What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States? Where did it occur?
Answer by RUClimate. Confidence votes 34.1K. The lowest temperature on record in the United States, -79.8Â°F, was observed at Prospect Creek Camp in the Endicott Mountains of northern Alaska (latitude 66Â°48'N, longitude 150Â°40'W) on Jan. 23, 1971.  -27.2 degrees C, is the coldest recorded temperature in the UK. It was recorded in Scotland. 11 February 1895 and 10 January 1982 Braemar (Aberdeenshire) also 30 Dec â¦ ember 1995 Altnaharra (Highland).