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North Dakota has the coldest campuses

North Dakota's colleges average 13°F in January, the coldest of 50 states; Colorado's 32°F

10°F20°F30°FNorth Dakota: 13°F (8 colleges)North Dakota13°F 8 collegesMinnesota: 13°F (51 colleges)Minnesota13°F 51 collegesSouth Dakota: 16°F (11 colleges)South Dakota16°F 11 collegesVermont: 18°F (7 colleges)Vermont18°F 7 collegesWisconsin: 18°F (41 colleges)Wisconsin18°F 41 collegesIowa: 20°F (34 colleges)Iowa20°F 34 collegesMaine: 20°F (16 colleges)Maine20°F 16 collegesNew Hampshire: 22°F (12 colleges)New Hampshire22°F 12 collegesWyoming: 24°F (7 colleges)Wyoming24°F 7 collegesMichigan: 24°F (59 colleges)Michigan24°F 59 collegesMontana: 24°F (7 colleges)Montana24°F 7 collegesNebraska: 24°F (15 colleges)Nebraska24°F 15 collegesIllinois: 25°F (89 colleges)Illinois25°F 89 collegesIndiana: 26°F (39 colleges)Indiana26°F 39 collegesNew York: 27°F (144 colleges)New York27°F 144 collegesMassachusetts: 27°F (69 colleges)Massachusetts27°F 69 collegesOhio: 28°F (72 colleges)Ohio28°F 72 collegesConnecticut: 29°F (23 colleges)Connecticut29°F 23 collegesPennsylvania: 30°F (100 colleges)Pennsylvania30°F 100 collegesRhode Island: 30°F (11 colleges)Rhode Island30°F 11 collegesKansas: 31°F (21 colleges)Kansas31°F 21 collegesMissouri: 31°F (44 colleges)Missouri31°F 44 collegesIdaho: 31°F (11 colleges)Idaho31°F 11 collegesUtah: 32°F (17 colleges)Utah32°F 17 collegesColorado: 32°F (33 colleges)Colorado32°F 33 colleges
Source · NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020
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NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020, the station nearest each college. States with at least five colleges of 1,000 or more students whose station is within 50 km.

North Dakota: 13°F

Minnesota: 13°F

South Dakota: 16°F

Colorado, last of 25: 32°F

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