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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
This October saw generally cooler than normal temperatures across the Northeast. The three northern New England states were the exception to this rule with positive departures of around one degree, helping to round off the regional temperature for October to a rather average 48.5 degrees (0.6 degrees below normal). Southern New England, New York, and Pennsylvania were all more than a degree less than their respective state averages. With New Hampshire one degree above normal and New York one degree below, New York was actually colder than New Hampshire this October, a rare occurence.
October brought more high rain totals to the Northeast, making this the sixth month in a row with above normal precipitation. The region's total was 5.05 inches of rain, an impressive 145% of the normal measure. In addition to being the warmest this month (relative to their normals), New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont were also among the wettest states. All three recorded over 6 inches of rain and Maine eclipsed the 7 inch mark. Maine's total of 7.64 inches is more than twice the average amount and fell just .03 inches short of the record set in 1990. The soaking rains in this northernmost state were welcome after a lengthy dry period that persisted despite the rainy trend of the rest of the Northeast. For Vermont this was the 4th wettest October on record, and for New Hampshire the 7th. Rhode Island also received more than 6 inches of rain this month. West Virginia was the lone state with a total less than 4 inches and the only one (by far) with a negative departure. This was the wettest October since 1995, but fell over an inch short of last month's 6.12 inches.
Monthly Summary of State Temperature and Precipitation Averages.
