June ended the Northeast's string of warmer than normal months at six. Some portions of the region were slightly warmer than normal during June. Vermont, for example, was 1 degree warmer than the long-term average. Most of the region, however, was cooler than normal, with Massachusetts reporting the largest negative departure at minus 1.4 degrees. The area-weighted monthly average temperature for the entire twelve-state northeast region of 64.5 degrees was 0.4 degrees cooler than normal and the coolest June since 1993.
Precipitation was more than adequate throughout the Northeast during June. Monthly rainfall totals were the closest to normal in southern portions of the region, with Delaware averaging 114% of normal and Maryland 112% of normal. The greatest amounts, meanwhile, were found in New England, with monthly totals generally in excess of 7 inches. Heavy rains on June 13-14 were the largest contributors to these high monthly totals. Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts each had more than double their normal monthly rainfall accumulation. It was the second wettest June since records began in 1895 for these four states, as well as, West Virginia. It was the fourth wettest June in both Connecticut and New York. The Northeast overall averaged 6.32 inches of rain, which was 164% of normal. This June trailed only 1972 (8.29 inches) and 1922 (6.75 inches) as the wettest Junes on record in the Northeast.
Monthly Summary of State Temperature and Precipitation Averages.
Daily Precipitation Records (inches) City Date New Previous Boston, MA * 13th 5.69 1.81 in 1959 Bridgeport, CT 13th 1.78 0.43 in 1975 Providence, RI * 13th 3.29 1.69 in 1958 Worcester, MA 13th 2.83 2.20 in 1938 Bridgeport, CT 14th 1.03 0.60 in 1953 Boston, MA 14th 1.17 1.07 in 1936 Worcester, MA 14th 1.62 1.36 in 1951 Newark, NJ 15th 1.21 1.06 in 1946 Williamsport, PA 23rd 1.72 1.19 in 1956 Rochester, NY 26th 1.65 1.41 in 1919 Pittsburgh, PA 27th 2.37 1.69 in 1989* June 13th was the rainiest June calendar day ever at Boston's Logan Airport and at T.F.Green Airport in Providence, RI. The total of 5.69 inches at Logan beat the previous Boston record of 4.36 inches set in June 1881. The rainfall total at Providence was 3.29 inches; the previous record for any June day was 2.97 inches on June 5, 1982.
24-hour Rainfall Records for the month of June (inches) City Date New Previous Blue Hill, MA 13-14th 6.10 5.06 on May 31-June 1, 1984 Boston, MA 13-14th 5.99 5.35 on June 9-10, 1875 Providence, RI 13th 3.29 3.14 on June 4-5, 1982 June Monthly Precipitation Records (inches) City New Previous Blue Hill, MA 17.32 13.73 in 1982 North Foster, RI 14.79 12.62 in 1982 Charleston, WV 10.67 8.61 in 1910 Elkins, WV 10.05 8.35 in 1939 Monthly Precipitation Record for Any Month (inches) City New Previous Rumford, ME 15.34 13.06 in March 1936 Minimum Temperature Records (degrees F) City Date New Previous Hartford, CT (tie) 2nd 42 42 in 1993 Binghamton, NY 4th 38 39 in 1964 Erie, PA 4th 41 42 in 1988