Fulton County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 59.2 F (3.3 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 71.1 F
- Average low: 47.3 F
- #1983 coldest county nationally

#46. Benton County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 59.2 F (8.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.8 F
- Average low: 44.6 F
- #1981 coldest county nationally

#45. Hansford County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 59.1 F (2.5 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.6 F
- Average low: 44.6 F
- #1975 coldest county nationally

#44. Harper County, Oklahoma
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- Average temperature: 59.1 F (2.1 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.8 F
- Average low: 47.4 F
- #1970 coldest county nationally

#43. Yadkin County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 59.1 F (3.4 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.8 F
- Average low: 47.3 F
- #1967 coldest county nationally

#42. Boone County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 59.1 F (8.4 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.7 F
- Average low: 44.4 F
- #1968 coldest county nationally

#41. Parmer County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (8.6 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.3 F
- Average low: 44.4 F
- #1952 coldest county nationally

#40. Ochiltree County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (2.3 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.7 F
- Average low: 47.0 F
- #1950 coldest county nationally

#39. Caldwell County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (7.0 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.0 F
- Average low: 47.6 F
- #1947 coldest county nationally

#38. Gilmer County, Georgia
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (3.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.7 F
- Average low: 47.8 F
- #1944 coldest county nationally

#37. Searcy County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (3.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.4 F
- Average low: 47.1 F
- #1939 coldest county nationally

#36. Carroll County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 58.8 F (8.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.3 F
- Average low: 44.2 F
- #1941 coldest county nationally

#35. Deaf Smith County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 58.7 F (8.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.3 F
- Average low: 44.2 F
- #1937 coldest county nationally

#34. Oldham County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 58.7 F (8.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.3 F
- Average low: 44.1 F
- #1931 coldest county nationally

#33. Lipscomb County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 58.5 F (2.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.9 F
- Average low: 47.1 F
- #1906 coldest county nationally

#32. Wilkes County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 58.5 F (4.0 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.6 F
- Average low: 47.3 F
- #1897 coldest county nationally

#31. Madison County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 58.5 F (3.1 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.2 F
- Average low: 43.7 F
- #1900 coldest county nationally

#30. Beaver County, Oklahoma
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- Average temperature: 58.4 F (2.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.6 F
- Average low: 47.3 F
- #1896 coldest county nationally

#29. McDowell County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 58.4 F (2.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.0 F
- Average low: 46.8 F
- #1890 coldest county nationally

#28. Surry County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 58.3 F (4.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 68.8 F
- Average low: 47.8 F
- #1883 coldest county nationally

#27. Newton County, Arkansas
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- Average temperature: 58.2 F (7.6 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.1 F
- Average low: 47.4 F
- #1869 coldest county nationally

#26. Rabun County, Georgia
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- Average temperature: 58.1 F (9.3 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 73.1 F
- Average low: 43.2 F
- #1863 coldest county nationally

#25. Sherman County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 57.8 F (8.0 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.5 F
- Average low: 46.0 F
- #1828 coldest county nationally

#24. Fannin County, Georgia
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- Average temperature: 57.7 F (3.9 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 72.9 F
- Average low: 42.5 F
- #1816 coldest county nationally

#23. Texas County, Oklahoma
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- Average temperature: 57.6 F (8.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.3 F
- Average low: 45.8 F
- #1795 coldest county nationally

#22. Union County, Georgia
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- Average temperature: 57.5 F (8.4 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.1 F
- Average low: 45.9 F
- #1773 coldest county nationally

#21. Towns County, Georgia
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- Average temperature: 57.3 F (3.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 69.8 F
- Average low: 44.9 F
- #1755 coldest county nationally

#20. Cherokee County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 57.3 F (10.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 72.1 F
- Average low: 42.4 F
- #1740 coldest county nationally

#19. Hartley County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 56.4 F (4.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 68.2 F
- Average low: 44.5 F
- #1608 coldest county nationally

#18. Clay County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 56.2 F (4.9 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 66.3 F
- Average low: 46.1 F
- #1591 coldest county nationally

#17. Henderson County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 56.1 F (5.0 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 66.9 F
- Average low: 45.3 F
- #1582 coldest county nationally

#16. Madison County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 55.9 F (11.6 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 71.5 F
- Average low: 40.3 F
- #1555 coldest county nationally

#15. Dallam County, Texas
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- Average temperature: 55.5 F (5.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 66.2 F
- Average low: 44.8 F
- #1506 coldest county nationally

#14. Buncombe County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 55.3 F (5.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 66.8 F
- Average low: 43.9 F
- #1484 coldest county nationally

#13. Graham County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 55.1 F (6.1 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 66.2 F
- Average low: 44.0 F
- #1462 coldest county nationally

#12. Macon County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 55.1 F (6.5 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 70.9 F
- Average low: 39.3 F
- #1460 coldest county nationally

#11. Cimarron County, Oklahoma
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- Average temperature: 55.1 F (6.1 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 65.1 F
- Average low: 45.0 F
- #1456 coldest county nationally

#10. Transylvania County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 54.0 F (7.2 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 64.4 F
- Average low: 43.6 F
- #1333 coldest county nationally

#9. Alleghany County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 53.6 F (7.6 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 64.4 F
- Average low: 42.9 F
- #1295 coldest county nationally

#8. Jackson County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 53.3 F (7.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 64.0 F
- Average low: 42.7 F
- #1250 coldest county nationally

#7. Swain County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 52.8 F (8.4 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 63.4 F
- Average low: 42.2 F
- #1180 coldest county nationally

#6. Mitchell County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 52.6 F (8.5 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 63.1 F
- Average low: 42.2 F
- #1155 coldest county nationally

#5. Yancey County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 52.5 F (8.7 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 62.9 F
- Average low: 42.1 F
- #1139 coldest county nationally

#4. Watauga County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 52.4 F (8.8 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 63.0 F
- Average low: 41.7 F
- #1126 coldest county nationally

#3. Ashe County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 52.2 F (8.9 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 62.2 F
- Average low: 42.2 F
- #1108 coldest county nationally

#2. Haywood County, North Carolina
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- Average temperature: 51.7 F (9.4 F lower than state average)
- Average high: 61.6 F
- Average low: 41.9 F
- #1037 coldest county nationally

#1. Avery County, North Carolina
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