Answers to Extreme Hiking Temperatures Test

[sardog1]

From NOAA's records (record maximums) and (record minimums):

1. Five states with highest maximums:

CA = 134
AZ = 128
NV = 125
NM = 122
EDIT: KS (not NE -- sorry about that, Jayhawks) = 121 and ND (yup, ND!) = 121

2. Five states with greatest range:

MT = 187 (+117, -70)
UT = 186 (+117, -69)
WY = 181 (+115, -66) and ND = 181 (+121, -60)
AK = 180 (+100 (yup, +100!), -80) and WA (+114, -66)