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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
May was an exceedingly wet month in New York, but showed more variability across the rest of the Northeast Region. The area-weighted precipitation total for New York was 5.74 inches during May, which represented 160% of normal. It was the state's wettest May since 1990 and the 5th wettest since records began in 1895. Vermont, meanwhile, reported 5.46 inches for rain for their 11th wettest May on record. The Northeast overall averaged 4.50 inches of precipitation or 117% of normal. This was significantly more than the 2.75 inches measured last May. On the dry side, Delaware measured only 59% of normal and Maryland 73%. All other states were between 92% and 118% of normal.
Temperatures for the month averaged 1.1 degrees warmer than normal across the Northeast. At the extremes, West Virginia averaged 2.4 degrees warmer than normal and Maine was 1.3 degrees cooler than normal. This month averaged 1.1 degrees cooler than the same month a year ago.
Monthly Summary of State Temperature and Precipitation Averages.
Maximum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Atlantic City Marina, NJ 5th 88 82 in 1980 Binghamton, NY 6th 82 80 in 1959 Bluefield, WV 6th 83 82 in 1977 Beckley, WV (tie) 6th 81 81 in 1969 Bridgeport, CT 7th 87 82 in 1949 Wilmington, DE 7th 90 89 in 1930 Salisbury, MD (tie) 7th 92 92 in 1930 Concord, NH 7th 94 91 in 1895 Atlantic City Marina, NJ 7th 92 90 in 1943 Atlantic City AP, NJ 7th 93 89 in 1949 Newark, NJ 7th 94 91 in 1939 Central Park, NY 7th 93 92 in 1939 Harrisburg (Cap Cty), PA 7th 93 91 in 1930 Harrisburg (Intl AP), PA 7th 93 90 in 1959 Dulles Airport, VA (tie) 7th 90 90 in 1986 Burlington, VT 7th 89 86 in 1964 St. Johnsbury, VT (tie) 7th 85 85 in 1895 Beckley, WV (tie) 7th 83 83 in 1969 Bluefield, WV 7th 84 83 in 1969 Bridgeport, CT 8th 87 81 in 1964 Newark, NJ (tie) 8th 92 92 in 1943 Central Park, NY (tie) 8th 91 91 in 1936 Harrisburg (Intl AP), PA 8th 92 85 in 1957 Middletown, PA 8th 92 92 in 1936 Dulles Airport, VA 8th 90 88 in 1964 Bridgeport, CT 9th 84 83 in 1993 Newark, NJ 9th 93 92 in 1979 Binghamton, NY 9th 86 85 in 1979 Beckley, WV (tie) 12th 82 82 in 1992 Minimum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Concord, NH 16th 27 29 in 1947 Massena, NY 20th 29 33 in 1991 Monpelier, VT 20th 32 33 in 1991 St. Johnsbury, VT (tie) 20th 30 30 in 1920 Daily Precipitation Records (inches) City Date New Previous Rochester, NY 13th 1.70 1.30 in 1881 Bridgeport, CT 18th 0.84 0.70 in 1973 Pittsburgh, PA 19th 1.06 0.91 in 1894 Pittsburgh, PA 23rd 1.59 1.48 in 1982 Pittsburgh, PA 28th 2.00 0.65 in 1888 Monthly Total Precipitation Record (inches) City New Previous Binghamton, NY 7.04 6.46 in 1968